Snap Shot Loc: California

Thank you MT! I could have straighten it but thought it might be more interesting leaving it the way it was!

wham121736 Loc: Long Island, New York

Your flower shots are usually beautiful, and as you demonstrate it isn't necessary to show the whole flower because everything is subject. But, in these images the subject is not obvious, many of the elements are cut off and we do not know what the subject is. You may be able to get away with the color cast in the flowers but in these images we know what is realistic and what is not. Also, where your flowers fill the frame composition is not so important, but in these scenes the position of the elements is important. Guidelines such as leading lines, rule of thirds, balance, framing, color contrast, etc. play an important role.

billbarcus Loc: IPNW

Interesting photos.

I like the one of the fireplace and old stove kettle, but there are some points to ponder regarding Quartzsite. It was referred to as, "The Cross Roads" in the 60s. There was a four-way stop (signs only) at the intersection of Hwy. 95 and the East/West highway going to Needles. The only thing there at that time was a run-down gas station and a small shack mom & pop store that didn't sell much of anything. The owners lived behind in an older, beat-up single-wide with a swamp cooler (60s AC). Quite a depressing place ... and, as usual for that neck of the desert .... too many damned rattlers!

Don't know where all the props and settings came from for the photos, they were never there in the first place. The population in the 60s was 2, sometimes 3. It gradually turned into a winter get-a-way and tourist mecca, becoming a giant mega city of snowbirds ... as it is today.

Snap Shot Loc: California

wham121736, I can't please everyone! Thanks for the glowing review!

Snap Shot Loc: California

billbarcus, thanks for the history lesson! In January the Big Tent draws 30,000 RVs! Every vender having anything RV related sells to the huge crowd! It's a Zoo!