Iphigenia : bw

First, I would like to warn you this is a critique from an admirer of your work, and therefore it will be suffering from a lack of objectivity.

I am an admirer, because I also happen to take pictures of nature, in South France, but I never managed to come ever near to the quality of your shots. First I just thought Canada was more interesting than South France, visually speaking, but that would be reducing so much your talent.

Here, in this picture, what amazes me is not the perfect execution of the shot, from the technical side when you took the picture to the over-the-top yet not too obvious post processing, no. This picture, first, is clearly “wroth style”, in the way that it is everything you do perfectly in your pictures, and therefore is immediately recognizable as yours. I often tried to analyzed what made your pictures so special, and while I can’t really tell how you do it, I think I managed to see what is (one of) the predominant component of your style: you are one of the very few that manages to give emotion to a nature shot. While my nature pictures are quickly boring, there is something in yours (and this is this “something” that always makes me wonder) that creates an atmosphere, an aura, and makes the picture not only a great piece of art, but somehow, unforgettable. While I’m not proud to say it considering the quality of my pictures compared to yours, it is clear that you have been, amongst other great artists, a true inspiration, someone to look up to.

However, while I am generally fond of your different versions, to my taste this b&w version really has something wrong, especially considering the color one, which I find amazing. The pale palette is maybe used to give a "ghostly" effect, but I really think it kinda spoil the atmosphere to manage to create for your other version of the picture. Still, great shot.