June 2011 - THIS week's PICTURE

Tom on the Rocks again (coloured) , Blue Ridge Mountains, VA by Malcolm Aslett

A further segue on the sequence with a half sky/half rock format. There is a lot of room here to play with colour, though this one is conservative in treatment with slightly muted tones and little variation in the two parts. You are given a choice here: besides the human interest moving left to right you have the opportunity to study the rocks or sky. But no. Most of us scan these areas. They are the starch part of the meal and the human figure is the fillet mignon. Or burger. That thin slice of human interest in the middle really makes this one a sandwhich heavy on the bread.