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17-DEC-2004 Victor Engel

Acorns, etc. *

A couple of quaker eggs are nestled with some live oak
acorns in the shell of a bur oak acorn. Also pictured
are red oak acorns and their shells and the green leaves
of another oak. If someone knows the species, please let
me know. These are all arranged around a ball moss
(Tilandsia) plant that is fruiting. The red leaves in
the background are the first secondary leaves of a bur
oak I grew from an acorn. The rest were gathered from
around the neighborhood. I'd like feedback on which is
better, this larger, portrait view, or the next, cropped,
landscape view. I think I prefer the next one, but it
doesn't contain all the elements I wanted.

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
1/2s f/10.0 at 50.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Canon DSLR Challenge17-Dec-2004 23:57
A little snow and some red ribbon and you've got yourself an X-mas card. :) ~ Lonnit
Canon DSLR Challenge17-Dec-2004 22:26
Correction: the green leaves are just very small bur oak leaves. The leaves I gathered from the other oak are brown and not pictured. -- Victor
Canon DSLR Challenge17-Dec-2004 22:16
Thanks, Angela. That is exactly what I was thinking myself. My next go round on this is going to be more minimalist. I was going to mention that, but decided not to. -- Victor
Guest 17-Dec-2004 21:56
I really admire how much thought and time you put into both of these.

*As for this one, I appreciate you wanting to include all of the elements you gathered, but I think perhaps the composition is a bit cluttered? Still lifes, at least how I understand them, are typically a bit more on the simple side. I believe there's a way you could still have a shot like this, with all of the elements you want. Maybe try setting it up again, but as for the leaves and acorns, maybe only using a couple of each scattered loosely? It would still tell your story, but allow for a cleaner composition.

Just my two cents :)