Those intertwined patterns are interesting Arati, can those get some more visual emphasis ? How about a square crop which excludes green patch and right side of the frame ? Just my thoughts..

that Gaur made all the impact to me, I'm in many minds, should that be there ? or it needed more definition ? Well, as is good ?
-RD

Hi Ganesh,
i played around a lot with these images ... there are a few possibilities - and eliminating the green is a liberating idea! i was quite stuck up on the advent of the greens from a portrait point of view But once you liberated that thinking:

One:

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Two:

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Three:

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Is this what you meant?
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Arati .. love these lines and colors! A little more of the gaur in the frame maybe?

Aaah RD, you spoke my mind. how many ways i struggled!!
i still dont know, but thought the slight surprise was a good pay off. so posted.

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I would have loved to include a little bit more of the Gaur or exclude it completely. The bottom square crops look really lovely. I loved the 3rd square crop the best! It has the power to make your mind go wandering and exploring the different patterns and branches.

In the second one job of eyes gets over soon and and the mind takes over. Personally I would prefer the second one Arati. May be some more brightness/contrast adds ? Not sure you need to experiment. My experience has been some of these adjustments are bit subjective and also small changes may have large emotional impact. We keep tweaking those fine parameters and at some point we give it up and move on. After a month you may want it slightly differently. Probably thats why Leonardo da Vinci said - Art is never finished, only abandoned..

Arati, Great creation and an image worth having on the wall!

The gaur simply makes the image, the lines make you dizzy. The greens act as a counter balance. Looks like when you have had a couple of drinks and dreamin' gaurs. Dreamy image indeed.

Gaur is adding a lot to the frame for me too.. I like the original post as is That said, option three is looking amzing too

Thank you all. Always interesting to see the wide variety in preferences
This series is for me of a deeply personal nature, thanks for your comments and suggestions - it all adds to a body of work that is morphing, growing, changing.

Ganesh - will work on the contrasts and the image. Loved the da Vinci quote ... a man whose work i have deep reverence for.
VMR: rarely a minute of a day goes by without my envying how much time you get to spend in this place Touch wood though. You have important work. May it go from strength to strength.

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Always interesting to see the wide variety in preferences

Isn't that convincing enough to go with what *you* believe in ?

Indeed Ganesh. Sometimes you need a nice "windshield wiper" to be able to see clearly again. You provided wonderful clarity these past few days for me. Thank you very much!
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a little late here..arati..as i was travelling..
just love this frame..there are patterns within patterns, intertwined, subtle and soft , strong, fragile, there and not there.. in fact each frame has its own strengths.. very subjective with reference to our own frame of mind at that point in time...sheer delight..