ACC Members are an Eclectic Bunch

The weekly postings in this series have included insects, fish, jelly fish, birds, horses and elk – subjects that are considered by most as “photogenic”. Martha has bravely stepped outside the usual and submitted this image of….a hog. Not only that but it might even be called a “portrait” of a hog. It’s not likely to be printed in a large format, matted, framed and hung over the mantle in the living room (although such a hanging would sure break the ice for your dinner guests). But it is a well conceived, beautifully framed photograph. One’s eye certainly has no trouble finding the focal point as the strobe lighted eye comes immediately into focus. The back lighted flopping ear helps to frame the eye and creates the dark shadow above the eye. A narrow depth of field allows the less important elements to gradually fade into the background. Processing the image as a tinted black and white is the final touch. In fact, one can’t image this shot in color.
Hats off to Martha.