COMMENTS:
 

Brian Swinyard		Joan, your image this month demonstrates that potential images are all around us as are the stimuli for those images. I am sure that the creation of this picture was a whole load of fun and it has been well executed. I like your pre-visualization, the orientation of the skin which creates the illusion of a snake-tiger hybrid, and the double heel.
Bill Hodges		Very creative. I’m sure some ladies would love to have them in their shoe collection. Well placed in the frame and the tail of the shoes going into the black adds interest to the overall image
Barrie Bieler			Very imaginative !  Suggest the white base be toned down to a gray-brown hue.
Rick Perkowski		Very creative!!  If you added all four legs of the tiger, the wearer of the shoe would not have to walk but just stand there to get around.  Very well done.
Anne Swearman
			I do not know what 'that incident' was, but this is great. I love the way you have achieved this, and I especially like the way the tail extends out of the frame. It really holds attention, and the colour is super. One tiny point, I wonder if a slightly darker base would be a bonus? Very well done!
Nancy Springer		I love it!!  A pair of shoes like this would really raise some eyebrows! You have done a wonderful job of "fitting the tiger" to the shoe!  The tail extending out of the frame is a perfect addition.  This is a really fun piece. I guess if I wanted to improve anything, it would be to darken the base a bit.  Really great image!

Member Bio

Joan Field - Biography Joan Field and her husband, George, lived in New Jersey for 26 years before moving to CA, George’s home state, in 1989. They spent four + years in Danville (near San Francisco) and another four years in the Los Angeles (Orange County) area, when in 1997 they returned to Danville. Joan has been a member of various camera clubs since 1984 when she purchased her first 35 mm camera. The Contra Costa Camera Club is her current affiliation, but she has also been a member of the ACES (Anaheim Camera Enthusiasts Club) in Orange County, CA and the West Essex Camera Club in New Jersey. Joan had been a member of several slide circuits since 1985 and is now administrator of the PD Digital Imaging Print Circuit #4 and E ID circuit #21. This year she is the chair for the PSA Newsletter Contest. She is a generalist in photography. Today her primary interest is in correcting and creating images using Photoshop, printing, and putting music to short image shows with use of a digital projector. Joan says, "if you haven’t done this, try it, it’s fun!" Her digital camera is the Nikon D300. She uses an iMac 27", Bridge v.6, , and PS CS5 and also has an Intel based PowerBook Pro. Her lenses include the Nikkor 18 - 200 VR and the Sigma 10 - 20 wide angle lens, as well as a new 80-400 mm Nikkor VR.