In honour of Remembrance Day marking the end of the second world war, I bring you “Fallen” for my latest version of the One Four Challenge.
The One Four Challenge is the brainchild of Robyn G from RobynG Fine Art and involves taking a single image and then over a four week period presenting four different versions of that same image. It is a challenge to get the creative juices flowing.
Without further ado, here is “Fallen”:
I have not doctored the colours of the leaves and as I etched away on the black and white version I did not know until I started on each leaf, the colour that was about to be revealed.
For my other interpretations of this image please go to One Four Challenge I and One Four Challenge II.
Have a good week, MM 🍀
Meticulous Mick 
Stunning 🍁
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I appreciate the concept of the image and the idea of using selective colours. For me though there is something missing but i can’t pout my finger on it.
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I think I cold make more pf a difference in contrast between the foreground and the background. As it is, it probably merges too much into each other. MM 🍀
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I gathered so much meaning from this photo work of art. The title and the occasion say it all.
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Excellent MM ! You’ve really taken it all to another level .
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Thank you so much Poppytump, your feedback is priceless. Glad you can get something out of it, MM 🍀
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Wow MM, and I thought the others were good. Magic! 🙂
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Cheers Julie, glad it works for you too. MM 🍀
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Really nice concept and great execution. I would comment on my monitor the coloured leaves are quite saturated and so are VERY bright which may well have been the point 🙂
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Thank you Lens Addiction, the leaves are done quite bright in order to standout and have an effect. I wanted each leaf to be isolated and thus to stand out more. If done at normal colour I don’t think that would have been the case and the result too muted all round. 👍
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Oh John, I love it! The selective colour details on the leaves is done perfectly with subtle balance. The symbolism is very moving indeed. Well done 🙂
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Thank you Sarah, always love getting your reviews and glad you appreciate the symbolism. MM 🍀
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Thanks John 🙂 You really put a lot of thought into this edit!
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On Week 1 I was curious to see where you’ll go. Must say this is an amazing edit, thinking out of the box is always something that impresses me.
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Don’t worry, on week 1 I had no idea where I was going to go with the image. Still no idea on week 4, but it will come 😃
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Reblogged this on Amazing Fine Art and commented:
Love it!
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I love the symbolism you have given this!! the fallen yellow leaves against the monochrome is wonderful. A very poignant image. Beautiful!
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It is the symbolism that is so strong here for me. Thank you for your kind comments, MM 🍀
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this is very effective!!
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Thank you so much Coolquilting, it just came to me in a magic moment…MM 🍀
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The other two were lovely… this one is simply stunning!
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Oh, and shows just how “Meticulous” you are! 😉
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Thank you so much Dale, MM 🍀
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Beautiful work MM. What an intriguing process to get this stunning result and the symbolism.
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Super
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I love this John!!
What a wonderful image. Very eye catching! Sounds like a fun discovery for you too with the leaves. 😊
Also a very nice tribute for Remembrance Day.
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thank you Robyn, the challenge itself is a very good one for us all to try something new. Certainly by the time we get to number 4 we find ourselves way out of our comfort zones, trying something new….MM 🍀
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Thanks John. I do agree!
We are continuing on for December as well 😀
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As an image, I really liked the previous ones, but this experiment is bold and the idea is excellent 🙂
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Thank you Sreejith and I actually agree with you fully on this. As an image the second one is preferable, but the symbolism of this picture really works. Have a great week, MM 🍀
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This version is quite beautiful ! The colourful leaves are nicely enhanced by the desaturated background ..it truly feels that they have fallen !
..and what a great dedication also..with lots of meanings and symbolism !
I like this version John !))) well done !
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Thank you so much Diana, I think the symbolism works well and by picking out just a handful of leaves it exaggerates it even more. Even the differing colours of the leaves can be seen as symbolic. Thank you for your input Diana, as always appreciated, MM 🍀
PS Guess the pressure is now really on for week 4 of the challenge.
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Your persistence in exploring new ways of seeing is paying off..
..btw, did you selected the leaves individually to give them the different colour?
I liked the symbolism of the green Irish fallen leaves..😉
I agree..next week will be very interesting !😀
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I simply worked on the black and white version and painted off the “mask” to reveal what was beneath. So I did not know before scraping away, what colour of leaf I had chosen. The key to each leaf selected was its spacing from the other leaves revealed. Roll on week 4. MM 🍀
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Beautifully achieved !😊
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Polls next week too 🙂
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