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Trying to decide what works best. Trouble is< I like them all.









A little critique would also be appreciated.
Regards Colin

I'm not sure it's helpful critique, but my preference is #2.
I just like the colours and contrast in this one.
#1 lacks interest for me,
and in #3 and #4 I find the background distracting.

As a design element or layout for a magazine I like them. They would need text or some other element in order to come to life. As stand alone single images they don't work for me but would work as a series if they were sympatheically framed. Perhaps as very large fine prints they would exude some power. Thanks for posting them.

i posted a reply yesterday but it seems to have been deleted for some reason ??

anyway...

i prefer the 2nd series. the first 2 there is too much black in the frame and the thing is cropped. the 2nd series has beautiful dreamy bokeh filling the background and the foreground is nice and sharp with great contrasting texture.

#3 is my fave. i would have that printed on canvas and hanging on my wall no problem.

My preference would be #4.

As Rooz said above, I like the background in the second two more than the black of the first two. However, I prefer the colour version.

Nice to see some differences of opinion. votes for 2,3 and 4 so far.

Matt, I was thinking of an editorial use when I was producing them so it is good to see that this is what you thought of them.
Regards Colin

#4

The ant on the first 2 are a bit distracting to me to be honest ... but maybe it's because I look for things like that, so my eye is just drawn to any insect...
but I love the muted colours in the last

#2 or #4 for me. I like the ant, its like an easter egg.

The background in #4 is great!