Paul Schiller

This week I was looking for photographs that captured imagination in nature, and I came across a great picture gallery by Paul Schiller. All the pictures were good, but I tried to list the reasons why some just stood out for me. First of all the contrast was so great in these they drew the eye away from all the pictures around them. Most of them are centered with shades of red drawing the eye to the main focal point, outlined in black so nothing is distracting on the edge. All use some very slight diagonal lines to lead the eye to the main focus and strong use of shading contrast with light. The trees are just stark shades of light softened by blue. In the first with red leaves, the narrow focus sharpens the leaves in front, otherwise the picture would not have near the effect. Beyond aesthetics these pictures just capture your imagination to the area they were taken, it makes the nature scene in them look very inviting. These are just a small sample of Paul Schiller's photos, he takes panoramics and wildlife, and flora photography. Check out his site Acts of Nature; http://www.actsofnature.com/