Figure 1 – Radishes and sunflowers, Madison, WI. (c) DE Wolf 2014.

The image of Figure 1 was meant to be an experiment.  The goal was to let color dominate but then to break a few compositional rules, or at least to be quirky.  It was a cold wet morning at the Madison, WI farmers’ market when I saw this woman buying sunflowers. The brilliant yellow sunflowers were beckoning and they stood out against a pile of gorgeous radishes.  I had thought to exclude the woman’s face, but it seemed more interesting to let her nose and bangs enter into the image.  The vendor counting change and looking rather cold is relegated to the background.

I got exactly what I was after. With a little knife and a shaker filled with salt I could feast on those radishes! Whether it is a success, I have to ask you.