A puffed up peacock, strutting around to impress the female…you would think COLOR, most definitely, right?
Like this:
Peacock, Puttin’ On the Ritz. Denver Zoo, Colorado, 2015
But, check out the monochrome version–it is quite attractive as well (at least to my eyeball):
Peacock, Puttin’ On the Ritz. Denver Zoo, Colorado, 2015
The lesson: Even in cases where color seems like an obvious and extremely important compositional element, be willing to experiment. Maybe it will work. Maybe it won’t.
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