After reviewing the photographs by the Guest Photographers in the current exhibit Peter Marr selected two of his favorites and has written a commentary on why he made the selections. This is a popular feature of Image City exhibits, visitors enjoy reading Peter's insightful comments while viewing the photos.

Highland Park, by Cindy El-Gaaly

This spectacular image of one of the most beautiful flowering perennials has been lovingly seen and artistically captured by Cindy. What makes the print so impressive and memorable, is that the exquisite lighting and outstanding colors of the Bleeding Heart plant have combined in such a way, that you can see and feel the awesomeness of nature's perfection. The ambient illumination inspiringly reveals a raceme of heart-shaped flowers gracefully suspended from a curving stem of the plant, with no distracting leaves to spoil the uplifting view. Each individual flower bursts out in all their glory with an inspiring palette of pink hues, from deep rose-pinks to lighter-pink shades. It is the shape of these flowers that gives the plant its name, for they are heart- shaped, and these delicate formations end at the tip with a small purple attachment that resembles a drop of blood, hence the name, Bleeding Heart. Nature even embellished these wonderful flowers with intricate symmetrical designs and patterns, all of which are impressively captured in this print with the lustrous lighting. Some might argue that the background is a little distracting, but I think that the circles of yellow and greens add a positive touch, supporting visually the delicacy and sheer majesty of the sumptuous necklace of flowers.