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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 79 |
Oct 18 |
Comment |
Hi Anurada, It is helpful to put a thin contrasting line around an image with near black tones to let the viewer know where the image ends. This is particularly helpful for this venue with it's black background. I felt the overhanging mood here. But there is life in the fine detail of the trees on top of the near hill and on the background hill. My interpretation cuts some cloud out for a more asymmetric composition, adds a little vignetting to the sides, and adds a bit of contrast while keeping cloud detail. The feeling in the scene is compelling.
Karl |
Oct 31st |
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| 79 |
Oct 18 |
Comment |
Hi Susan, I'm OK with the color version. It could be modified by slightly lowering the saturation of the tablecloth and background. The background attracts too much attention, particularly the specular highlights at the top. Since it's a still life, trying several backgrounds might obtain a cleaner choice. I'm a bitch for showing only a smaller part of a flower or the whole thing so I'm uncomfortable with the petals going out of the frame on the right. The pitcher is a good choice for both versions.
Karl |
Oct 31st |
| 79 |
Oct 18 |
Comment |
Hi Valerie, The textural contrast and vignetting work well to gather our interest to the rocks. The image has great depth that you have captured and enhanced well in dull light. I also favor a monochrome rendering. I used the simulated infrared conversion in PS Elements.
Karl |
Oct 31st |
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| 79 |
Oct 18 |
Comment |
Hi Mary, I'm going to be the odd person here. Before I read your description, I wasn't sure if this was a young man or woman and without the title, that it was a blacksmith. I didn't see arm musculature that would indicate a profession like blacksmith or hand shearer. There are no tools, hearth, fire of a smithy which left me confused. Since it is a portrait, I would like the lighting to show the tattoos well but favor the face instead of the belly. I'm a sucker for red hair, but I do favor the b&w version since blacksmith stuff is lacking. The b&w version is a bit like Michael Jackson with tattoos so I miss the blacksmith aspect again. I would have preferred leather pants instead of rolled down coveralls on this androgynous individual. The nose shadow is somewhat jarring. A top light to better define the head could help. I applaud the effort to photograph tattooed people (There are so many varieties of that in NZ!) but perhaps clarification of thought in the image rather than by title/deion would help.
Karl |
Oct 31st |
| 79 |
Oct 18 |
Comment |
Hi Judith, Sorry for the delay in commenting. Since you slightly increased the Vibrance, the background looks like fire giving the idea that whatever is back there and separated from us viewers is burning up and we can't get to it. Fine art is ambiguous and open to many interpretations. While we can recognize fence here, all else is up to our imagination. Since I'm writing this on Halloween night, it's even more spooky.
Karl |
Oct 31st |
| 79 |
Oct 18 |
Comment |
Thanks, Steve. Burning Man is indeed a unique bucket list experience. This image is pretty straightforward. I have others that push bizarre limits and I've done some wild composited images. They don't do well in competition unless the judge has been there. But I love the images, the experience (hot, cold, dust, noise), and the photographic challenge. It's crazy and unique. A great photographers experience.
Karl |
Oct 5th |
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