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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 79 |
Mar 20 |
Reply |
Hi Val, This has become another image with multiple interpretations. The print bombed in club monthly competition but went on to earn a PSA Silver Medal from experienced judges in the Wilmington International Exhibition of Photography this year against some brilliant nature prints. Blue poppies have begun blooming at Longwood Gardens but the gardens are closed at least until March 31 due to virus concerns.
Karl |
Mar 14th |
| 79 |
Mar 20 |
Reply |
Thanks, Marie. I know that I sometimes have a different point of view. I enjoy hearing what others see/think about the images. It helps me understand the image better. Karl |
Mar 14th |
| 79 |
Mar 20 |
Comment |
Hi Lauren, It's a beautiful work of outdoor wall art. Leaving some pavement and barbed wire in the image gives a sense of reality with the little section of barbed wire raising its own questions. My favorite wall art place is Valparaiso, Chile, where much of the city is artistically painted. You can slowly walk or loiter until someone walks into the picture adding another feature which could make the image more acceptable to PSA people. This image could also be a nice part of a travel slide show.
Karl Leck |
Mar 14th |
| 79 |
Mar 20 |
Comment |
Hi Marie, As an old guy sans kids commenting on a pregnancy image, I have a different perspective. Demari's head/face is the subject for me. Encasing the 'baby bump' with her hands seems a bit trite. A crop at her right elbow still shows a bump without the bright expanse in the lower half of the image. Alternatively, toning down the dress and hands to allow the face and the eyes to Demari's soul be the brightest part of the subject could convey the pregnancy theme and mom's glow. Maybe that's it. The face is where the glow is, not the dress. You have done a fine job with the background.
Karl |
Mar 14th |
| 79 |
Mar 20 |
Comment |
Hi Val, A beautiful image resulting from an interesting, exotic scene in terrific light. I like the shadow detail you brought out but it is starting to get away from the feeling of a photograph and into a photo illustration of less contrast and tonality than the original. That's a personal preference thing. The scene itself is amazing. An alternative interpretation with stronger composition lines would be to crop out the left part of the picture at the right edge of the window. The diagonal ceiling lines then appear stronger toward the man.
Karl |
Mar 14th |
| 79 |
Mar 20 |
Comment |
Hi May, I'm not a practitioner or advocate of perfectly turned out portraits. I don't mind wrinkles, dress lining, or softer focus which I think works well here. The concrete lines above the model's head are easily cloned out for a more seamless background, however. Is this a portrait of a modern 'Eve' with an apple? It's a direct portrait that works well in monochrome. I could see it as a very large print at the entry to an exhibit. The simplicity of the image adds to its eloquence.
Karl Leck |
Mar 14th |
| 79 |
Mar 20 |
Comment |
Hi Judith, I've often been enchanted as many photographers before me, of the broken light streaming through Venetian blinds. This image has plenty of ambiguity because it took a while to recognize the scene. With only the patterns, it's difficult to find a subject to latch on. More shadow detail from the greater dynamic range of the Canon might help dispel some ambiguity. But then, the abstract, non-reality, ambiguous image is fine art photography.
Karl |
Mar 14th |
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