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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 80 |
Jul 19 |
Reply |
As you said, different strokes for different folks. Thanks. P.S., I don't think you are simple minded at all. |
Jul 27th |
| 80 |
Jul 19 |
Reply |
Hi Beverly, I was doing some more street photography today in Savannah and decided to go back to the cathedral where I took the rippled shot. I took another shot from a different angle to consider as a possibility for one of our local club's competition on architectural photography. Thought you might find this version of the same steeple more palatable. I appreciate any thoughts you have on it. |
Jul 27th |
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| 80 |
Jul 19 |
Reply |
Thank you Karen. Interestingly I was back there today and took this photograph of the same steeple for an architectural competition that one of our local clubs is having. |
Jul 27th |
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| 80 |
Jul 19 |
Reply |
I agree with that. In the book "Art & Fear" by David Bayles and Ted Orland, they make the point that we can either follow the rules set by others and be popular or we can follow our passion but never realize popularity in such case because we don't follow the rules that others follow. It really becomes hard when you want to both follow your passion and be popular. I guess that's why so many of the great artists go insane.
Of course, I'm not a great artist with a driving passion. I like being popular too much. I just try pushing the envelope a little bit sometimes to see where it might lead. But nobody will ever mistake me for being a great artist, either now or in the future. LOL! |
Jul 11th |
| 80 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
I was taking another look at this and realized that when I was talking about the contrast with the light, it was Beverly's processing of it that I liked the best. So, I think if you took Ed's crop and Beverly's post processing of the photograph, then you would have a winner here. I like the feel of the solitary man on the trail. That was a good eye for catching an interesting subject. |
Jul 11th |
| 80 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
I like the idea here, and it's another photograph that tells a story.
There is one thing in the photograph that I find distracting however, and that is the shadows in the foreground. If you were doing a photograph like this again, I would suggest using a fill flash to eliminate those kind of shadows.
With the shadows eliminated and a little time spent in post processing to enhance some of the color in the image, I think this image could really pop.
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Jul 11th |
| 80 |
Jul 19 |
Reply |
Thank you Beverly. I accept your apology. Heaven knows, I've made the wrong choice of words plenty of times myself. I do value your input and I can understand this image being one that you don't personally care for. I am on the fence about it myself, and I'm wondering if it's a form of photography worth pursuing. I would say that from your standpoint, it's obviously not. |
Jul 11th |
| 80 |
Jul 19 |
Reply |
I agree. I don't love every photograph I see either, and I won't say that this is one that I am in love with either. I was trying different techniques and ideas toward trying to create some form of art in my photography.
I posted it here looking for a critique in order to understand what works and what doesn't work about it. Could the idea of shooting reflections of city scenes through puddles in the street work? Would a straight reflection work better than dropping a rock into the puddle? What about the lighting? Should I have waited or looked for something with a brighter spot of light in it? What might I do in post processing to enhance the image? Those kind of things.
While I value your opinion Beverly, I value your objective critique even more. |
Jul 11th |
| 80 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
While I like the photograph and think it tells a story, I do agree with Alan that the photograph is not representative of the people of Cuba. While Cuban society is a poor society by our standards, the majority of people in Havana are not dumpster diving for their needs.
And that does bring up one concern that I have with photographs like this. I think they rob the person of their dignity. At least I know if I was down on my luck, I wouldn't want somebody taking a photograph of me dumpster diving to show around to others. Photographs that show the poverty of a people, whether it's a nation or just one element of society, are important and need to be taken to help all of us understand the depths of poverty that exist in the world. But I think there are ways to do it and still uphold the dignity of the people photographed. So, my suggestion in that regard would be for all of us to ask ourselves if we are maintaining a person's dignity when we take their photograph. And instead, look for that shot that makes the statement we want to make while still maintaining the dignity of the people photographed.
But having said all of that, I do like the photograph and I think it's well done. But after reading the exchange between Alan and Beverly, I realized that the photograph may not really be achieving what its intended purpose was. |
Jul 11th |
| 80 |
Jul 19 |
Reply |
Well Monet wasn't appreciated by the art critics of his day either for doing something different, i.e. Impressionism. :-) LOL! |
Jul 10th |
| 80 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
About the only time I like pictures of people from the backside is when they are walking somewhere and I can see that they're going towards something. It creates intrigue and makes me wonder where they might be going. Or it gives me the feeling that I am following them. But that's not the case with this photograph, and for me, this image would have a lot more emotional appeal if the child were facing the camera and we could see the joy in the child's face. I do like the concept of getting the child playing in the water. |
Jul 7th |
| 80 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
I agree with Ed about the foreground, and I like his crop to fix that. I like the contrast of the dark surrounding and how it frames the man in the spot of light on the path. I think that contrast between the darkness and the light really brings out the subject of the photograph. Nice work. |
Jul 7th |
| 80 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
I love this photograph. Yes, it tells a story and I like that. |
Jul 5th |
| 80 |
Jul 19 |
Comment |
That's an interesting concept too. I like it. |
Jul 5th |
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