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Nov 23 |
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Piers, Here is an image I took outside the Auburn/Cord/Duesenberg (ACD) Museum in Auburn , IN in late September. This museum space is the same facility that these vehicles were actually manufactured in back in the 1930's.
The orange vehicle pictured is not exactly the same make/model as the one in your image, but has similar qualities and allure. It is a wonderful museum. |
Nov 7th |
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Nov 23 |
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Karen, Here's a version with the background darkened. Do you prefer it better than the original? |
Nov 7th |
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Nov 23 |
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Martin, here's another phrase for the description of this shot....."pointed humor".
I like Piers comment about the figure in the statue looking down in destain.
Your desaturation and darkening of the surrounding areas is appropriate.
Good Eye to capture this.
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Nov 6th |
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Nov 23 |
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Very nicely done, Terri. It is curious that Martin presented an image VERY similar to this in the past year.
The eye expressions leads the viewer to feel that something is about to happen. But, as Shirley noted, the section of blinds he's looking through is not the same area that he's spreading with his fingers.
Also, my eyes go to the detail of the object he's holding in his hand. It's indistinguishable as to what it is, so that's a bit disappointing.
I'm sure you had a lot of fun with this shoot. Well done. |
Nov 6th |
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Nov 23 |
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Karen, This is a wonderful image. Congratulations on this capture that includes the sunburst in each droplet.
Like others have referenced the diagonal stem NOT originating in a corner, I too have heard that. In an effort to avoid that specifically, I might suggest cropping up from the bottom - so that the stem in not quite in the corner, but also crop in from the right to a point just to the right of the last drops. The 3 primary drops would no longer be centered, but the gray triangle empty/negative space could be lessened significantly.
Just a thought, but, I love the image. |
Nov 6th |
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Nov 23 |
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Shirley, This is one of the things that I love about photography. We are artists with cameras. We each see things a bit differently and choose to express ourselves and our vision through the manipulation of the original image. The end product may be somewhat abstract, but, if that's what you like, it's good.
You've taken a relatively ordinary scene and rendered it to a dramatic work with bright complimentary colors, highlights, and a wonderful abstract feel. Perhaps the Blues are a bit extreme, but, overall, I love it and I'd enter it in competitions.
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Nov 6th |
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Nov 23 |
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I love this image for quite a few reasons, but, first, I must tell you that this car is an AUBURN "Boat-Tailed Speedster" built in Auburn, Indiana in the mid-30's. The town of Auburn is very close to my hometown of Ft. Wayne, IN, so I am very familiar with it. Every year, the town holds the "Auburn/Cord/Duesenberg Festival" (they were all built there in the same factory) that includes a major classic car auction event. If you love classic cars, that's the place to be Labor Day weekend. I was just up there (at night) a few weeks ago with my camera and tripod, and captured a few images through the A/C/D Museum windows of these fine vehicles. I'll try to locate them to include in this rambling discussion.
The red of your image is stunning and captures the essence of these "Rolling works of art". Not sure why you flipped the image, but I was disappointed to see that you erased the term "Supercharged" from the side of the hood, since that term, alone, ads so much to the mystique of the power of these beauties. I also feel that you cropped too tight on both sides, (especially on what's now the LH side) the boat-tail feature of the rear end (slightly visible in the original) is part of the story of this vehicle. The people in the background could be cloned out with the new PS "Generative fill" feature and leave the characteristic fender on the vehicle. |
Nov 6th |
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Hi Karen, I thought of you 2 weeks ago when we passed by your town on I-95 after leaving St Augustine.
Thanks for your comments. I do have full frontal image(s) of this character, quite a few, in fact, but this was one of my favorites. Specifically, I was drawn to the portrait-style specifically because of the incredible amount of "Pirate-Bling" that he was wearing. You, and others, view it as "busy", I like it because of the business. The detail is amazing in his outfit. |
Nov 6th |
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Nov 23 |
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Thank you for your comments, Martin, and also for adding the corollary statement.
The blue parrots tail feathers were (initially) a bit of a concern, but your validation of my end thoughts more towards balance were appreciated.
I was able to take quite a few images of this character in all modes, he was generous with his time (and appreciated a few dollars tip), but this was one of my favorites since it was most detailed for a portrait-like scenario.
I also used this same image for my local camera club entry for this month under the "portrait" theme. |
Nov 6th |
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Nov 23 |
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Piers, Interesting observation re: the Triangle based at the striped sash and using the two birds as the guides for the other two lines leading up to the eye. Very observant! I'll never look at this image again without seeing that triangle. Thanks.
I'll play around with the geometry aspect. I don't feel as though he's leaning backwards, but I'll try some options and see if it helps that perception.
Shirley suggests lightening the water; you suggest darkening it. I'll play around with options and (hopefully) post a revised version. |
Nov 1st |
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Thanks for the suggestion, Shirley. I am fishing for suggestions for making this a better image, so I'll work on softening and lightening the background.
I simultaneously entered the into my local Photo Club's November competition under the category "The human face" so I'll be curious to hear what the PSA judges have to say about it as well. |
Nov 1st |
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