Activity for User 480 - Alan Kaplan - akaplan973@gmail.com

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21 Apr 17 Reply I am also a bird photographer, Nancy. I have a Nikon 200-400 zoom with a 1.4 extender and spend hours waiting for a great blue or a great white egret to do something terrific. Those are all the wading birds we get in northern NJ.

As for the relationship among the inserts (Joan's word) there is none. Please read my reply to Brian for a brief explanation of my desire to create disequilibrium. Judging by the feedback--always appreciated--it seems I have. Dali and Magritte often had "inserts" that are not related. I aspire to think like they did. It's nice to have a goal even an impossible quest! May's entry will hopefully create a bit of disequilibrium with figures that are more related.		 Apr 25th
21 Apr 17 Reply Your technical work is great also, Joan. Thanks for the compliment. I'm going to answer the relationship question in Nancy's reply. She has the same question. Apr 25th
21 Apr 17 Reply In my previous submission, only the girl had a shadow in spite of the fact that there were rocks big enough to cast shadows. No shadows is fantasy in the same way a vampire does not have a reflection in a mirror. I'm actually pleased that the great blue is getting under everyone's skin. I hope it's the disequilibrium of surrealism. Apr 23rd
21 Apr 17 Reply de Chirico is one of my favorite surrealist painters. Dali and Magritte are two more. I'm enjoying my quest into surrealism and thank you for your feedback. Every bit is helpful. Apr 23rd
21 Apr 17 Reply Thank you for your feedback, Brian. Actually, I agree with you, but for different reasons. I am exploring surrealism which, in my mind, relies on disequilibrium to establish its surrealistic quality. This is why I chose to have the great blue flying into the photo (I once saw on TCM an explanation of why Roman Polanski showed only half of Ruth Gordon through a doorway in "Rosemary's Baby." It stuck with me all these years). I also felt that if the windmills were more life size, it would reduce the disequilibrium. That's why I slanted the door. It was too stable at the top of the triangle--which I wanted the great blue to disrupt. I'm enjoying my foray into surrealism--a life long love--and every bit of feedback helps. Thank you again for yours. Apr 21st
21 Apr 17 Comment As you have seen in my PID entries, I'm exploring surrealistic images. My surrealistic leanings see an opportunity in this photo. Making the rocks, building, and sky ultra sharp might lend itself to a rather inviting surrealistic final product. There's a little too much texture in the final image to suit my taste. This is all, of course, a matter of taste. Apr 13th
21 Apr 17 Comment Great Blues intrigue me. I take their pictures whenever I get a chance--even here in NJ. The feeling of lift is clearly present in the Great Blue. The viewer gets the feeling of strength through the position of the wings. May I suggest a little more blue in the image. The yellow detracts from the essence of the bird. Also, did you try a layer mask after you got this final image to reveal the original Great Blue in the Topaz textured background. Sometimes it gives an unexpected image. Apr 13th
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