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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 21 |
Jun 17 |
Reply |
Alan, I fully accept your point about wanting Christ the Redeemer to occupy a large part of the surface area of the image and therefore dominate the overall visual story. However, I find by using the letter-box panorama format that this strengthens the visual message of the Christ figure by creating more of an all-embracing, over-arching, powerful and watchful overture for the constituent religions below the horizon line. |
Jun 22nd |
| 21 |
Jun 17 |
Comment |
Alan, Sometimes when I try to be creative, I subconsciously define the boundaries of that creativity within a reality hook. In this case I have left the obvious shape of a domestic trumpet but played around within the external shape which is easily recognizable. Thank you for your use of the Liquify Filter which has added a further third dimension to stretch the visual story. You have prompted me to be a bit more creative and I offer you the attached iteration which includes use of Spherize and Polar Coordinates. This is far away from the original but a bit of fun in the process. |
Jun 18th |
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| 21 |
Jun 17 |
Comment |
John, I quite like this image which creates the illusion of underwater basketball. Your effects have been well used and I like the way not only how the background spectators have been blurred beyond recognition but also the way that the players seem to be bursting out of a soapy bubble. Well done. |
Jun 13th |
| 21 |
Jun 17 |
Comment |
Barrie, I quite like the 'subtle' posterization effect you have achieved with this one. The rusty range of colours on the shed on the right hand side is visually appealing and draws me in. It is good to have a standing shed and a ramshackle shed standing side-by-side for comparision. This works for me. There are some interesting textures in the foreground bushes. I wondered whether the image would have greater impact if you had selected only the sheds to which you applied the posterization effect and left the rest as reality. |
Jun 13th |
| 21 |
Jun 17 |
Comment |
Joan, As a technical exercise you have succeeded in your composite and arranged the various elements in a visually cohesive way. I particularly like the tiger stalking (or should I say floating) through the wood towards the sunlit statue with the giraffe looking on. That would have been enough for me. I am not sure whether I need the lioness and the monkey which confuses the visual story. It would have been interesting to entwine the giraffe's neck through the trees ... |
Jun 13th |
| 21 |
Jun 17 |
Comment |
Alan, This composite has a good visual flow to it with the three religions focussing towards the bottom centre of the frame. I like the way that the image is anchored by the Jewish man in the lower left quadrant. The whiteness of his chair, beard and head covering, being the brightest parts of the picture, reinforces this well. Wherever my eyes wander around the frame, they keep coming back to this seated character, from where the eye travels along the wall to the other elements and creates circularity within the picture. The disparate parts of the walkway lead the eye from the sky, past the group of Buddhist monks into the foreground. The Muslim man in the lower right hand corner stops the eye wandering out of the frame. I don't mind the fact that he is breaking into the picture as this adds to the overall visual dynamic. However, I do have a problem with images where the horizon line runs through the centre of the picture. This has the effect of dividing the picture into two halves which compete for our attention. Perhaps that was your intention and to create a feeling of visual disconnect or disequilibrium. In this case, I would have preferred if the horizon was raised within the composite to give it more gravitas. I have taken the liberty to attach such a version to give a flavour of what I mean. In the overall context of the religious overtones portrayed, I like the way that the rocking chair is empty, which invites the viewer to join the party and to think about religion. Congratulations and well done. |
Jun 12th |
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