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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 21 |
Oct 21 |
Reply |
Steve, Thank you for your kind words which are much appreciated. Traditional Morgan 3-wheelers are fabulous cars and very much the stuff of boys' toys. Several years ago, I had the privilege of having a conducted tour around the Morgan factory in Malvern. All the cars are hand-crafted around a wooden frame. Needless to say it was a fabulous day, at the end of which I wanted to buy one but unfortunately the prices they attract even for a basic model requires a second mortgage. Nevertheless, I went home a happy bunny. |
Oct 31st |
| 21 |
Oct 21 |
Comment |
Joan, I wouldn't normally write this kind of comment in a Study Group critique but in the circumstances, I hope you don't mind. I am just reading the November issue of the PSA Journal and was delighted to read on page 17 that you have been elected Fellow PSA for your outstanding service to photography in its many guises. This is thoroughly well deserved and for which I congratulate you wholeheartedly. |
Oct 31st |
| 21 |
Oct 21 |
Reply |
Hazel, That sounds like typical Scottish weather. I grew up in Dunfermline in Fife so I am quite familiar with the vagueries of the Scottish climate. |
Oct 20th |
| 21 |
Oct 21 |
Comment |
Hazel, You have certainly created a very dreamy and atmospheric image of Katie contemplating the future seemingly beside the Weeping Widow Waterfall in Scotland. I wonder if this is the same as the Wailing Widow Falls at Loch na Gainmhich in the Scottish Highlands, north of Ullapool. Apparently, the falls gets its name from the tale of a deer hunter who fell over the top of the falls whilst hunting on a rainy day. The story goes that, filled with grief, his mother threw herself from the same spot the following morning. The first thing I noticed about this image was the horizontal lines in the background which Joan picked up on and you also recognized that it would have been preferable to remove them at the outset. Pictorially, I wanted Katie to be looking into the falls to create a more meaningful storyline. Therefore, I would be inclined to flip horizontally the background image of the falls and then import Katie onto the left-hand side of the frame looking into the falls. The edges of Katie's image could be softened to create a seamless blend. |
Oct 20th |
| 21 |
Oct 21 |
Comment |
Steve, You have done well to convert the original image of reality with its bright highlights into something which is more artistic. Your choice of psychedelic purple certainly adds to the impact. The essence of this image for me is that it is a frame within a frame within a frame. I am drawn to the reflection in the porthole and I wondered how this could be strengthened. Perhaps you could use a square format, leave just the porthole in colour and perhaps use Radial Zoom Blur to create a sense of movement into the picture. I have included such a version to show what I mean. |
Oct 20th |
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| 21 |
Oct 21 |
Comment |
Peter, I love the visual strength of your original image, particularly the two columns on the right-hand side and the numerous curved lead-in lines which draw the eye into the picture. I agree with Joan that your final version doesn't have the same engagement as the original as it has been deconstructed into a symmetrical image of shapes, patterns and texture without the contextural stimuli of the casino. As an image itself, you have given prominence to the two blue towers and honed in on making it a symmetrical picture. The more I look at the image, the more I am drawn to what I see as two shadowy figures in the columns. I would favour an asymmetrical composition and I have played around with cropping, which I have attached. |
Oct 20th |
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| 21 |
Oct 21 |
Reply |
Hazel, Thank you for your kind words which are much appreciated. I like your analogy of looking into the future. Very much a case of the ghost of memories past. I agree that the antique feeling of the fuzzy edged border and the faded yellow toning seems to endorse the visual story of the vintage cars competing on the hill climb. |
Oct 20th |
| 21 |
Oct 21 |
Reply |
Joan, Thank you for your kind words which are much appreciated. At the time of creating the composite, I quite liked the illusion of one car on a collision course with the other which added to the visual story. |
Oct 20th |
| 21 |
Oct 21 |
Comment |
Joan, This was clearly a labour of love to change a monochrome picture of a car running board into an abstract flower arrangement. Interestingly, when I first looked at your original image, I saw it as the end of a fork against a shiny kitchen background. Your choice of colours works well and they blend together seamlessly into the kaleidescope flowers. Compositionally, I wondered whether it would be stronger with only three flowers to create a good visual triangle of interest. Given your macular degeneration, you have done well to draw the green stems freehand. I note your comment about different background colours and I have tried using a black background to create a low-key image. This is attached for your information. I selected the central parts of the flowers and changed the colour to black. |
Oct 20th |
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