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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 21 |
Jan 22 |
Reply |
Joan, Thank you for your very kind words which are much appreciated. Glad you liked the image and my selection of the deconstructed parts to use in the composite. I tried to use the two long chains as visual hooks to link together the disparate elements of the picture. The limit of this kind of creativity is bounded by one's own imagination. Thank you for the wonderful mental picture I now have of 'Unloading' hanging on a wall in the MOMA ... |
Jan 17th |
| 21 |
Jan 22 |
Reply |
Joan, Sometimes, I quite like to critique an image in isolation from the 'About the Image(s)' information. My rationale is that 'An image is an image is an image' and the 'How it was produced' is of secondary importance. Needless to say, that is not always the case particularly when I see something new that I haven't tried before. |
Jan 17th |
| 21 |
Jan 22 |
Reply |
Stephen, Thank you for your kind words which are much appreciated. Glad you liked the image. You are correct in your assumption that the original was a piece of poster art. However, whenever you photograph someone else's artwork, it is important that you bring something of yourself to the iteration and I hope I have achieved that. |
Jan 8th |
| 21 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Hazel, I love the way that you have taken a fairly mundane subject of the leaves and rearranged them on a lightbox(?) to create something that is very artistic. The muted Autumnal colour palette works perfectly. Compositionally, I like the way that you have an odd number (7) of leaves which is good for creating a good visual triangle of interest. This is enhanced by the graduated, muted colours in the background which provides the foil against which the leaves 'perform'. I also like the way that the largest leaf has almost fully decayed and is skeletal whereas the others are at different stages of decay. Well done. |
Jan 7th |
| 21 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Steve, I like the way that you have taken what is a fairly average picture of the riverside and converted it into something that transcends reality and a mere record. Your final version creates the illusion that the river scene with its buildings nestles beneath a glass canopy. I am reminded of the way the sunlight streams through the ribbed glass roof on the new Saint Pancras Station in London. The way the colours reflect onto the water adds a sense of realism to the picture. It is a pity that the bright circle of light above the buildings in the upper right quadrant tends to draw the eye. |
Jan 7th |
| 21 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Peter, I love the sense of movement that you have created in this picture which works well. The circular, radial zoom, twirl effect draws me in to the young girl who is perfectly positioned off-centre on the upper right-hand third. Her expression, with hands on her face and looking upwards to the sky adds to the overall visual story. There is almost a sinking feeling to the picture. |
Jan 7th |
| 21 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Charles, I love your image which is my kind of photography. It takes me on a visual journey in the mind's eye through the plethora of mysterious rock pools, cliff faces, raging sea and clouds. I like the way that your use of the clouds has created a misty effect which adds to the overall intrigue, movement and excitement of the picture. The shapes, patterns and textures throughout the image are lovely. Well done. A slight nit pick if I may but I would tone down the blue area on the lower left-hand edge which tends to draw the eye. |
Jan 7th |
| 21 |
Jan 22 |
Comment |
Joan, I remember your balloon series from past years and the visual story that you created. In this iteration, I like the way that the red saturated balloon and ribbon stand out from the relatively colour subdued background with lower opacity. The expression on the chimp's face is priceless and I like the way that you have extended the red ribbon through the chimp's hand; this is not easy. The mottled, soft-focus background works well which creates a depth and mystery to the picture. The image works compositionally as the chimp is in the lower left quadrant and is looking 'into' the frame. The notion that the chimp is hanging on to 'his' balloon is very appealing. |
Jan 7th |
| 21 |
Jan 22 |
Reply |
Hazel, Thank you for your Festive wishes which are much appreciated as are your very kind words about my image. Glad you liked it. The ideal subject for this kind of deconstruction photography is one that has a lot of geometric shapes in it. It would be worth trying the technique on your flowers and landscapes by using the Rectangular, Elliptical and Single Row Marquee Tools to select internal parts of the leaves. Having made your selections, I would stroke a single pixel black line around the selections and play around with rotating and flipping the selections. In some respects, you have to think like a traditional artist by arranging the geometric shapes on the white canvas. |
Jan 7th |
5 comments - 4 replies for Group 21
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5 comments - 4 replies Total
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