Activity for User 714 - Judith Lesnaw - judith.lesnaw@uky.edu

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52 Sep 20 Comment Wonderful job dampening the background and emphasizing the face. I agree that removal of the two upper bright spots would keep attention on the face. The light encircling the face frames it beautifully. I rather like that the arm is dark. It adds a bit of mystery, and finding it is a lovely surprise. Sep 19th
52 Sep 20 Comment Your image captures the drama of climate change in a most artistic way. I hope that startling skies are all you see of these dreadful fires. I agree that lightening the middle hill would provide greater definition of the hills, however, as presented the image holds my attention. The longer I look the more visible the lower hills become. The effect is like entering a dark room and waiting for eyes to adjust. All the while the fierce colors in the sky demand contemplation. Sep 19th
52 Sep 20 Comment Great job of cropping in to achieve a macro effect. The detail and color are wonderful, and you captured the image of the flower in its prime. I love the dogged version as it adds vitality. Sep 19th
52 Sep 20 Comment Great job of capturing that dreamy water effect. When I first viewed the image the black land mass against the pale yellow and orange sky caught my imagination. Was this an ancient lava field, post apocalypse? Then I realized that I was imagining the image in monochrome. I converted the original image (to remove the vignette) to B&W and adjusted highlights, shadows, texture, dehaze, clarity, and noise. I really like the monochrome version as it enhances the mystery I felt. Sep 19th
52 Sep 20 Comment Wonderful museum-worthy image. The muted and mottled background allows the subject to pop, yet it is also interesting. The colors are warm and pleasing. The uniform sharpness and the shadows bring the image to life. The clarity and color of the pistil and stamens are remarkable. The eyes are immediately drawn to the center, and then the faint yellow reflections draw the eyes centriffically up the petals. I would not change a thing. Sep 19th
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79 Sep 20 Comment Oh my. I have been struggling with what to say and how for days now. My first reaction to this image was "why". Why must I view that bloody mannequin when every day I hear, see and read of violence throughout the country. The image reflects much technical mastery. So I studied it. And I realized that that mannequin just didn't belong in the image. The skeleton is subtle whereas the mannequin is vivid shock value and the colors and tones don't blend. So I imagine the image without the headless thing and I see the woman and man racing like lemmings into the muddy abyss as the skeleton dances--a metaphor for our society. So you see I do think that your image did a great job eliciting reactions and thoughts. Sep 20th
79 Sep 20 Comment A painterly image indeed! I like the backlighting on the petals of the two flowers pointing away. The little bud is great. The leaf protruding from the lower center does not seem to fit in well, and I would remove it. The two flower backs lead my eyes right two the brilliant yellow--but with a tug because it goes left to right. I would try a horizontal flip. The muted contrasting background is perfect. Sep 20th
79 Sep 20 Comment Fascinating concept well executed! I like your adjustment of the warm tones in the wall and boards. The position of the "O" and "P" in the heart made me consider that a spiked goblin trapped within the heart was peering out through eye glasses. The flower under the "E" is partially closed and suggests that the two spiked external flowers are being sucked like poison into the heart. For me this image is a metaphor for the effect that hatred and lies can have upon some hearts. Sep 20th
79 Sep 20 Comment I like your crop. It brings attention to the patterns in the structure. You could even crop more from the top and bottom to hone right in on the patterns. I think the image would be striking as a silhouette. I would try darkening the shadows and blacks.
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79 Sep 20 Comment What a majestic location. The image is very artistic. The faint and hazy pink and peach colors against the stark white water and sky have a watercolor feel to them. The broad pink outline of the mountain and the peach striations that span the reflection and ? tree line ? seem to have been painted on with a broad brush and very this paint. The black swaths of trees and reflection grab my eyes immediately and continue to tug at them. They are in sharp contrast to the subtle high key that characterizes the other areas of the image. It would be interesting to see the effect of lightening the black areas and thereby producing a more uniform high key appearance. Sep 20th
79 Sep 20 Comment My first thought was that the scream was framed by an ancient symbol of resilience: a Ginkgo tree. The two shadows on the bottom right nearest the poster suggest to me a mother holding the hand of a child. The shadow to the right of them is perhaps a portal. Are they might be walking towards the shadows of Ginkgo leaves, or towards the portal. Or perhaps they are contemplating the two choices. The scream is directed towards the shadow of the portal on the lower left. The untextured white background places the scene in a timeless void. Choices. Sep 20th
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