Sanford Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 Carmel Art Festival plein air painting competition, today (Friday) at Monterey commericial pier, M6, 50mm Summicron, Velvia.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shambrick007 Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 I like the composition, but would have liked to have seen less depth of field. For me, the boat and rigging in the background is a little too distracting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristian dowling Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 I really like it. Exposure, composition and message are all spot on! Well done Sanford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graphicjoe Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 The image seems cluttered. Because of the angle it�s hard to tell that the hand is advancing to an easel. The background is cluttered, and the palette draws the eye. The edge of the pier pulls the eye out of the frame. I would like to see an angle that allowed my eye to see the painting, and possibly more of the painter. Cheers, Joe Stephenson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralph_barker Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 If it was an air painting competition, shouldn't there be no canvas (like "air guitar")? ;-) The saturated colors are nice, but I, too, would prefer less DOF, Sanford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Herbert Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 would prefer less DOF Really nice photo, but Ralph, has got it right. Too much DOF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis1 Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 Ms, having 1/1000th max shutter speed, needs extremely low colour speed film to get less DOF. How to go about this? ND filter? Shoot in dusk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted May 17, 2003 Author Share Posted May 17, 2003 I think I can intensify & darken the color in the hand, add contrast to darken the background, and the hand will stand out. I intended to do this and it looks better on my monitor when viewed from Photoshop Elements, but the effect was lost somehow in the prints and here. I knew the artist was painting the ship to his side while looking ahead, but the irony of the shot is lost because you can't know that. This is one of the values of critiques. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralph_barker Posted May 18, 2003 Share Posted May 18, 2003 Travis - yes, ISO 100 and ND filters - never leave home without them. ;-) Sanford - I think this is one of those photo opportunities where the image either needs to be about the colors and the shapes, or about the painting and the art process. The composition you chose tends to concentrate on the colors, I think, which is perfectly fine. Showing the irony of painting one thing while looking in a different direction would have required a far different composition, making it a totally different picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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