aeaster 0 Posted March 3, 2006 Well this just goes to show that if you put a photo in front of a thousand different photographers you will get a thousand different opinions. And there is room in here for all of us. One man's trash is another man's treasure. Personally I love this photo and regret that I can rate it no higher than 7/7. It represents what I strive to attain in my humble attempts at fine-art/industrial/abstract. I have made many similar shots like this; unfortunately I have less than one-percent of your talent Alex. This one photo of yours has made all of my plebian contributions to PN look like dog-doo in comparison. To me this is a great inspirational image and if the elves think that it rates being POW, I concur with them. Picture of the Month as well. The strong angular geometric design and high-contrast monochrome minimalism make for a masterful work of art. Looking at this reminds me of the art of Chinese iron-painting. The vignetting? I do not mind a bit of vignetting in a good photo. It adds a bit of visual flourish in my pedestrian opinion. Like scars in a piece of fine morocco leather, it can be seen as a hallmark of its authenticity in this day of plastic mega-pixel modern marvels. Knowing that I possess the minority opinion on this matter will not change my aesthetics. That this photograph doesn't appeal to everyone should come as no surprise. There is a very real prejudice against black and white with some people these days. Or perhaps the feeling is that a good photo requires perfect focus, DOF and a depth of detail that can be found in a "Most Beautiful Villages of Tuscany" calendar. I am happy that this has made POW. It is the best of the genre I have seen for quite a while and it encourages me to do better with my own work. That the said genre is not as popular as nudes or landscapes or even pictures of small children with spaghetti sauce smeared on their little faces means nothing. Link to comment
nacho hernandez 0 Posted March 3, 2006 Andre, The "scars in a piece of fine morocco leather" are not proof of authenticity if they were added by the seller with that purpose in mind. Same way, I don't think that the vigneting here should be proof of authenticity "in this day of plastic mega-pixel modern marvel" (he used a plastic canon 10D). Alex mentioned that he added the vigneting on purpose. That is of course totally his choice. Like many, I would like the photo more without it. Cheers, Link to comment
aeaster 0 Posted March 3, 2006 Nacho, it serves me right for not reading the entire list of responses. Hell, I just looked at the picture for a while and drew my own conclusions. My opinions have not changed however. I still think that it deserved POW. Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted March 3, 2006 I'd rather see imaqes like this, that indicate the photographer has an eye and an imagination, as well as distinctive graphic urges, than images that perfectly portray pussy cats and flowers, Sierra rocks, fashionable prostitues etc. I prefer vision to craft and pandering. Link to comment
timages 0 Posted March 3, 2006 This image appeals to me because it gives the impression that the two cranes are in some sort of communication, as if they are about to perform a well orchestrated Dance Link to comment
doug bowles 0 Posted March 3, 2006 I'd love to give an analysis of the technical triumphs of this photo, but in this case I can't. It is simply an image that captured me as soon as I saw it, and I can't really put a finger on why that is. I only know that I really like it. Link to comment
Landrum Kelly 65 Posted March 4, 2006 I just had to see how it looked without the vignetting. --Lannie Link to comment
Landrum Kelly 65 Posted March 4, 2006 It looks pretty good against a black background. I just tried it. It's worth the trouble, in my opinion. --Lannie Link to comment
terribletomterrific 0 Posted March 4, 2006 I wonder what it would look like if the frame lines were not so perfectly aligned with the descending lines of the crane: i.e., twist the square of the frame lines around the composition. Tom Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted March 5, 2006 The best thing about strong graphics is that you can play with them. Photos that aren't strong graphically are for some reason considered sacrosanct, cropping forbidden! Link to comment
AJHingel 127 Posted March 5, 2006 Of course you can do many things with a piture of that quality with a very clear graphical composition. However I would prefer to leave it as Alex has made it. For the vignetting i an important part of the composition. I would also like to support John Kelly's remark. Also I would like to see more of this type of photos on photonet. Anders Link to comment
mcfour 0 Posted March 7, 2006 Splendida composizione, la tonalit࠱uasi totalmente bianca e nera esalta la geometria di questo scatto splendido. complimenti sinceri. Link to comment
micheleberti 0 Posted March 17, 2006 mi ero perso questo post!!! complimenti Alex, complimenti davvero! Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted January 28, 2008 This is indeed an excellent photo! A simple/minimalist conjunction of elements and great formal/geometric balancing. Thanks for posting! Link to comment
bojepsen1 0 Posted February 10, 2008 Very good composition, 'colour' and choice of format. Has a very crisp, simple, and yet quite advanced, 'engineering' feel to it. Beautiful. Link to comment
maciej puczynski 0 Posted February 10, 2008 I like how clean this image is. It's a pity though, it's always hard to get rid of some shadowy corners. Link to comment
alegre 0 Posted February 11, 2008 Hola, clear and strong composition, lines full of energy and tension...saludos!! Link to comment
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