Redundant Straight Flush

Hi Ghinita,

Thanks for sharing.  I'm trying to figure out what the intended purpose of this image is.  I tried reading the poem(?) but didn't quite get the context.  I'm assuming that there is some reason for it, but with the narrow depth of field, it is like you are trying to tell me to ignore it.  The queen is split hearts/spade, is there some cultural implication to that?  

Hi Patrick,

I would like to thank you for your comment. I’ll try to make this explanation as comprehensive  as possible. Initially, I had in mind for about two months the split queen which I wanted to use in another image, but I never did. The split queen can have various meanings, taking into account not only the cultural aspects. I leave this choice in the mind of the beholder. I thought using a simple back cover with the lyrics from a vinyl with Violator album (1990) was a good idea.  I wanted somehow a narrower depth of field (with that lense, even with a very small aperture in size, which I didn’t want to use, you don’t get enough depth of field from a relative small distance) because who recognizes a couple of lines knows what is all about and the fading words must create a  more pleasant view. I positioned the queen below a “random” line… Tell me, why I did so? :) I am also a teacher and the redundancy idea came to me from a subject taught in school: Ecology. I won’t describe what redundancy is.  

Well, thank you for your feedback and I hope I was not too elusive.

I wish you all the best and A Happy New Year!

Warm regards,

Leontin 

Hi Ghinita,

Thanks for the explanation, but my apologies, I'm not understanding the intended message. This is not a bad thing, just a limitation on my part. So I will critique the technical aspects of the image rather than the artistic. I think your point of focus is too high up on the image. I'm starting to see bokeh at the bottom of the cards while the text at the top seems to be too in-focus. My eyes are instinctively drawn to where the focus is sharpest, but the parts in focus are too far away to make sense. I think you're trying to go for that Star Wars credits where it goes out to infinity, if that's the case, the focus need to be lower, near the point where the cards meet at the angle. Also, when shooting at a low aperture, the angle you shoot at also impacts the apparent depth of field..the sharper the angle to the subject, the narrower the angle. As for lighting, it's much brighter on the right side. I'm assuming you're using either a single off-camera flash to the right or a single natural light source. I would have done it with either two lights on either side or a single, hot shoe flash. I think also that you could probably apply a vignette in post production, that would help with directing the viewer's eye to where you want it to be. Hope this helps!

--PatrickD