Through the Keyhole

 

A black and white study which I hope you like. Do let me know.

 

Feedback appreciated.

 

excellent david

very good executed

best regards from spain

Buena "fantasia" ... Maybe too realistic :-) Saludos. PD.- Thank you for your comment. It is always well received by a great professional like you.

Wonderful............... Good work

The forms on the picture are all out of focus (probably on purpose, also due to the backlight), except for the labia minora, which appear quite sharp.

The result is that the attention is drawn towards this very specific anatomical detail, also because it's in the dead centre of the photo. In my opinion that detail is not very pleasant, looking like some sort of strange excrescence.

That said, the photo is not particularly original. There are examples I like much more here on photo.net.

Thank you David, this is my favorite place.

..normal & also very special: the magic of a Lady.Never boring,always a sort a challenge.

Why we love woman?

 

Becaurce man are ugly?

Not attractive?

Fran, Thanks. I am glad you like this.

 

Gallego, I am not sure what you mean by 'too realistic' but I will take it as a compliment. Thanks a lot.

 

Alon, Thanks.

 

Luca, I took this photo a while ago and I can't remember what was deliberate and what was not. The rest of your comment is well received. I am humbled that you would take so much time to tell me why you don't like something, rather than just ignoring it. Thanks a lot. Strangely, I like this image in spite of the failings you point out.

 

Hansen, You are welcome.

 

Loft, Speak for yourself. I am not ugly. Seriously. Thanks for stopping by.

And it took some time for me to decide whether comment or not. I could say that one of it's merits probably is to strike.

I am not so much in agreement with you on "either consider positively" or "disregard".

Critique is positive or negative and both belong to it. Otherwise photo.net, or any other site where photos are posted for critique, would just become a "place of praise" or "ignore".

Sometimes I take the time to consider a picture carefully (you might be surprised of how many I "ignore". I never say "wow" or "excellent". These comments are useless and do not help, except maybe the ego of the photographer.

And taking time to observe and comment helps me developing my aesthetic perception - as subjective it may be.

 

PS Some time ago you advised me to avoid low ratings: I have taken good notice of that and I now very rarely rate lower than 4, which is the average.

Luca, Thanks again for stopping by. I did not mean 'comment positively or disregard.' What I meant was that disregarding something would have been the easy answer. I am sure I do not comment on many photos I do not like and only sometimes offer comment. I hope that makes my position clearer.

 

I think rating low is an OK thing to do but never to do so without a comment. Personally, any rating without a comment is useless to me. I agree with with you about the 'WOW' comments. They are both useless and annoying.

Now I got your point!

It's that often I do not choose the easy way!

Which means taking rating seriously. :-)

THE BIG LEBOWSKI

a magical moment from a magical film, when the Dude meets Maude…

Two men help Maude out of her sling. She is naked except for leather harness raps which ring her breasts and wrap her thighs and give her something of a dominatrix look.

MAUDE

Does the female form make you uncomfortable, Mr. Lebowski? .

DUDE

Is that what that's a picture of?

MAUDE

In a sense, yes. Elfranco, my robe. My art has been commended as being strongly vaginal. Which bothers some men. The word itself makes some men uncomfortable. Vagina.

DUDE

Oh yeah?

MAUDE

Yes, they don't like hearing it and find it difficult to say. Whereas without batting an eye a man will refer to his "dick" or his "rod" or his "Johnson".

DUDE

"Johnson"?

MAUDE

Thank you.

 

I do thank you for leaving a comment but am unsure as to why you left this particular comment. That said, a photographer should not be shy about the words he wishes to photograph.

perhaps I should have been more explicit, but it seemed your surprising photograph -- an in your face picture of a vagina totally lacking in adornment or romance -- was hilariously fleshed out in the exchange (by a slightly crazed character, a strong, self-affirming, woman artist) in the scene from the Cohen's film. That's about it. I thought it was self explanatory -- but I know there are considerable limits communicating across comments.

Since we friends of vaginas I recommend you read this magical poetic gem by another friend of vaginas...

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10183666

nice view

Yes, it's been done before, but your offering is equal to the best. Nicely done!

 

Kind words. I fear I do not deserve them. Thanks!

Well David, in the year and a half since I have visited PN, I see that you have added quite a few new photos to your collection.  Still having fun I see.  :-)  And of course the subject matter, as depicted in this image, is always my personal favorite.

I am glad you are back and I hope you will keep visiting. Thanks a lot!