Alcove - after Flor Garduno

In a photohistorical workshop exploring the influences on Edward Weston with his grandson

Kim Weston, I very much had images of Flor Garduno in mind with the walls and whitewash

and textures and plants.

That's rather delightful. Well done.

Nice I love it!

Beautifully done, ? Beepy. Beautifully done. The B&W is wonderful in this image, with the interesting tonal range. The pose is interesting, and a bit thought provoking. Why is she in a grotto ? Facing in ? Why the leaf ? Why ? Why? Why? A visually appealing composition full of questions. Very good.

Yes! I heard you were there. I do like this a lot. I would perhaps like to see a touch more contrast but this is only a preference. I hope to see more.

Very well done. I am glad you are starting to get some of the Oaxaca work up. I told McCracken you were there with us and also told him he should join us next year. I have to agree that a tad more contrast could give it a kick. That is opinion only. My best to your dear wife.

 

-Owen

Contrast is my downfall:-) I digitally enlarged and am going to Platinum Print. There's something about the high grey tones and white that just attracts me. High Key Flor Garduno:-)

You may be the one that is correct on this issue. The photograph is wonderful with or without more contrast. Put more up soon.

 

-Owen

Nice model and good work ! thank you! best regards ! 7/7

Flor is certainly someone to emulate. Nice shot. Have you thought of maybe burning around the alcove to isolate the figure a bit? Might be interesting.

I did burn the corners and sides - but not inside wall of alcove. I like the separation of the skin, the edges, from the brighter white. I want to try a couple of prints to see how it looks in palladium before manipulating image more.

Well that's certainly more interesting than the normal terra cotta pot you see in these alcoves. nice!

Excellent,,,This is why I love the BW world.

Good to see adventurist still use lrg format to get that edge/quality of film.

Great picture.

exclusive

Wow

Just great composition, and lighting, and then there's the SG. If you know what you're doing (and you appear to), the rest is just great detail and texture.

 

Wonderful post. It makes "nudes" worth viewing.

 

RSC

Well seen! 6/6

This is a great shot. I'd like to see some of those darker tones come out. Either way, again, this is great.

Sorry I missed the original post time/era. This is a lovely image, enhancing the feminine form through the reinforcement and isolation of complimenting architectural elements. The leaf also provides a nice contrast to the softness of the form. Love the lighter tonalities of this image too. Respond very nicely to this image. I also particularly like the New Palo Alto section particularly the use of the blue material draped over the female figure. You appear to be well on your way to further fine art explorations, may I wish you all the success and illumination that you find.

Really nice. I like the line of "energy" or focus with the leaf and her bottom, along with her head. I played around with the picture since so many people wanted more contrast, and personally I sort of like it with less contrast - I also sharpened it a tad. Here it is.

I don't know if it's "normal" to add these to a critique, but here is a very different version after playing around with negative and effects.

Hey Lincoln - thanks! The last interpretation is very wild. Yeah - the contrast thing - I print it in Palladium and keep it fairly low contrast - like the tones.

Flor Garduño? I would have think to Diego Rivera. Great work!

god idea

Great shot. Just straighten it perfectly based on her spine, and rework the tones - towards a darker mid range -, and I think you will re-discover the magic of this picture. Regards.