neil

This is a warm, beautiful portrait.

 

Vuk, I looked at your work, and you do have great artistic skill. Verna's work does differ from yours. Much of it does have an "in-studio" feel to it. You can disagree with that style, but still there is something wonderful captured here. Of the attached three crops from your (Vuk's) images, you can guess which is my favorite. The first two glare at me with distain. Is that what real art is about? Every picture does not need a smile, but those expressions come across to me as contrived. I really like the third image. It's warm, it's stylish, and it's real.

 

True, you and Verna are very different. But why not embrace the differences and appreciate her work for what it is? Even with your superb skills, if you'd come down to Earth for a bit, you may learn something from her.

Warm and fun. Nicely done.

Nice mood piece.

I might rate it higher but it's kind of hard to judge at this size.

Very nicely done. This is a picture she'll treasure years from now.

This image is a tribute to two modern masters: Warhol and Spinak.

Here is my own tribute to Mr. Michael, er, Larry Spinak. While it is not an obvious ripoff, I think you'll notice elements of my photo that allude to the original Spinak.

Beautiful, inspiring image.

Among other things, we have a statement on classic triangular compositon. The image is chock full of them--all of these alluding to the invisible triangle from the photographer's eyes to Clifford.

 

This is no less than a 21st century rework of "The Kiss". The intensity, the anticipation, the archetypes, and the passion are all there.

 

In spite of my enthusiasm, I remain suspicious that someday this, like Doiseneau's image, will turn out to be a posed photograph.

For me, it seems there are too many distracting elements here.

I really like the colors and mood here. However, it feels like there are too many overlapping details, but nowhere for the eye to rest.

Very pretty. Almost looks infrared.

This picture is so big I can only see a small portion of it at a time. The high saturation looks great in the clothing, but the skin ends up having splotches of color that look out of place. A great shot, though.

A beautiful find.

This image is beautiful--simple, but striking.

I don't mind the criticism and re-cropping of this photo that are being done. For me, the original photo is strong, and discussing possible variations can help us to appreciate the various details of the original.

 

However, there is a lot more than composition here. The woman is facing the frog, but her closed eyes hide keep her from seeing it. The diffuseness of the light inside and of her image with her eyes closed seem to put her into a dreamy, other-worldly realm. On our side, we find the crisply lighted frog with the sharply textured wood, suggesting reality. It is as if we have been transported from the world of humans to the world of the frog. The real subject here seems to be the frog looking through the window at the timeless, motionless image of a woman's face.

 

Then again, the real subject could be myself.

Delicious.

I like the idea of just capturing a small portion. This is really nice. There seem to be many possibilities for taking subsets of these frames.

Michael, this is a computer-generated image. The Mandelbrot Set is a mathematical landscape with endless detail and complexity. Using software, you can explore it, zooming in closer and closer to find compositions like this one. It looks like Robert used an edge enhancement filter afterward for added special effects.

 

Here is a site that lets you explore the Mandelbrot set on the web: http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/cgi-bin/expl.cgi

 

You can find a mathematical explanation of the set, along with some links to software here: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandelbrot_set

 

Light feels a bit harsh.

Color balance might be off. Try reducing the yellow or use Auto Colors and see what happens.

Fun and beautiful. Nice work.

Nice personality.

"Creepy"

Pretty light here. You might try cropping this to a square and seeing if you like it.