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first rate stuff. you've taken the square burial plot (yes?) and placed it within the frame so that it angles arcoss the frame, and has the eyes beat a path to the background church(the streaks of shadow help as well). the tones, particuarly in the foreground are very compelling, great contrast. it is a somber scene, well depicted, from an unusual point of view that pays off well.
terrific use of a wide angle by providing elements throughout.
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a bold composition that proves to have success you must take risks, congrats, its a great idea and the ripples and reflection stimulate as well. -
marvelous emotion from this, her expression and the composition, the slight angle, the hand meeting her head, and the very pretty light make this special. -
I agree with Jacob, turbulence like that, it would be good to have something compelling below it to balance out the picture. of course, you don't have much choice in these situations. i tend though not to like sky pictures on their own, so i would not suggest cropping to just the sky. context helps. -
the fence really works for me, it comes out of the corner and curves delicately along, bringing th eye across the entire scene. the shifting colors on the land, the roll of the hill in the foreground, al help as well. i suppose there could be something -- an animal, etc. in foreground of the scene to provide another layer of interest. as it is, it is to me a pleasing, quiet scene, a storm seems to be brewing, but the rain may do the land some good.
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heading out into a weekend adventure, a very enjoyable composition that places the man and boat in their context very well. terrific the way they are just below the horizon. love the brightness within the boat, the more subdued colors on the ocean and horizon, really brings the eye to where it needs to be, but still gives a sense of the ocean's majesty.
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subtle and clever, the whites are terrific, there's a barely seen line that indicates rooftop oir snowbank or something, but just enough if one searches and just enough to make you wonder. there are lots of ways to crop this, and i am sure you considered them all. rather than suggest this or that, cuz its all a matter of personal taste, i will say that this entertained me very well as it is when i opened it up. its beautifully isolated and clean of anything but the curious object in the snow.
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i think it works VERY well for your purposes. thrilled to have encountered your work, and your intelligent, creative, engaging thoughts behind your work. thank you.
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its an interesting subject matter in terms of lines and color. a suggestion if you have a chance to recompose -- crop to the right of the door, provide all of the door and the chairs. -
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agree with many of the comments. particularly appreciate the off center composition, with them walking towards the light source, with the suggestion of the source itself providing some balance on the left of the frame. -
I agree wth Jim, those colors make this special and you have depicted them well. -
Elaine's edit solves any issues i have, GREAT photo.
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hey wait! i thought the only thing that fueled your passion for photography is people. you mean you're putting together stuff this good without passion? the semicircled threads (for lack of a better word) make this particularly delicate and special, very nice stuff howard. -
the sparkly light really stands out, in a good way, i find this lively and entertaining.
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a lovely foreground-background composition and pretty sky. could use a little more contrast in the backgroud perhaps?
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this has a lovely fluid feel to me, as if you caught her her in a candid moment as she dances, her face is lovely amd the fingers are both interesting in their own right and poised beautifully just above her head, drawing our attention to it, and creating a circle around her head. because that is so powerful visually for me, i sort of find the shadows distracting, but assume its an important part of the photo for you. -
thye definition of lovely, gorgeous light on a woman who appears beauitful, in a contemplative pose that suits the mood.
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very picturesque (i never get to places like this!), excelllent, and i do mean excellent, colors, a nice flow to the compositon, from the house (with the dark sky around it lightening as the eye travels down the beach -- splendid!) down the beach line to the box, and a hint of a story to boot. congrats on a very fine picture, Alon.
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Walter, thanks so much for telling me what you see, that really opened my eyes more to this. yes, the great beauty is that we see different things. like a poem, once released we can't anticipate all reactions to an image and i find that great fun. its fun to chat, feel free to take apart anything i've posted as well. Cheers, Ben
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wow! very clever -- and i can't tell what was really there vs. what you have photoshopped. has a stairway to heaven quality. the vibrant color of the stairs against the awesome dark sky works very well; the water o the beach complemens the sky beautifully to surround the stairs, and the peak of something like a bridge going right creates a mystery as to what this is that i like. the seagull, at first i didn't care for it cuz i thought it was mundane, but the more i look the more i think it is important, providing some life, some movement suggested sideways rather than up and down, and something in the foreground.
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Not sure what you see in this as is, Walter, as I can't quite get visually engaged with it. I hope you don't mind that I took a crack at editing it as I thought about it. I cropped down to what I found to be most compelling in it, took out the blue tint (sky reflection does that as you know), deepened colors, brightened and added contrast to the rust, and toned down the white a little. just food for thought.
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