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Just to clarify the Nan Goldin reference that I made -- obviously the photo is not of a naked New York junkie or transvestite -- I just meant that it had a raw/urban/interior/snapshot/blurry vibe. -
A street shot. Any comments appreciated.
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The colors here are so complementary, and the blue is so perfect, it's a shame to lose them in the B&W version. I don't know if others would agree, but it has a warm kodachromish feeling that makes it feel like a vintage tourism poster. The blurring effect in the other versions just cheapens it and is unnecessary. It's a sufficiently romantic image as is. The use of the gate as a framing device is really well done and really gives it the depth of a painting.
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Thanks for posting the color version. Both this and the B&W version are compelling. Interestingly, the color version is not much "happier" -- it still has an ominous feel -- the yellows are sort of sickly and the shadows just as threatening. Not your usual sunflower picture. A worthy addition to your excellent (and moody) body of work.
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Quite an effect from a low res camera. It's beautiful, but at the same time the colors are somewhat garish in a 60s, plasticy way, and the flatness of the image really adds to that "fake" effect. This isn't a criticism, since the flowers certainly seem to be real, it's just a thought about what makes it compelling to look at. -
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This is fantastic. Of course, the arid landscape of deep furrows across his forehead is what first draws you in, but his eyes and the striking, stone-like greys of his face make it haunting. A compelling testimonial to the value of medium format over 35 mm. I don't mind the jacket, by the way. His askew collar really adds to the picture, and the fact that part of the jacket is blurred adds to the strange, slightly disturbing quality of the portrait. I'd choose this version over the more cropped one.
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This is a lovely picture and composition -- the soft blues of the sky make it really painterly. You utilize the whole space of the image well. I like your waterfall picture for the same reason -- they're tranquil, straightforward shots, but there's a lot to hold our interest at the same time. This would be brilliant if it was taken using large format. It also might be worthwhile playing around with filters on your landscapes to see what different effects you could create.
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A great impact with just blue/greys and silhouttes! I dont know how much PS work you did, but if you did any you did it well -- it's mysterious and moody but it still seems like a photograph as opposed to a manipulation/illustration. -
Another extraordinary hummingbird amongst your many other excellent pictures. I wonder the degree to which the background is photoshopped -- if you've played around with it already, perhaps one could soften the blues in the left side corners and bring them more into balance with the muted greens, purples, yellows and blacks that fill up the rest of the frame. Or, if this is the original background, and you don't want to tinker with it, then by all means leave it alone. It's a great image in any event.
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I like the slightly muted colors -- some might try to photoshop this to make it super saturated and unrealistic. There's an Asian feeling to the composition because of the asymmetry and the abstraction of the branches. It would have been perfect if the upper bird had been looking our way and some of the details came through a little more, but it?s still an eye catching, beautiful photo! -
So many low ratings for this photograph. . . I have to think that's attributable to the fact that it's an imperfect male body rather than a perfect female one. It can't be based on the artistic merit of the picture -- it's difficult to make a truly provocative picture of the human body in this day and age and this one manages to be just that -- ugly and beautiful, streamlined and "warts and all" all at the same time -- not just a pretty picture. Your works are edgier than the typical for photo.net images and I say bravo to that. -
The lo-fi quality of the image works here. The geometry is interesting and reminds me somehwat of a picture of two dogs that I've posted on photo.net that's also against a dirt background ( http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2951444 ). The dogs in my picture are just sleeping, though, so it doesn't have the dark undertones of your image. -
I like this image and its composition. Too bad it's a little washed out. -
Yes, the green leaves are a little distracting, but it's still a beautiful image. Surprising that there aren't more pictures capturing this poetic moment in nature. Definitely worth pursuing similar shots with a variety of different colored leaves and backgrounds. The knowledge that the image captures movement frozen in time gives it interest beyond the usual static flower or leaf still shot.
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Is it out of focus to give a sense of movement? Reminds me of a Nan Goldin, on the fly-type of urban image. I'm on the fence as to whether this gives it context and makes it edgy and interesting or just blurry. If it wasn't blurry, I probably wouldn't be thinking about it because I would have just seen another photo of a red door.
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I don't think the red highlight is necessary. . . but otherwise I like this composotion the best of the three that you posted of the same scene. -
I'd really like to see a color version. I bet that would really be extraordinary if the colors were vibrant. There's a disconnect here between the gloominess of the image and the "happiness" of sunflowers; the tension is interesting, but it mostly makes we want to see the color original. -
It'a a bird on a twig, but what a bird on a twig! It's hard to imagine a more perfect bird portrait. Subtle, complementary colors. . . A worthy addition to your impressive portfolio.
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I love church interiors, and the angles and geometry and colors of this one are very nice. Is it Photoshopped? There seems to be a surreal effect going on that I'm not sure it really calls for.
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I know the exposure's a little funky, particularly around the top,
but I thought that the contrast between light and dark and open and
closed was intriguing and unusual. Any comments appreciated.
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Thanks! I used Kodak Ektachrome 200. -
Comments requested!
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Barcelona 2008
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