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Well I certainly wouldn't turn down a signed print of that. I love the diagonal crack running through the image. Sort of a metaphor for a bad breakup.

One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do

Two can be as bad as one

It's the loneliest number since the number one

- Three Dog Night, "One."

It's the holy trinity of wiring or at least it would be if there was a ground wire.

I like this a lot. I'm not sure if the red parts of the ladder are a hook or a distraction (hook & ladder). Now that I have that out of my system I will say that they actually appear to be more magenta than red. The little red badge on the bike can stay but something must be done with the ladder parts I would start by simply darkening them in the hue-saturation dialog until they go to blue-grey (about the color of the bike basket). But that's just me, other people's milage and color perception may vary. I can hear them now.

 

"Don't change a thing."

 

"Perfect as is."

 

"We love you."

 

I love it too and I imagine that by now you must have quite a collection of undergarments that have been tossed up on stage as a sign of adoration. It's a classic.

Perhaps someone's distant future thrift-store find, with a world of little details and memories that we usually ban from our "important" photographs. Remember those potted plants that Aunt Candi used to have in her backyard? Or those striped coffee mugs that make you think of Summer on the back deck every time you pick one up.

 

Yeah, this is the good stuff with all its low contrast fuzzy focus charm.

I'm distracted by the noise in the shadow areas but pretty girls rule the day so I guess we'll let it slide this time.

This is a nice looking portrait. Any comment I might have would only be a reflection of my own personal preferences so I'll take it as is is and enjoy it. I like the relaxed or at ease feeling it conveys and all the detail which ends in a nice diffused glow on the brightest parts.

If the fall from the swings does not kill you then the sudden and inevitable impact with the yellow guard rail surely will. I like that. Kids need a sense of adventure.

 

There are very few interesting playgrounds left around here anymore. It appears that the only safe and sanctioned activity is walking slowly on level unbroken ground or sitting at home on the couch playing video games. We were the true pioneers of childhood.

This is an interesting image. I like it at once for what seems like simplicity but then as usual the more I look the more there is to see. Sort of like discovering a really great tune on the "B" side of a forty five which makes me wonder why those were called singles when in fact they were doubles.

Rather than Noir, this gives me the impression of waiting in the wings just outside the spotlight. Perhaps this cone is an understudy or part of the chorus line. I really like that little kiss of rim light and the graduated tones along with the lovely textures. Good work.

I've often wondered about the origins of the cone. On one of my recent trips I stumbled across evidence that suggests they lived among the ancients.

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This successfully defies a number of conventional composition "rules" at least according to Western ways of thinking. To me he looks like a helpless character in some child's miniature world, moved about by forces other than his own or perhaps blown before a strong wind with no choice in the matter. Either way he is going in the wrong direction and we are helpless to intervene on his behalf.

I like it and I think if it were printed very large it would be quite impressive. Unfortunately as a small jpeg I doubt that the average viewer here is going to spend much time on it.

 

That tree in the middle looks naked, maybe that's why it's the center of attention. Change the title to "Naked In Purgatory" and the problem will be solved.

 

Logo? What logo? ;-)

Yes, more of these and fewer self portraits. ;-)

 

This is an interesting pose. It's hard to find people with good looking elbows. In the end I think it is distracting and would be better if the arm was a little more to the side instead of straight on. Not much detail on the brightest highlights on this monitor so there is more detail in the background than on the subject.

 

The model is beautiful and that is plenty for most people unless of course you are trying to stand out from a lot of other photos of beautiful models then it needs to be well, perfect.

I hear that. For the last couple of months it seemed as though I lacked the energy to do much shooting because I dreaded all the cropping and resizing of photos afterwards in order to put them on the web. The weather was not very cooperative this winter either.

 

This does look slightly less (red) saturated on my laptop screen. I think the fact that the two shades of red are close but do not exactly match makes me notice it more.

 

Fortunately the youth here in America are as full of themselves as ever. Maybe that's what it takes to have the nerve to get out of bed in the morning these days.

When cones gang up for pranks..

But I thought photography WAS in the spiritual realm. ;-)

 

Alternate title suggestion, "Child's Play."

 

There is some sort of baby toy whose name escapes me that consists of a cone shaped rod and graduated donuts in rainbow colors that get stacked on the cone in order from large to small. A puzzle of sorts. Mostly the toddler chews on the colorful round donuts and the parents trip over the cone thing left laying in the middle of the room. In fact the parents spend way more time reassembling the thing and then having a curios urge to copulate afterwards. The whole thing is some sort of sick mind game invented by the gods of fertility and meaningless passion.

 

And thus my thoughts have come full circle back to the spirituality of photography.

Yes, you can almost feel the sexual tension between the mop and bucket.

 

It is a great shot on many levels. Tension is a good descriptor for the various elements that seem to be in opposition to each other.

"Like a complete unknown."

 

I realize that Japan and China are two different places but you have rendered this guy in a way that reminds me of an old Mao propaganda poster with radiating lines of wisdom and harmony in the background. Of course he's not looking too wise but rather dumbstruck in this pose which makes it a rather tasty bit of imagery to chew on.

 

I'm slightly surprised that you choose to render this in color which is the more difficult option as far as making it work. I would explore B&W or duotone to emphasize my first idea of the poster but that's just me thinking out loud. I would at least think of desaturating that red jacket on the left to be more harmonious with the rest of the color. It's just a slight distraction to the overall flow of the image. I wouldn't mind seeing this in a washed out (bleached) color version.

 

Like all good images it grows on me the more time I spend exploring it. Great job.

It was the last thing he saw

As he went out of this world

He couldn't recall the last thing he heard

In fact it seemed absurd

There was no sound at all

And he thought it rather odd

As he went out of this world

Movie adaptations of comic books (sorry, graphic novels) are all the rage lately. Comic books and story boards are a good analogy for this type of image. For me diptychs can be thought of as sort of a mini movie or animation. In other words a longer slice of action than can be captured in one frame. I recently picked up an Action Sampler camera at the thrift store. It has four little lenses that fire in rapid succession creating four images on a single frame of 35 mm film. It sort of gives you an Andy Warhol perspective on the world as each image is slightly different than the next. I added colored gels to the four little flash heads which will hopefully enhance that effect. I'm still working on the maiden roll of film.

I guess my favorite part of this image is that it is worthy of thought and discussion. That's what art is all about. Thanks.

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I like the lighting very much but I find the blurry hand and the hair in her face distracting. I would also clone out the seam in the dress (center foreground). Both hands up or the right hand behind her back would work better from my personal point of view. Also that detail (rose?) on her dress should either face the front or be hidden around the back. It sort of takes away from the nice flow of the fabric. I would clone that out also. I would add a reflector on the left to add some detail to the shadow area and in a perfect world also add a little rim light to separate the dress from the background.

I think this is a pretty effective presentation but then I am a fan of diptychs where many people are not, often stating that they find them pointless and thereby missing the point to begin with.

 

I would be tempted to add text space on the left to create a folded card or self promotional mailer to send out to clients. I would have had less space between the two images and made the border a little smaller also. Maybe there is a formula behind the proportions you used but I'm not quite seeing it though the more I look it seems to have something to do with the proportions of the buildings along the meeting edges of the frames. It would probably work better the way you have done it if it were to be a folded piece. I am just finding it (slightly) distracting but not to worry, the next person to post will completely disagree with me I'm sure.

 

The asymmetric treatment is interesting in that the image on the right seems to have more gravity (mass) and is attracting or pulling objects from the left image. Everything appears to be pulling towards the right side which adds an interesting tension to the composition. I don't know if the cells or atoms that make up this world are trying to split or combine.

 

A rather thought-provoking presentation.

I feel sleepy.

That's not the thing that makes you hopefully out of touch my friend.

"Where are you?"

 

"i am at the train station. Where are you?"

I'm thinking of an updated version of The Mod Squad. Of course you will be playing the part of Captain Greer. [queue theme music]

 

 

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