rachelfoster

Thank you, Josh! I'm hoping to raise awareness. The final "final form" I went with three images. I was honored that the nonprofit organization that hosts my little art scholarship used it on the web page that gives information about it

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Most of my work is now found here as Jacob Eliana (the name I am using for my photography). Thanks for visiting and for the comments. It's very appreciated.

What a haunting image!

Can't find anything to criticize. Lovely.

Oh, good! Then you achieved your goal and then some!

Thanks for allowing me to practice critiquing.

This is truly a complex image! I find the mystery of the story compelling. Who is the boy? Why is he climbing that unusual terrain? Where is he headed? What's he looking for? The imagery is powerful. The bright promise in the sky beckons him, but first he must traverse and escape the tentacles of the monster tree. That tree, so deceptively frail and helpless on the surface (trunk and branches) is coiled, powerful, and threatening (the roots). All this perched atop the fable "slippery slope."

WOW.

Now, it leaves me tense, unsettled and leaning forward in my chair much as a film in the "thriller" genre would. The visuals -- worth repeating -- are powerful and have great depth. Generally I wouldn't like the "blown"(?) highlights in the sky but here they increase the impact of the "light at the end of the tunnel" mood. (And, I'm away from home on my laptop so the brightness of my monitor is questionable).

After looking at it a bit, I want to run away from it. Had enough. So...is it good?

VERY! It meets and then some my criterion for "art:" It evokes emotion, and it has that quality I've yet been able to verbalize.

Some day you're going to be famous. Will you remember us little folk? (Ha ha!)

Well.....let's see if I can work through this.

Most of what I shoot could be reproduced (at least in some vaguely recognizable form) with the vast majority of people who pick up a camera. Perhaps I do it better than some (maybe ven better than many) but most could do a rough approximation.

Your work? I can't imagine how to begin to replicate it.

Charles, I adore almost everything you've done. But not this one. I hate to be the lone voice, and I hate even more to say a negative word about your work, but this one doesn't do it for me.

Trying to pinpoint the "problem" for me led me first to it's regularity, symmetry, "predictability." However, that's not a problem. Those are often elements of beauty.

I like the lighting, I like the subtle shadows. So, the problem? It hits me as sterile and ... lifeless. Bland.

Ok, I'm likely wrong, I admit that up front. But this is not your best work (as far as I see it).

Well, Gordon, I never know how to critique your work. This is not a *photograph,* per se. I would call it a painting if I could. It's abstract art, whatever label you give it. Modern, abstract art appeals to me by it's shape, designs, colors, balance, etc.

This is good and it does all of those things well. As a photograph? Not qualified to comment. As art? I like!

I think Siggy had the guts to point out what most of us are too afraid to admit, even to ourselves.

Of course, Siggy can't hold a candle to Horney when it comes to understanding "human nature," but....

(Lordy, am I a stinker or what??)

I just happened to stumble across this one. Generally I don't like "body parts" photos, be it human or animal. This one, though seems to work extremely well! I look forward to getting home again at the end of the week and seeing it on the "big screen." The laptop I'm working on for the next few days does not represent hue or brightness well.

But...I like!

Thanks, my friends.

I'm going with adding my name, making it smaller, and saving at 72. Best I can do, I figure.

David, sometimes the parallels between our portfolios scare me. I just shot a very similar piece. Da da da da (theme from the twilight zone).

my bird

First off, the texture is wonderful. I can almost "feel" the softness of the petals. The DOF was a nice choice, leaving some in crisp focus but putting other spots soft, almost like parts of the flower is flirting with us. The colors....well, purples and lavenders are a favorite of mine, and have been for many years. The placement of the flower in the frame: perfect.

Well done, David.

This is an arresting image. The sun streaming down is captivating. Somehow the water frozen in action is seemingly incongruent with the feel of the image and the unexpected nature is startling. The bright color of the sky juxtaposed against the black and white of the water is also unsettling, but in a good way.

I'm off to see the rest of the portfolio.