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Seeking comments about self photograph
Besides the low resolution, how is the folllowing self image in
reagrd to composition? http://perlmonks.org/index.pl?update...node_id=318648 - parv -- As nice it is to receive personal mail, too much sweetness causes tooth decay. Unless you have burning desire to contact me, do not do away w/ WhereElse in the address for private communication. |
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Seeking comments about self photograph
parv wrote in
: Besides the low resolution, how is the folllowing self image in reagrd to composition? http://perlmonks.org/index.pl?update...node_id=318648 Hmmm, no one wants to bite, huh? All right, I'll give it a shot... The layout is intriguing. I like the balance of your own long shadow filling in the open space alongside the tree. I normally don't like to see major subjects cut off by the frame edges, but in this case it seems to emphasize attention more towards your shadow. The tree's shadow ending at the 'second' horizon line is good. I think I would have liked it if you'd crouched a bit, hopefully putting the branches of the tree above the horizon entirely, so the only overlap was the trunk - sort of enhancing the branches in the sky idea. Your shadow doesn't quite cut it, I think. The thickness at the bottom makes it very heavy, tapering up to a very small image of your upper body. And unfortunately, you're in the photographer's pose, which doesn't say anything particularly dramatic. It's evident you're taking the picture of the shadow, really not much else to say. Tricky to do, of course, but what if you were in another pose? What if you'd leapt into the air and snapped the shot? Or even just rough-aimed the camera and shot from chest level, putting your arms into a more 'natural' position? Just brainstorming... There are lines that section off the image. The horizon we expect, and the tree transcends that nicely. But the shadow line cutting across your own shadow doesn't add to the composition. Hard to make something like that work, but it's important to be aware of it. If you'd crouched, you might have been under it, and the separations of the pic might have had something else to say (and I just thought that crouched with a dog, all in shadow, might have been pretty compelling). Interesting idea, needs a little more refinement to be strong. Don't toss the idea out. - Al. -- To reply, insert dash in address to match domain below Online photo gallery at www.wading-in.net |
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wrote Al Denelsbeck ... parv wrote in : Besides the low resolution, how is the following self image in regard to composition? http://perlmonks.org/index.pl?update...node_id=318648 Hmmm, no one wants to bite, huh? All right, I'll give it a shot... O' Al, The Saviour! I like the balance of your own long shadow filling in the open space alongside the tree. I normally don't like to see major subjects cut off by the frame edges, but in this case it seems to emphasize attention more towards your shadow. I myself preferred the shoes to show up also. The tree's shadow ending at the 'second' horizon line is good. I think I would have liked it if you'd crouched a bit, hopefully putting the branches of the tree above the horizon entirely, so the only overlap was the trunk - sort of enhancing the branches in the sky idea. Now i that i see it, i agree w/ the composition of branches in the sky & shadow on the ground (well, where else would it be anyway). By crouching, however, the sleek tapered look created by wool overcoat would have been compromised. The thickness at the bottom makes it very heavy, tapering up to a very small image of your upper body. Well, the big idea was having my shadow along w/ shadow of another object, preferably displaying the shadow casting object too. unfortunately, you're in the photographer's pose, which doesn't say anything particularly dramatic. It's evident you're taking the picture of the shadow, really not much else to say. No argument there, but see above. Tricky to do, of course, but what if you were in another pose? What if you'd leapt into the air and snapped the shot? Or even just rough-aimed the camera and shot from chest level, putting your arms into a more 'natural' position? Just brainstorming... Yes, anything to escape the photographer-pose would have been better such as a side profile however small to be recognized as such captured by camera-on-tripod. There are lines that section off the image. The horizon we expect, and the tree transcends that nicely. I don't know if you had noticed: the shadow tree /apparently/ is bent in opposite direction to the real tree. That was what had attracted to me this secondary object. But the shadow line cutting across your own shadow doesn't add to the composition. Hard to make something like that work, but it's important to be aware of it. The ground was slanted downwards away from me, that created the ugly intersecting shadow. Interesting idea, needs a little more refinement to be strong. Don't toss the idea out. I do not have a rain/warm-weather overcoat, or i may have tried something during these summer. Waiting till next winter... No, the image of my shadow will be much less appealing in shorts or pants; i don't do nudes other than looking ... Thanks much for the comments Al. - parv -- As nice it is to receive personal mail, too much sweetness causes tooth decay. Unless you have burning desire to contact me, do not do away w/ WhereElse in the address for private communication. |
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wrote Al Denelsbeck ... parv wrote in : http://perlmonks.org/index.pl?update...node_id=318648 The layout is intriguing. I like the balance of your own long shadow filling in the open space alongside the tree. I normally don't like to see major subjects cut off by the frame edges, but in this case it seems to emphasize attention more towards your shadow. ... Here is another one... http://www103.pair.com/parv/tmp/antietam-tower-00-b.jpg ....available until end of Jun 2004. - parv -- As nice it is to receive personal mail, too much sweetness causes tooth decay. Unless you have burning desire to contact me, do not do away w/ WhereElse in the address for private communication. |
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Seeking comments about self photograph
On Fri, 04 Jun 2004 02:29:48 GMT, Al Denelsbeck
wrote: parv wrote in : Besides the low resolution, how is the folllowing self image in reagrd to composition? http://perlmonks.org/index.pl?update...node_id=318648 Hmmm, no one wants to bite, huh? All right, I'll give it a shot... I'll bite. That's an awful composition and boring subject matter and the color isn't even interesting. That's a snapshot that I'd bury in the bottom of my stack of discarded prints if I were you. |
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wrote -xiray- ... On Fri, 04 Jun 2004 02:29:48 GMT, Al Denelsbeck wrote: parv wrote in : Besides the low resolution, how is the following self image in regard to composition? http://perlmonks.org/index.pl?update...node_id=318648 Hmmm, no one wants to bite, huh? All right, I'll give it a shot... I'll bite. That's an awful composition and boring subject matter and the color isn't even interesting. Could you elaborate on why the composition is awful? Until i can acquire a decent scanner, currently the only purpose of my scanned images is show discernible subject and composition while looking something like the prints. That's a snapshot that I'd bury in the bottom of my stack of discarded prints if I were you. Why would anybody keep discarded photos around anyway? - parv -- As nice it is to receive personal mail, too much sweetness causes tooth decay. Unless you have burning desire to contact me, do not do away w/ WhereElse in the address for private communication. |
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Seeking comments about self photograph
On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 22:04:29 -0500, parv
wrote: Why would anybody keep discarded photos around anyway? Good question... I've got boxes of them. I too wonder why I keep them. |
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Seeking comments about self photograph
"-xiray-" :
... Why would anybody keep discarded photos around anyway? Good question... I've got boxes of them. I too wonder why I keep them. self?punishment -- ian green Xeto : photo & graphic project : http://xeto.front.ru photo galleries @ BlurryImage : http://www.blurryimage.com/user/ian%20green selected photography : http://ian_green.photosight.ru/ .. EOF |
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"ian green" wrote:
"-xiray-" wrote: Why would anybody keep discarded photos around anyway? Good question... I've got boxes of them. I too wonder why I keep them. self punishment? Keep them and bequeath them to your descendants. Whores, politicians and old _bad_ photographs all become respectable when they get old enough: http://www.moderna.org/lookatme/pages/index/01-30.html http://www.consumptive.org/found/foundmain.html -- Nicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio Consulting Engineer: Electronics; Informatics; Photonics. Remove spaces etc. to reply: n o lindan at net com dot com psst.. want to buy an f-stop timer? nolindan.com/da/fstop/ |
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Seeking comments about self photograph
"Nicholas O. Lindan" :
link.net... Why would anybody keep discarded photos around anyway? Good question... I've got boxes of them. I too wonder why I keep them. self punishment? Keep them and bequeath them to your descendants. Whores, politicians and old _bad_ photographs all become respectable when they get old enough: first two are same thing but i won't let them mix with my works old photographs are good whether good or bad just for rarity but i'd better leave more good ones (yes i know the sun will blow up in 2006 and no photo paper will survive) -- ian green Xeto : photo & graphic project : http://xeto.front.ru photo galleries @ BlurryImage : http://www.blurryimage.com/user/ian%20green selected photography : http://ian_green.photosight.ru/ .. EOF |
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