Antelope Canyon The Bear
by jason_rt

Comment:
At first glance, this looked like a man's right leg stomping down. Excellent abstract with some great humanlike shapes.

The Lake House
by NikonJeb

Comment:
Great tones, but maybe a bit too sharp.

Light Fall
by Neil

Comment:
Great comp but a bit too soft maybe.

Beginning's End
by tate

Comment:
Artisitic, moving, meaningful...

Feathers by Frost
by dtremain

Comment:
Nice patterns, but seems a tad oversharpened.

In step
by Melethia

Comment:

Originally posted by Jedusi: Love the colours and geometry - very Bauhaus . . and perfect symmetry in their walking . .

Bauhaus. That's the word I was searching for! Great geometry here. The border works. Fave!

Message edited by author 2009-01-15 16:40:18.

two by two
by Melethia

Comment:
The poeple are a distraction in this otherwise fine shot of pigeons. Seriously, this is good. Lots of winter warmth here. Expert framing.

chilrundp.jpg
by Iraklis

Comment:
Well, as you may have guessed, I love the tilt. Don't know if she was running, but this almost looks like a panning shot. If not, then it must be the shallow DOF. Whatever it is, the blurred background works to excellent effect. She seems to jump from the frame.

gsleepvmark.jpg
by Iraklis

Comment:
Great! She exudes geometry. I like how she's centered too, and the way her hat is level and centered to the frame. The whole composition, in fact, seems to unfold from her hat.

Seen Better Days
by leooliveira

Comment:

Originally posted by leooliveira: Originally posted by bvy: Interesting interpretation, though he could be asleep or just opening a pack of cigarettes. His face, and not just his posture, should convey unlucky. The negative space doesn't add much. Good try. I agree about the negative space. But your rule about the face having to convey luck... I'm not so sure of that. In this case, his face is not even showing...

It's hardly a rule. Rules apply in general and, of course, are meant to be broken. I was referring to this particular shot. Sorry if that was unclear. In this shot, his posture alone isn't telling me that he's unlucky -- he could be asleep, relaxing his neck, any number of things (someone suggested looking at his watch). If you were there and know he was down on his luck, then you're already biased. The uninformed viewer doesn't have those additional contextual clues, so it's up to you to deliver them. My comment was suggesting that even a glimpse of his face could have driven the point home for the viewer. Then you wouldn't even need the title.