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| 05/04/2007 01:19:37 PM | In Honor of the Veteransby MPRPROComment by Jedusi: Tremendous shot. There is so much about this that I like, the single splash of colour, the receding bridge, the sharpness of the foreground against the softer distant background. Very impressive.
Having just read your write up it was a huge amount of work you did to produce this image, but I would say well worth the effort. | Photographer found comment helpful. |
| 05/04/2007 01:04:51 PM | In Honor of the Veteransby MPRPROComment by colorcarnival: i like it, i like the flag popping out, i like the bridge disappearing into the background. I think if I were to see this in print tho, I'd like to see more black and white contrast, at least on the bridge.
edit to add: i agree with agenkin, I don't see the connection to veterans, more of a tribute to patriotism. Message edited by author 2007-05-04 13:05:44. | Photographer found comment helpful. |
| 05/04/2007 10:33:41 AM | Jeff Gordon Pit Stop Dover DE.by MPRPROComment by agenkin: What a mess of colours and details. My eyes are jumping around the frame in search of a compositional or semantical accent, and find none. Even if I were a car racing fan, I'd be disappointed, because all the action is happening on the other side of the car. |
| 05/04/2007 10:28:24 AM | In Honor of the Veteransby MPRPROComment by agenkin: All this tinkering with the camera and in PS, perhaps, gave you joy, but it was certainly not worth it for the image, as far as I can see. What does IR add to this shot? A single B&W shot with the red filter on would give a pretty similar result. Don't get me started on selective desaturation, I have yet to see an image where it worked well, and this is no exception. The perspective is quite usual, I've seen bridges in general, and this particular bridge, in particular, shot many times with this composition; however, the composition is alright.
I don't see anything about the veterans in the picture, so the title alone tries to give the image some context.
My reaction is the mixture of "boring" and "give me a break". |
| 05/04/2007 10:09:50 AM | Jeff Gordon Pit Stop Dover DE.by MPRPROComment by posthumous: my first reaction is amusement. everyone is so busy and efficient, yet they are dressed in these ridiculous cartoony colors. these same garish colors keep any composition from asserting itself. the diagonals you've created, the energy that might have been gained from cropping off the front of the car, all has been lost in the deafening cacophony of color. |
| 05/04/2007 10:05:55 AM | In Honor of the Veteransby MPRPROComment by posthumous: The flag seems like a belch in the great, gaping mouth of this bridge. The selective desaturation contributes to this effect. The suspension cables create an exaggerated perspective, making it seem like the flag is issuing out from some deep central place within the bridge.
Displays like this remind me of Imperial Rome in its decline, when the excess of emperors seemed like a sign of insecurity, their insistence they were gods seemed like an overcompensation. I can almost already see this bridge as a large, impressive ruin for future tourists to marvel over. | Photographer found comment helpful. |
| 05/04/2007 06:43:00 AM | | Photographer found comment helpful. |
| 05/04/2007 06:41:57 AM | In Honor of the Veteransby MPRPROComment by pineapple: That's a lot of work to produce your photo of this iconic monument. My reaction - the steel looks a little flat. HDR is a bit like stone-washing jeans, takes away something and give something. But sometimes what it gives (despite all the hard work of layer and what not) is not as rich an image as one might hope for. Had I not read your notes, I would have glanced over it. I reckon it has commercial potential for reason of the colourful flag - but around here I notice that selective colouring is not in vogue. | Photographer found comment helpful. |
| 05/02/2007 12:55:00 PM | Normal in NYCby MPRPROComment by MPRPRO: I have another image in the Free Study for April. I am sure people will mark it down as well. It isn't an exact interpretation, it's free study but people don't like some types of images so I am sure it will not score high. Here is one reason why.
I know this isn't a conventional rule of thirds image but it is a rule of thirds image. The image is divided into three parts both vertically and horizontally. Look again.
This image was not taken specifically for this challenge. I rarely take an image just for a challenge. I look to my work and see what I think meets the challenge. I am too busy to just focus on images for challenges. I shot this at a photo shoot in NYC with Kerri Taylor. She is an excellent model who I am sure you would all love to work with so take that as an endorsement of her skills as a model.
Now back to my little image. The buildings split the image into three distinct sections left to right. Top to bottom the sky is the top third of the image, the buildings again take up the middle of the image and the wall behind Kerri splits off the bottom third of the image. So don't tell me it doesn't follow your limited vision of the Rule of Thirds. One commenter mentioned "He doesn't know where to look." That's because the entire image is meant to be looked as a whole. It is dynamic, interesting and a little sexy.
Yes I could have cropped it to put Kerri on the left or right and cut out much of the image. I didn't want to. You have to admit it is original. I am such a rebel. LOL. I hope you liked the image anyway despite my not so conventional rule of thirds according to Mike.
BTW Kerri is wearing a original Mike Randazzo designed Saran Wrap skirt and top which I wrapped her in just before shooting this image. The title comes from the fact that she could walk down the street in NYC any day of the week and nobody would think twice about her look. It would have been normal in New York to be seen in this outfit. We had a great time shooting too. Thanks Kerri for your talent and skill and time.
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