AK Steel, Middletown, Ohio 2011
by Marjo

Comment:
I love this shot. I had to go find analogous shots by Weston to properly look at it. I think you pulled it off. I'm not sure quite why, but this shot evokes the same kind of feeling I get looking at vaguely similar Weston shots. I wish I could quantify it better.

Soft Spot
by glad2badad

Comment:
Sorry this doesn't seem Westony to me at all. Maybe I just don't see your vision or know Weston enough. I like the shot a lot, but the subject, cropping, deepness of the blacks (or not), abstractiness, and obsession with form all seem to miss the Weston style.

Rose
by BostonLogan

Comment:
I like your cropping. Your shot almost evokes alternative forms in its ambiguity, but I never stop seeing just the rose, however gorgeous. Also I think Weston would have kept everything in focus. There is too much sense of depth versus Weston's flattening to abstract form.

Weston's Tomatoes
by littlemav

Comment:
The tomatoes don't seem to be in focus and there's too much depth apparent overall. Form isn't the star and to me isn't even very interesting in this shot. I think this is an interesting shot, but it doesn't resonate Weston to me.

Mary
by moswyn

Comment:
I like that you forsake Weston's bw. Sadly I don't think it helps. This is a nice shot, I really sense emotion from the subject and feel like I can identify with how she feels somehow. I think this kind of empathy is conspicuously missing from Weston's work (my opinion). So, I think it misses the Weston style, but is a great shot!

Barn, King County, 2011
by wyverndragon

Comment:
My read on Weston's building shots, particularly barns, is that he treats them like American Gothic. Matter of fact, not flattering, dead center, no drama. This is a beautiful shot of a barn, I like it a lot. I don't think it reflects Weston's style though.

Curves of Seduction
by mgarsteck

Comment:
I like this shot a lot, but it doesn't seem Westony to me. I think this approach has promise and is certainly a creative way to try to capture the Weston spirit. As much as I love the intensity gradient on the edges of the Tronesque smoke, it evokes the sense of depth that Weston seems to flatten out into abstraction. Whether or not the trailing/weaker edges of the smoke are in focus, they seem out of focus, again defeating what I think Weston would strive for in this shot. Finally, I don't think the form is the star here and it doesn't lend for ambiguity. The smoke itself automatically lends itself to abstraction, so it can't be abstracted further. A tighter crop may have tricked the eye into seeing something else, and that's where I think this type of approach could have some Westonish promise. As is I think it misses that mark.

Wall, Door, and Lonely Shoes, 2011 (WDL-R-1)
by LandzEnca

Comment:
Hmm, seems a stretch for the Weston but I'll allow it ;). I like the focus, contrast, balance of light and dark, and overall composition for Wesontality. It doesn't seem Westony but it feels Westony to me. I will say I like it.

my right foot
by whiteroom

Comment:
I don't know if I haven't seen the right Weston photos, but this seems way off the mark to me. I like the shot, I am compelled to keep looking at it and enjoy figuring out what I think it all is. Still, it does not seem at all Westony to me. Most importantly I don't think he would approve of the halo/glow. Nor do I think he would shoot through a fan so beautifully out of focus (or whatever that is -- are you on a boat?).

Delicate
by Adz

Comment:
Interesting. First off I really like this shot (favorited). However, I don't see how this is supposed to relate to Weston's work. The shallow DOF seems complete contrary to his approach, and I think this kills any chances of your shot prioritizing (and possibly abstracting through flattening) form.