Impressionism: The non Masters Thread Challenge

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

11/14/2004 09:52:08 AM · #130

Originally posted by banmorn:

Lovethe second one!! They're both good, but oooooo that reflection! BTW, congratulations on your POTD at DIC. :D

daisy77

Nikon D70

Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro DX

11/14/2004 10:18:23 AM · #131

Originally posted by banmorn:

hey rOb!! these are lovely. i especially love the 2nd one...a breeze on the water surface really does an amazingly painterly thing there. so cool. also, the colors are popping. great work.

best, m

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

11/14/2004 10:36:12 AM · #132

Those are beautiful, to Laurie and Rob. I was about to say that any reflective surface could be used, and there it is, the hood of a car. That one is pretty surreal. Anyone tried foil or mylar yet?

scab-lab

Canon EOS-D60

11/14/2004 10:43:12 AM · #133

Took a quick shot at the camera movement technique the other day.

oksamit

Canon EOS-30D

11/14/2004 12:20:58 PM · #134

Is that impressionism or not.

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Cantique

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2

Panasonic Lumix G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 ASPH Mega O.I.S lens

11/14/2004 02:38:33 PM · #135

I increased contrast and filtered using the dry brush filter. Result: Impressionistic Fall

jmritz

Fujifilm X30

Custom Made Pinhole

11/14/2004 08:07:34 PM · #136

Just for fun lets try that again. What do you think?

11/14/2004 09:15:36 PM · #137

John. Did you use a screen over the lens or a ps filter? Whatever it is, that's what I was trying to come up with all weekend. Didn't succeed. I don't have a filter holder for my camera yet so there was always movement that caused the filter to blur. I like the blocky look of yours.

dipaulk

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

11/14/2004 09:42:36 PM · #138

John, that is beautiful! Do share your process ;) I was unable to leave the house for photography today because we were keeping our granddaughter, but I did take these around the house. I took 2 photos, one the regular way and one through a clear plate smeared with vaseline. I then blended these together in various ways in PS and added a texture to 2 of them. My favorite is the daisy mums, but that little green spot at the bottom left is too distracting. I'll try to retake it tomorrow with a better composition.

jmritz

Fujifilm X30

Custom Made Pinhole

11/14/2004 09:49:19 PM · #139

Originally posted by pcody:

Pat I have to admit I used Photoshop again. I played around with the filters using so many I forgot what I did. But one that gave that blocky appearance was the Rough Pastels. With this one I could pick the surface that I used, like canvas or burlap. I liked burlap because it gave that feeling of working on a rough canvas. Thanks for the kind words.
jm

prbetts

11/14/2004 10:08:29 PM · #140

I have been working on impressionism. don't know to much about this. Did this photo by using movement of camera. What do you think?? can use all the help I can get.

dsidwell

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

11/14/2004 10:48:37 PM · #141

My two Â¢:

Photography is all by itself and inherently impressionistic in many ways. Several impressionistic painters used photographs (the new technology!) to inspire some of their paintings. More than anything else, they sought to capture the essence of light on a subject and how that light made them feel: i.e. the impression and mood was more important than focus, perfect composition, etc.

However, we are photographers, not painters. I strongly feel that impressionistic photographs do NOT need to necessarily resemble paintings. I hope that at least a few images in this challenge seek to define impressionism for photography itself. I hope to find images in which mood and light play particularly strong roles. I certainly enjoy the images I've seen in this thread, but I also hope to find other types of photos that are impressionistic in other ways.

It is also good to remember the wide variety of artists that helped to define impressionism.

Monet, whose paintings many photos in this thread seem to resemble, was certainly a great painter.

But Manet, whose paintings were not blurry at all, is also wonderful. Many of his images reflect a limited and muted pallette and outlining techniques.

Renoir was a master of softer focus and setting his white/light points in strategic places.

Gaugin's paintings were more modern in flavor. His subjects resemble illustrations and seemed flatter with less depth of field.

Some argue that Van Gogh was an impressionist. He used bold strokes and vivid colors.

There were many other impressionist painters, but the point is that they were all very different from one another in many ways while most of the photos in this thread are quite similar.

The main point is that photography should seed to define impressionism for itself. I hope to see a wide variety of photos that seek to do this in the challenge.

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

11/14/2004 11:11:56 PM · #142

Those are some good points David. I'm all excited about this challenge. It's going to be great, no matter how the pictures I'll be looking at were created. With composition and technique more or less thrown out the door, I guess one would vote on the feeling one gets when looking at the picture? And maybe the color coordination and such?

Neil

Fujifilm X-T30

11/14/2004 11:27:37 PM · #143

This threads been a big succcess with great shots and participation, but note that our "non-masters" challenge is not over tonight but can keep on going.

A note to people: please try to comment on others work below, as well as post. I have personally been trying to offer comments to everyone because I've enjoyed this so much, but I have fallen behind. I will continue to comment though (Since this is getting so long, I have started to put the comments directly on the photos for your own "records".)

puma

Canon EOS-10D

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

11/14/2004 11:34:59 PM · #144

Is this one pretty good? A little shot I got when I was in Sicily

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dsidwell

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

11/14/2004 11:41:05 PM · #145

Originally posted by pcody:

I think this is true. I'll be looking for photos that clearly show the artists' impressions of their subjects. If it looks painterly, great, but more important is the communication of an impression or emotion or ??? I also expect to be surprised, so I'll probably give lots of high scores! And with only 37 entries for this one, I'll have the luxury of spending some time on each one.

graphicfunk

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

11/14/2004 11:58:25 PM · #146

I want to extend my congratulations to many of you in this thread. Would it not be a joke if these images overtake those in the masters. lol

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

11/14/2004 11:59:25 PM · #147

With the small number of entries it will be easier to rank them. I don't know. Maybe it's time to start a new voting scale for special occasions like this and not have them count in with the rest of the stats for the people that can enter. If everyone gave 10s to all the pictures, there wouldn't be a reason to vote. But I would feel bad if I gave out lower scores. Ack. a quandry

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

11/15/2004 12:01:25 AM · #148

Originally posted by dsidwell:

Photography is all by itself and inherently impressionistic in many ways. Several impressionistic painters used photographs (the new technology!) to inspire some of their paintings. More than anything else, they sought to capture the essence of light on a subject and how that light made them feel: i.e. the impression and mood was more important than focus, perfect composition, etc.

This description makes me think of Cubism as a form of Impressionism as well.