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02/23/2006 07:10:56 AM · #1 |
I expected to see a lot of disgust, ugliness, darkness, uneasiness, and such kind of emotions depicted on this challenge. Instead, there were quite a lot of funny and happy shots. Many of these shots were of beautiful and appealing settings, without the hint that something terrible will happen.
I know, for example, sex is not a sin and I encourage people to go for it. But, Mr. Thomas "The Angelic Doctor" Aquinas doesn't think so. So, I guess, photographers were supposed to depict what Thomas thinks, not what I think. Nor, to show by funny photos how wrong Thomas was. Therefore, I expected photos that would be similar to those medieval pictures of people burning in hell. The point would be to convey the idea that the sins are deadly, and we, that is the photographers telling the stories of sin, are deadly serious about it.
Anyway, there were quite a few good shots at the end of the list of this challenge, but I'd like to draw your attention to the following ones:
likewh0a's A Face in the Candlelight.
There were many screaming faces in this challenge, a lot of fancy postprocessing. But, this portrait was one of the best and it's a pitty that it sits so low in the ranking. In my opinion.
There's a sharp look, and there's nothing more "wrathy" than that. Or, lusty, if you look at the shining lips. The dark colours set a perfect mood for the hellish atmosphere. Tight crop of the face adds a lot to the dramatic feeling. There are so many interpretations to this image, but all of them will remain in the realm of uneasiness or darkness.
dleach's Romans 6:23
Hichcock.
industreality's Gluttony
This was the only 9 I gave on this challenge. Image depicts in a repelling way the sin of gluttony. Aquinas would be proud to put this photo in his new book about sins. Very dramatic and disgusting, achieved by hight contrast black and white and sharp shadows. White teeth pop up from a pitch black mouth and look like they would be stabbing my flesh. Scary. The eye, half closed, is covered by hair and a shadow is cast, so it appears lost, like the mind of this lost soul is someplace else. |
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02/23/2006 11:02:27 AM · #2 |
Thank you for the mention!
I'm still trying to get that good picture of a turkey vulture.... as soon as I get my telephoto... then it's time to find the roadkill bait! ;-) |
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02/23/2006 11:16:57 AM · #3 |
| I gave dleach an 8, as I really thought it was great... |
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02/23/2006 11:24:28 AM · #4 |
If you like turkeys (or eccentric movies for that matter), check out "Vernon, Florida" a documentary by the esteemed Errol Morris.
There is this one hilarious yokel obsessed with turkey hunting, telling meandering stories to explain the turkey feet mounted above his head on the wall, mourning for the ones that got away and pining for the "gobblers" that proved most challenging.
//www.imdb.com/title/tt0083281/ |
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02/23/2006 11:39:55 AM · #5 |
| gjumi.... Interesting you speak of Aquinas in the present tense, probably appropriate considering his influence, however it's unlikely he will be writing soon. |
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02/23/2006 11:50:40 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by rswank:
If you like turkeys (or eccentric movies for that matter), check out "Vernon, Florida" a documentary by the esteemed Errol Morris.
There is this one hilarious yokel obsessed with turkey hunting, telling meandering stories to explain the turkey feet mounted above his head on the wall, mourning for the ones that got away and pining for the "gobblers" that proved most challenging.
//www.imdb.com/title/tt0083281/ |
Actually, turkey vultures are a bit different from turkeys that folks hunt. Not sure I would want to eat a turkey vulture ;-).
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02/24/2006 09:37:07 AM · #7 |
David,
I said it before, and I won't get tired by saying it again: I thank you for sharing these photos. Yes, you have some fun taking pictures, but I also have fun looking at them. And, I learn.
Andre,
I took the literary liberty of mixing the tenses. But, in a philosophical note, I consider a person not the flesh, the juices and the name, but the achievements, the thoughts, the ideas, the works, the deeds. Since Aquinas' works and thoughts are still alive, by my definition, he's still alive and kicking. So, you got it right. All I pray for now is to consider my philosophical liberty to define a person the way I did. If it doesn't make sense, please forgive me. I wish for people to have fun. |
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