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01/27/2011 10:37:55 PM · #51 |
Originally posted by Cyberlandz:
I think the safest approach would then be to just title this challenge as In the Style of Edward Weston, with nothing much in the description other than a link to his works. That would avoid any restriction on both the entrants' and audience' imagination. |
The trouble with that, is that much of Weston's work was landscapes, still lifes, nudes, a lot of things. The challenge, as proposed, is much narrower than that. Many of Weston's most fascinating images are elemental, abstracted images of fruits and vegetables, very classic and simple and pure. That's what the challenge proposer is after.
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01/27/2011 11:13:27 PM · #52 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by Cyberlandz:
I think the safest approach would then be to just title this challenge as In the Style of Edward Weston, with nothing much in the description other than a link to his works. That would avoid any restriction on both the entrants' and audience' imagination. |
The trouble with that, is that much of Weston's work was landscapes, still lifes, nudes, a lot of things. The challenge, as proposed, is much narrower than that. Many of Weston's most fascinating images are elemental, abstracted images of fruits and vegetables, very classic and simple and pure. That's what the challenge proposer is after.
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i was hoping someone would point this out. you can enter a landscape and it would fit the challenge if the guy had indeed some landscapes too. but would it be as fascinating as his most fascinating works? it would be subjective, but more or less, you'll know what to expect in comments and votes, the latter you may or may not care about.
what im saying is, we can leave the argument of whether it is abstract or not out of the equation. we can simply focus on whether or not an image is clearly recognizable as a tribute to the guy and his most fascinating works.
i respect that the original suggestion wants to focus on his abstract works, but if it would only cause confusion and debate, id rather drop it and simply settle for something that would more generally be acceptable as a description of his great works. |
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01/27/2011 11:22:50 PM · #53 |
"This then: to photograph a rock, have it look like a rock, but be more than a rock."
- Edward Weston
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01/28/2011 11:13:03 AM · #54 |
A relevant extract from Susan Sontag on Photography:
"... one of the perennial successes of photography has been its strategy of turning living beings into things, things into living beings. The peppers Weston photographed in 1929 and 1930 are voluptuous in a way that his female nudes rarely are. Both the nudes and the pepper are photographed for the play of forms - but the body is characteristically shown bent over upon itself, all of the extremities cropped, with the flesh rendered as opaque as normal lighting and focus allow, thus decreasing its sensuality and heightening the abstractness of the body's form; the pepper is viewed close-up but in its entirely, the skin polished and oiled, and the result is a discovery of the erotic suggestiveness of an ostensibly neutral form, a heightening of its seeming palpability." |
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01/28/2011 11:35:32 AM · #55 |
All this talk about peppers is making two titles stick in my mind:
Five Little Peppers and How they Grew
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers
Now, how to get rid of them.
Hmmm, if we did do a Weston take-off, and made it exclusively peppers, think of all the new pepper stories to come.
And, oh yes, FWIW, I like the idea of a Weston Black and White Abstract.
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02/03/2011 12:40:59 PM · #56 |
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02/03/2011 01:05:21 PM · #57 |
| I'd really like to see this happen. Not sure if it's in the queue, as it were, but with all the repeats and food moustaches and so forth, a photography challenge would be cool. |
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02/03/2011 01:54:52 PM · #58 |
Originally posted by Louis:
I'd really like to see this happen. Not sure if it's in the queue, as it were, but with all the repeats and food moustaches and so forth, a photography challenge would be cool. |
I agree. I think this sort of challenge is beneficial for a ton of reasons. First, it makes people look at the history of photography. Second, it pushes us to try and emulate and experience notable works. Besides, this one in particular is an easy one for anybody. All it takes is some random object and a desk lamp... |
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02/06/2011 09:44:45 PM · #59 |
| Tonight is a great night. |
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02/16/2011 04:45:18 PM · #60 |
| February is a great month. |
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02/16/2011 05:32:57 PM · #61 |
| Spring is a great season. |
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02/16/2011 05:49:28 PM · #62 |
Turns out we have this challenge incognito.
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02/16/2011 06:20:09 PM · #63 |
Okay...let's all have a good look...;-)
Abandoned Shoes by Edward Weston
Of course, for those of us who like to shoe shop, we can can always go with the Van Gogh Style...
Abandoned Shoes - Van Gogh Style
Message edited by author 2011-02-16 18:26:09. |
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02/16/2011 07:05:53 PM · #64 |
Originally posted by bspurgeon:
Turns out we have this challenge incognito. |
ah... good eye, Ben. I totally missed the small print. My Stiletto Heel Jalapeños are just beginning to ripen. Such good fortune!
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02/16/2011 07:14:53 PM · #65 |
| Possibly I will find the Gentleman's Slipper in the woods. |
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02/28/2011 04:36:10 PM · #66 |
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03/02/2011 10:36:43 AM · #67 |
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03/02/2011 10:45:27 AM · #68 |
| But Louis, Tarot Cards (actually not a bad theme) was suggested two weeks ago, and we really needed a battery portrait challenge. |
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03/02/2011 11:08:42 AM · #69 |
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03/02/2011 11:08:43 AM · #70 |
pardon me!
Message edited by author 2011-03-02 11:09:14. |
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03/02/2011 11:30:40 AM · #71 |
Originally posted by bspurgeon:
But Louis, Tarot Cards (actually not a bad theme) was suggested two weeks ago, and we really needed a battery portrait challenge. |
Yes, two weeks is really too long to wait for a Tarot card challenge. Shame! |
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03/02/2011 11:41:54 AM · #72 |
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03/02/2011 01:46:03 PM · #73 |
| 2 Colors was a two week wait as well. |
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03/02/2011 01:50:50 PM · #74 |
| I already had to eat the peppers I bought when I first saw this suggested ... :-( |
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03/03/2011 09:01:08 PM · #75 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
I already had to eat the peppers I bought when I first saw this suggested ... :-( |
Guess your stuck with a curvy nude self portrait. |
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