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09/23/2002 09:47:00 PM |
| I especially liked the telephone poles on the left and how they repeated the form of your main subject. In fact, I even would have liked to see more of them. Now, after your explanation, I also understand your intent of the negative space and I must say: well thought. Unconsciously both things (plants in the foreground and the telephone poles) did exactly what you described. I agree with the others who think the lighting is a bit dark. It looks like a bright sunny day but somehow there is not enough contrast. |
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09/23/2002 12:22:00 AM |
This cross is 190 feet tall (19 stories) It is located in a field about 40 miles East of Amarillo, TX.
The Cross is the main subject of the picture of course and to me everything in the picture defines the Cross:
1.The telephone poles give scale to it’s size
2.The grass and weeds show that it is located in just a plain old field out in the middle of nowhere.
3.Clouds, I would have been just as pleased if the clouds had not been there that day but sense they were I decided to name the picture “Stairway to Heaven” because generally Heaven is thought to be in the clouds.
The “Wow” for me was the size of the cross and how everything around it depicted its size.
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09/22/2002 11:48:00 AM |
| this shot is too busy, with the weeds in the foreground, telephone poles and such |
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09/22/2002 11:47:00 AM |
Beautiful clouded day for this photo. I think it works well for this challenge because even though the sky is rather cloudy (which some may not consider negative space) the fact that our brain recognizes sky as being generally an expansive, empty space keeps our attention focused on the cross and foreground only glancing up to see the shapes in the clouds. The few telephone poles and weeds (twigs?) in the front are only very minor distractions once you start looking all around the photo and the weeds actually provide a useful element by breaking into the space of the sky, I think. Nice shot.
Score: 8
Courtenay |
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09/21/2002 03:19:00 PM |
| Interesting pic. A smidge dark for my tastes. Not sure that it says Negative Space to me though. |
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09/21/2002 01:48:00 AM |
| That's weird that they'd put a cross in the middle of the field like that. Great shot. 6 |
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09/20/2002 03:18:00 PM |
| My eye picked up on the cross-like utility poles in the distance, on the left. I thought that was interesting, whether it was intentional or not. |
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09/20/2002 12:08:00 PM |
| Apologies for not leaving a proper comment. Please email me if you'd really like one. I’ve voted this image a 6. Kavey |
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09/20/2002 10:51:00 AM |
| Meets the challenge and is quite interesting. A tad brighter would improve this. Good composition. |
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09/20/2002 08:48:00 AM |
| Is this Northern Texas? If so where? I drove by a cross just like this a took a picture of it a couple years ago. |
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09/20/2002 05:20:00 AM |
| I like your use of the repeating vertical elements against an essentially two-toned background. |
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09/19/2002 10:38:00 AM |
| Interesting composition...Especially the telephone poles to the left... |
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09/19/2002 06:38:00 AM |
| very nicely done, great title. |
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09/18/2002 01:51:00 AM |
Composition: would have more impact without the telephone poles 5 Lighting: good 6
Appeal: 6 Total Rating 6 Sulamk
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09/17/2002 09:47:00 AM |
| Excellent cloudcapture. The negative space really makes this one. 9 |
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09/17/2002 12:03:00 AM |
| nice shot but I don't see the negative space |
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09/16/2002 11:48:00 PM |
| I like the softness of this shot as well as the cross imagery in both the fore and background. good job. cmcvety. |
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09/16/2002 11:32:00 PM |
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09/16/2002 11:07:00 PM |
| Very nice composition. Wish the colors were brighter tho. - bamaster (7) |
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09/16/2002 09:43:00 PM |
| Good exposure, decent color and sharp focus. I particularly like how the subject is repeated in the power lines at the left. Yes, this is where the ascent to heaven begins. |
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09/16/2002 06:48:00 PM |
| did u try just the cross and sky? |
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09/16/2002 05:11:00 PM |
| you're probably getting a lot of comments about this, but the telephone polls on the side take some of the power away from the overall mood and scene. other than that the photo is very nice. |
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09/16/2002 04:45:00 PM |
| Negative space is lacking here. Too much going on in the sky/foreground |
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09/16/2002 03:42:00 PM |
| I have to wonder if this is a good angle on a small object, or if this is actually one really huge cross. I think you have used "negative space" properly, and it is appropriate with the subject. The lighting, angle and focus are great, and so is the framing. I like how it's not dead center of the photo. Great job. Good luck in the challenge. ~Hbunch7187~ |
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09/16/2002 12:11:00 PM |
| Moving, stark, superbly composed… (10) |
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09/16/2002 11:46:00 AM |
Nice work and idea. For me, this would've been more effective by cropping most of the grass out, leaving a very small line across the bottom..was there a reason to leave it in. To me it is taking away the effect from the cross against the sky.
Great work (more comments later) 7
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09/16/2002 11:00:00 AM |
| I like this very much. The telephone pole on the left are distracting to my eye, but I can live with it. Nice perspective, nice work. Score 7 Justine |
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09/16/2002 10:34:00 AM |
| i like your cross and the whole picture but I am not sure if it is negative space--help--7bobgaither |
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09/16/2002 10:22:00 AM |
| I'd have got rid of the brown plants in the foreground first, just snap them off. |
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09/16/2002 05:24:00 AM |
| The telephone poles on the left initially made me cringe, but on second thought, they are sort of consistent with the subject. Those weeds in the foreground though gotta go.... |
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