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One Step Up and Two Steps Back [CLOSED & LOCKED]
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Originally posted at 10:54PM, 22 April 2008 PDT
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Mike Cohn (a group admin) edited this topic 5 weeks ago.
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I just discovered this group tonight, so this is my first post.
I'd appreciate hearing any thoughts on this, good and bad.
My thoughts on it are this: It is all about the contrasts. Green is placid, soothing, yet the subject (runners) is dynamic and active. There is a contrast of action between what we think we see as implied motion, but it is not a person running, it is a static object, a statue. There is some more, but if I said it all, there wouldn't be anything to talk about :)
Thanks for any feedback, I do look forward to spending more time in this group.
Posted 3 months ago.
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I like your take on this scene. The frontmost runner running out of the shot adds to the dynamism. Technically, the exposure and focus look great to me. I think that the shadows of the trees kind of detract from the main subjects. But of course, there's nothing much to do about that, barring use of a chainsaw! :) (or a digital chainsaw)
Posted 3 months ago.
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Green is the strongest colour here, the angle of light making it very contrasty. I don't get the feeling of it being placid in this photo. Hence, the remaining description just seems too contrived. I'd say this wasn't the best composition or time of day to get to the kind of feeling you want it to convey. I suggest, go back and bring more or all of the statues into the frame, let there be a wide spread of green (if possible) around them and the time of day should suit the placid feeling you want to communicate.
Posted 3 months ago.
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@ChrissyJ: Thank you, I had heard from others about that tree shadow, I might have a digital whack at it, so to speak. :)
@Farhiz: Contrived? Ouch, but Ok, thanks. I'm not arguing your feedback, and I appreciate it a lot. "Soothing" wasn't an idea in my head when I took this, I liked the graphic nature of the shadows on the grass, and thought it was fairly dynamic, so what I meant was, normally, you see a field of grass and you think, "Ok, pastoral" or whatever, but that wasn't the point at all for me, so that is what I meant by contrast.
I've gotten feedback from others that maybe the P.O.V. could be changed, so I will definitely give it another shot the next time I'm there. As you might be able to inferfrom the ledge/wall behind them, there were some buildings (dark buildings, as it happens) just behind the statues, so to include all of the statues I think would have made for a distracting bg. Thanks again.
Posted 3 months ago.
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No intent on my part to hurt, Joe. You've got a tricky subject and idea to execute. Can you possibly shoot from one of the buildings through a window, if you're allowed?
Posted 3 months ago.
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No worries Farhiz, I meant it, thanks for the feedback. I didn't have anywhere near the time I would have liked to shoot this particular shot, so I am sure with some more time and a little perspective I can get a few more interesting shots.
Posted 3 months ago.
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I do see the motion / stop motion aspect of the running figures. That is in contrast to the shadows of the trees.
I like the part-hidden nature of the statues, revealed in their shadows.
I also like the monochromatic colouring, all green and grey.
The composition is good but I wonder if you could have made more of the curb at the back (since you can't avoid it). Perhaps you could have brought the nearest figure into the frame a bit more maybe at the expense of the back figure. You could hide both ends of the line.
I don't think the green is placid, it is too contrasty for that.
Posted 3 months ago.
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Constrast's good for me, vignetting works.
Maybe much too blue on the background, would adjust it.
Regarding composition, more angle would increase dynamic.
Posted 3 months ago.
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@PhotoGraham First, sorry for the delay. I forgot I had to reply :S. Thanks for the comments. Your point about the curb at back is well taken, I'll keep that in mind next time we are there. I'm glad you see most of what I was hoping the viewer would see. RE: grass contrast - yeah, maybe. Thanks for taking the time to give me some feedback.
@superyann: Ditto apologies, I forgot it was my turn :). RE: background coloration - the original was WAYYY blue, I tried to play up the orange aspects to complement the green, but was afraid of making the bg coloration TOO saturated, for fear it would unduly compete with the foreground. What do you mean by more angle - lower to the ground looking up? I think there definitely are more angles for me to explore, but this was the strongest image in my head, so I got this one. Had I more time, I might have gotten more ideas.
Thanks all for the looks and comments.
Posted 3 months ago.
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