Monday, April 30, 2007
From The Cracks
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This is real minimalist stuff - just right for that country! Isn't it strange how compelling minimalism is? And then one starts thinking about what the water does to the wall when it leaves the pipe. As a picture on a wall, this would be a masterclass in torture by claustrophobia! The dandelion (or whatever it is) seems happy enough though.
I've run into a blank wall on this one (sorry, could not resist). Truly, it is challenging me.
As much as I enjoyed Matt's descriptive comment, I'm not sure the dandelion sells it to me. But it is interesting how long I can spend staring at it, trying to decide.
But it is interesting how long I can spend staring at it, trying to decide.
Me too.
Despite the minimalism, I feel that there is too much in this picture. It is interesting how the picture changes as any one component is removed.
The version that I like the best is a square without the right hand pipe.
Which reminds me of something I've been meaning to experiment with. That is, do squares suit more abstract subjects better?
Thanks for all the comments.
Interesting about how a square crop would make subjects more abstract. For this one I had a go with Colin's suggested square crop and to me it then becomes too left hand heavy. My square of preference would be to lop off both pipes and downward cement joins and leave the horizontal as the 'must reach' line. I need to dust down my old Rolliecord and experiment with square abstraction in the neighbourhood.
I love this picture. Actually, I could live with it on a wall in my living room.
I love the square format, thanks to about two years of 6x6 photography. However, I don't think this one benefits from removing anything. It is just... good! I would not add nor remove a thing.
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As much as I enjoyed Matt's descriptive comment, I'm not sure the dandelion sells it to me. But it is interesting how long I can spend staring at it, trying to decide.
Me too.
Despite the minimalism, I feel that there is too much in this picture. It is interesting how the picture changes as any one component is removed.
The version that I like the best is a square without the right hand pipe.
Which reminds me of something I've been meaning to experiment with. That is, do squares suit more abstract subjects better?
Interesting about how a square crop would make subjects more abstract. For this one I had a go with Colin's suggested square crop and to me it then becomes too left hand heavy. My square of preference would be to lop off both pipes and downward cement joins and leave the horizontal as the 'must reach' line. I need to dust down my old Rolliecord and experiment with square abstraction in the neighbourhood.
I love the square format, thanks to about two years of 6x6 photography. However, I don't think this one benefits from removing anything. It is just... good! I would not add nor remove a thing.