Saturday, November 17, 2007
Smile.
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The composition of this works well, as does the colour ensemble. A pity that her head is caught by a blemish on the glass though. I like the way one is brought close in to them from above.
Nicely done, but I don't feel involved. Unlike John's feeling I seem to be being taken further away.
Very odd composition and abstract, which is how I view this. Makes me a little disoriented, which is cool. Same feeling when I rotate the image 90 degrees as a vertical.
It does have a certain distance in it. A combination of the distance between subject and object and the gaps in the mirrors I guess. Given the break up of the mirror I would like to see something of interest in each segment. Asking the photographer to step back a little may have helped me! Turning it through the 90 degrees as Doug suggests makes it a much different composition and in my mind not as strong as this one. The object should rule and in this shot she certainly does. Rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise makes the photographer a much more dominant player.
The smudge over the head doesn't bother me, and I like the way her bright purse plays against the soft colors of the marble floor. The bit of distortion in the joint in the lower right hand corner provides a good visual clue to what's going on and adds a bit of surreality.
There is something, but I fail to feel emotions. I don't know why, really. I have looked at it several times.
A great idea and well done, -- I generally enjoy photos of people taking photos, but there is something quite "cold" about this. Thank goodness for the pink/red bag.
The subjects are perhaps not animated enough to overcome the chill of the hard grey stone and mirror. Coat, boots, and jacket make it even chillier!
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The subjects are perhaps not animated enough to overcome the chill of the hard grey stone and mirror. Coat, boots, and jacket make it even chillier!