Friday, June 13, 2008
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In a perfect world, I think I might have paid more attention to that bit of wheel well in the background . . .
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that bit of wheel well in the background
Now I am confused and predisposed to trying to see the image a particular way. The power of titles.
My first thoughts were of hot evenings with insects catching the light above a meadow.
Now I'm thinking of the rusty side of some kind of vehicle in the background.
I am sure no club judge could resist a comment about the space above the flowers....................
Matt - I can see what you mean about the wheel but I'm wondering whether it matters. One part of me likes this as a semi-abstract study while the rule-bound part says that the composition could be improved. As a picture to look at and enjoy I tend to the former.
Coming at it from a slightly different angle: I always feel that a point use of a small flower is better done in colour and that feeling might be alleviated by separating the flower out from the wheel given that both are so far over to the left.
Rex is right about club judges, and I'm usually fairly cross after an evening of such comments!
'that feeling might be alleviated by separating the flower out from the wheel'
I think a step to the left would have done it. That would have created a V made of the wheel well on the left and the bit of grass on the right, with the flower in between.
'I am sure no club judge could resist a comment about the space above the flowers....................'
I'm sure you are right.I find that expanse of gray and bokeh fascinating, but then I've never understood why empty space couldn't be a compositional element, so what do I know ;-)
Personally I dislike the judges that spend all their time cropping bits off images. I do try to avoid the temptation unless it lops off distractions. The obvious inclusion of vast bits of 'space' is the authors choice. Commenting on how that does or does not contribute to the image is OK, judging an image that was not presented crosses a line for me.
I rather like the way that the wheel well continues the line of the stem and hints at bigger things beyond. I don't think that it is identifiable just from the picture.
The grasses/leaves are magic.
I am with Colin on the lovelness of the leaves but I am bothered by the backgound loop intersecting with the flower. The dark gray area looks like an evening photo with fire-flys, takes me back to my visits as a kid to N.W. Pennsylvania.
I gave up on camera clubs last year, I found I came home so peeved at the stupid comments rushed in a few seconds that I could not sleep. Most clubs I have been to are run by people interested in running clus and not photography.
On this picture, the curve of the wheel arch is a but to close and distracting. The nearly empty top section does not bother me.
Wonderful!...and well seen. The background adds intrigue and, like Doug, those fireflies are an added bonus. Bet you'd not got half as good using that new toy of yours....
The bike wheel and flower form a pleasing arc in that bottom left . It also adds a good base which counters the space above and to the right. Anything more in that background and this really would have not worked.
Somewhat to my own surprise, I don't mind the background wheel well at all -- in fact I rather like it. Where it falls is fine by me, too. The whole thing works for me.
I often find that I quite like photos that break rules. (Yet, I wonder why I agonize so when I don't follow them? Lack of confidence, anyone?) Since in this one you have broken a whole mess of rules, it appeals to me. Rather than being a distraction, the wheel well feels like a partner in the dance of the flower and leaves. Count me in the crowd of those who enjoy the fireflies. I can't seem to wean myself off color and I am inspired by the courage to picture a flower in black and white.
Everyone thanks for commenting. I'm not sure what the 'fireflies' are, but I'm fairly certain they aren't fireflies. Leaves maybe.
I find I'm drawn to these composition where theres a lot of nearly empty space, particularly if I can work in a tonal gradation. There's something about it that I find neat. Glad others appreciate it as well.
'Bet you'd not got half as good using that new toy of yours....'
Heck, today I was proud that I loaded the film right on the first try let alone take a picture with it ;-)
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Now I am confused and predisposed to trying to see the image a particular way. The power of titles.
My first thoughts were of hot evenings with insects catching the light above a meadow.
Now I'm thinking of the rusty side of some kind of vehicle in the background.
I am sure no club judge could resist a comment about the space above the flowers....................
Coming at it from a slightly different angle: I always feel that a point use of a small flower is better done in colour and that feeling might be alleviated by separating the flower out from the wheel given that both are so far over to the left.
Rex is right about club judges, and I'm usually fairly cross after an evening of such comments!
I think a step to the left would have done it. That would have created a V made of the wheel well on the left and the bit of grass on the right, with the flower in between.
'I am sure no club judge could resist a comment about the space above the flowers....................'
I'm sure you are right.I find that expanse of gray and bokeh fascinating, but then I've never understood why empty space couldn't be a compositional element, so what do I know ;-)
The grasses/leaves are magic.
On this picture, the curve of the wheel arch is a but to close and distracting. The nearly empty top section does not bother me.
The bike wheel and flower form a pleasing arc in that bottom left . It also adds a good base which counters the space above and to the right. Anything more in that background and this really would have not worked.
I find I'm drawn to these composition where theres a lot of nearly empty space, particularly if I can work in a tonal gradation. There's something about it that I find neat. Glad others appreciate it as well.
'Bet you'd not got half as good using that new toy of yours....'
Heck, today I was proud that I loaded the film right on the first try let alone take a picture with it ;-)