Friday, July 25, 2008
Moon Stone
Comments:
David Worthington: Yo Reina, Cass Sculpture Foundation, Goodwood.
I nearly called it Sun on Highway 58 :-)
Yo reina = I queen. Is that Worthington's title? Is Moon Stone your title?
Before I saw your comment, this seemed like a softer version of a Brandt nude: it still does! It's rather fascinating having this inert body, apparently outside but against a dark background, with dappled light from a tree or shrub playing over it.
I must admit that nude is what came to mind for me as well, Brandt is a good reference. I was waiting for that feeling to pass but I am not sure it will.
The glow, shadows and lines give me enough information to explore the picture more. I have reservations on the top heavy black, after all of the intersting delicate patterns in the stone and on the stone this area feels thick and sticky.
Yo Reina is David's title and relates to the 'whole' stone. It is fairly large, just prior to this picture a young lad was laying over part of the stone.
The stone was in a clearing in a wood. In the picture a small amount of light could be seen in the background where the sun was falling through the trees. The dynamic range was too large to get detail in the shadows. It was the dappled light on the stone and its moon like appearence that I wanted to capture.
I've tried some HDR shots elsewhere in this sculpture park, the results so far are very discouraging.
Rex, shame on you. You know I would have come up with something far more clever. Something like "Moonstone Close Up", maybe.
The coolness of the surface along with that glow and the delicate textures are appealing. The shadows make the image for me.
Such an organic feeling, no wonder it could be mistaken for a body. Having googled and seen snapshots of the whole sculpture, I'd say you have probably captured more of the true look and feeling of it here -- and very beautifully.
Yikes and my first thought was that this was left over from a recent denist visit. The image does have some tooth to it, kinda of bitting, eh?
But nicely abstract, with the lighting and veins and that black backgound to isolate the subject. And I can see how this could also work well with a nude.
I have trouble discussing the relative lighting & contast with this monitor I am using, as it has a strong tendency towards launching high key subjects off the scale. See how this looks when I return home next week.
For something that is cold and 'lifeless', this photograph conveys it in a very warm and alive manner. I think underwater and octopus if I look at this too long. The highlight off to the right adds a calming sensation to the pulsing of the left.
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I nearly called it Sun on Highway 58 :-)
Before I saw your comment, this seemed like a softer version of a Brandt nude: it still does! It's rather fascinating having this inert body, apparently outside but against a dark background, with dappled light from a tree or shrub playing over it.
The glow, shadows and lines give me enough information to explore the picture more. I have reservations on the top heavy black, after all of the intersting delicate patterns in the stone and on the stone this area feels thick and sticky.
The stone was in a clearing in a wood. In the picture a small amount of light could be seen in the background where the sun was falling through the trees. The dynamic range was too large to get detail in the shadows. It was the dappled light on the stone and its moon like appearence that I wanted to capture.
I've tried some HDR shots elsewhere in this sculpture park, the results so far are very discouraging.
The coolness of the surface along with that glow and the delicate textures are appealing. The shadows make the image for me.
But nicely abstract, with the lighting and veins and that black backgound to isolate the subject. And I can see how this could also work well with a nude.
I have trouble discussing the relative lighting & contast with this monitor I am using, as it has a strong tendency towards launching high key subjects off the scale. See how this looks when I return home next week.