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Post by PeteB on Jan 12, 2021 20:40:37 GMT
Whenever I am asked why I like a particular photo, I first look at its composition, e.g. subject placement; colors; patterns, etc. But with my comments today I am taking a different approach. The first image I decided to write about was Misty Lighting. At first I was going to comment about the composition and the mysterious “green fog”, but I remembered a book by Michael Freeman titled Fifty Paths to Creative Photography. I wondered whether this image would fit into any of the 50 paths. Sure enough one of the paths is titled Mystery & Intrigue. As Mr Freeman explains, “If you can trigger a sense of intrigue in the viewer’s mind, they will get involved in the image, …” . I kept going back to this image trying to figure out what was going on. My next selection was Slip Sliding. I checked Freeman’s book and decided that the path Comedy would work. Mr Freeman says humorous photography isn’t complicated you just need spot it in real time. He also states that the stress test for a humorous photo is to show it to friends and if they laugh or smile, publish it. This photo made me smile. I just love the dog’s expression. I chose this last photo, Says the Spider to the Fly, because it made me uncomfortable. I’m not into insects … anyway back to Fifty Paths and here I found the path titled Disquiet. To quote Mr Freeman, “The default for photography is to be attractive and pleasing. This is one of its burdens, but it also allows a doorway in the opposite direction. It is a subtle path … It’s about getting across a sense of unease, of uncertainty.” |
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Post by dandc on Jan 13, 2021 3:30:27 GMT
My favorites in the order they were presented
Slip Sliding - what's not to like about this smile-inducing photo. The subject is cute, the colors are pleasing, the lighting and 'texture work?' are wonderful.
Sitting Pretty - A beautiful bird presented with great clarity and color. Filling the screen with the subject isn't something I always do but it works so well on this shot I'll have to put that on my mental list of 'photo composition options'.
Misty Lighting - the title describes the scene well and the mood set with this shot makes the viewer stop and wait to see what's gonna happen next.
Well done everyone!
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Post by Fauxtoto on Jan 13, 2021 21:42:20 GMT
Wow! Different subjects, approaches, genres, spirits and feelings, among other things, and all of interest. Sitting Pretty, by kathylee still strikes me. I love the appeasing harmony of the photo from this summer, by blackmutt . |
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Post by hmca on Jan 14, 2021 20:19:04 GMT
Thank you to everyone who submitted an image and/or shared their favorites. Slip-Sliding has garnered the most picks. I will be adding srmoment 's image to the new 2021 Gallery! Great start for the new year, congratulations, Pat! The submission thread for the next IOW selection has been created.  |
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Post by alexr on Jan 17, 2021 15:45:32 GMT
Sorry, late to this, so not to affect the worthy winner, but just to share my two penn'orth. My three favourites, in the order submitted are: PeteB The Chess Players is a wonderful image. Great how their poses and intensity match. I love how Pete has caught the fingers and arm in action perfectly which adds an obvious dynamism and bridges between the two men. Really artistically and cleanly processed, the textured background isolates the scene yet it still feels real. kathylee Glowing. What a great title and perfect for such a marvellous image. There are such strong architectural lines in the subject, but crowned by the glorious golden orb. The slight grainy texture in the sky fits the evening mood. But for me, this image teaches me I can be braver; I would never never never cut the flagpole or left the building protruding in from the left. But I know I would have been so proud to have created this image, and it leapt out to me as being quality, so it teaches me not to obsess about my own self-created 'rules'. kathylee And in Sitting Pretty you have two of my top three. Well done (for what it is worth). Beautifully positioned, dominant in the frame, wonderful depth of texture in the feathers, nice diagonals leading from the corner. Just lovely. |
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