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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: michswiss on May 11, 2012, 07:16:44 am

Title: 弄堂 (Still life)
Post by: michswiss on May 11, 2012, 07:16:44 am

1)
(http://michswiss.smugmug.com/Work-in-progress/Work-In-Progress-2012/i-NCQQwVw/0/XL/DSC00703-XL.jpg)


2)
(http://michswiss.smugmug.com/Work-in-progress/Work-In-Progress-2012/i-TnL2g2Z/0/XL/DSC00707-XL.jpg)


3)
(http://michswiss.smugmug.com/Work-in-progress/Work-In-Progress-2012/i-v4szRJN/0/XL/DSC00706-1-XL.jpg)

Last set (Growth) was a dudder in terms of feedback, but it's still a part of the story of local migration within Shanghai that I'm continuing to work on.  This group is part of the inner-city story.  The bricking up of generational homes.

Title: Re: 弄堂 (Still life)
Post by: Rob C on May 11, 2012, 09:26:15 am

Quote from: michswiss on May 11, 2012, 07:16:44 am

Last set (Growth) was a dudder in terms of feedback, but it's still a part of the story of local migration within Shanghai that I'm continuing to work on.  This group is part of the inner-city story.  The bricking up of generational homes.

Hi Jen!

Do they brick them up so the older generation won't be able to come back in, will get confused and wander off somewhere else? I'm always looking out for that!

;-)

Rob C

Title: Re: 弄堂 (Still life)
Post by: RSL on May 11, 2012, 12:42:57 pm

Jen, It's different from your usual kind of shooting. I like it, and I especially admire #1.

Title: Re: 弄堂 (Still life)
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on May 11, 2012, 12:53:57 pm

Quote from: RSL on May 11, 2012, 12:42:57 pm

Jen, It's different from your usual kind of shooting. I like it, and I especially admire #1.

I agree. #1 is a great catch. #3 is appealing too. #2 seems rather chaotic, without a central point.

Jeremy

Title: Re: 弄堂 (Still life)
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on May 11, 2012, 03:07:06 pm

#1 and #3 are great as individual images. #2 is less strong by itself, but will work well with others in the series you are working on.

Title: Re: 弄堂 (Still life)
Post by: seamus finn on May 11, 2012, 04:15:44 pm

#1 is very striking, also very structured image. Really good stuff. The others need the context to make sense, in my humble opinion.

Title: Re: 弄堂 (Still life)
Post by: Timprov on May 13, 2012, 01:13:58 am

#1 is great, #2 is a fantastic illustration of the context, and I don't like #3 at all.  Maybe I would without seeing #2, but #2 shows it so well with all the layers of bricks that I don't feel like I'm getting anything out of #3.