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« on: August 29, 2016, 07:56:58 pm »

?? any thoughts? Shot this yesterday near the photo I uploaded yesterday. Not sure myself. Kinda creepy.
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Re: Irvin's
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2016, 08:27:56 am »

Clearly, my friend, you have not had the pleasure of viewing the rather diverse "lawn art"
that decorates the front yards of our Appalachia communities in the USA.
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Re: Irvin's
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2016, 03:59:01 pm »

Clearly, my friend, you have not had the pleasure of viewing the rather diverse "lawn art"
that decorates the front yards of our Appalachia communities in the USA.
LOL but I have. I have decided this was inspired by the old Saturday Night Live, "Oh No, Mr Bill"!
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Re: Irvin's
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2016, 04:35:54 pm »

Another View. A preference?  I prfer this one, but the creepy man isn't as dominant.
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« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2016, 02:35:26 am »

I would crop and triangulate the red subjects. You will create a nice movement of the eye from red to to red to red, with blue and green frame. And I like the brighter, glow-like light of the larger image. Always pay attention to the light.

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Re: Irvin's
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2016, 08:58:16 am »

I would love to see it in B&W with a cliché of a vignette. Seriously.
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Re: Irvin's
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2016, 05:40:01 pm »

I far, far prefer the second version. I think you may be getting hung up on the content of the photo, ie "there's a freaky looking man sculpture" rather than stepping back and seeing it as a visual composition. Remember Cartier-Bresson's trick of looking at prints upside down to see if he still liked them? That was his way of trying to avoid that.

As ever, this only what I like, and there are plenty of rich artists whose work doesn't impress me, so... :-)
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« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2016, 07:13:38 pm »

  Here it is with a slight crop, B&W conversion, and vignette.

  Personally I think it makes a nice photo.

 
  Todd, if it offends you or you don't like it just say so and I will remove it ASAP.

  Rich



       
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Re: Irvin's
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2016, 09:06:31 pm »

That's what I'm talking about!
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« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2016, 05:47:40 am »

Yes :)

Now you see you have the triple repetition of the rectangular sign, the triangles of the shed roofs, the triangle formed by all the elements (roofs, mast-sign, truck-sign), the diagonals in the clouds...
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Re: Irvin's
« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2016, 08:40:09 pm »

I far, far prefer the second version. I think you may be getting hung up on the content of the photo, ie "there's a freaky looking man sculpture" rather than stepping back and seeing it as a visual composition. Remember Cartier-Bresson's trick of looking at prints upside down to see if he still liked them? That was his way of trying to avoid that.

As ever, this only what I like, and there are plenty of rich artists whose work doesn't impress me, so... :-)
Thanks and you are right. It was the "thing" that made me pull over to shoot but I didn't find a way to use it as a subject that I liked. I did like this immediately as I walked up however. NEVER worry about hurting my feelings. They are not involved here. I learn so MUCH from honest input. It is inspiring to see and hear what others see in what I have seen.
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Re: Irvin's
« Reply #11 on: September 03, 2016, 08:43:36 pm »

I would crop and triangulate the red subjects. You will create a nice movement of the eye from red to to red to red, with blue and green frame. And I like the brighter, glow-like light of the larger image. Always pay attention to the light.

JR
Thanks JR, I will work with that this weekend. There was something about the reds that was bothering me; I think I was being pulled in too many directions; I like your idea of cropping to resolve this, and I like the black and white solution. Thank you again, t
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Re: Irvin's
« Reply #12 on: September 03, 2016, 08:46:16 pm »

I would love to see it in B&W with a cliché of a vignette. Seriously.
Thanks for the suggestion. I was having conflict with the reds and this idea resolves that. Thanks, t
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Re: Irvin's
« Reply #13 on: September 03, 2016, 08:58:06 pm »

  Here it is with a slight crop, B&W conversion, and vignette.

  Personally I think it makes a nice photo.

 
  Todd, if it offends you or you don't like it just say so and I will remove it ASAP.

  Rich



       

Rich- PLEASE NEVER worry about my feelings. I so much appreciate your showing me your vision and thoughts. It is twice as helpful to see it as to hear it. And I LIKE what you did with it better. I have spent an entire career cutting and coloring client's hair. Rejection and different opinions do not bother me in the least. I appreciate them and learn from them. And with photographs, at least they don't burst into tears and tell you they don't "like it". That happened a lot in the early days and always provided huge opportunities to improve the "next time". So, Thank you, t
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