Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: dchew on December 18, 2018, 11:58:53 am
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(http://www.davechewphotography.com//temp_images/2018/DChew_150314_03715-FrameShop.jpg)
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Nice!
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Nice. Reminds me of my childhood playing pond hockey in Michigan. Although our goals were just some sticks or rocks.
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(http://www.davechewphotography.com//temp_images/2018/DChew_150314_03715-FrameShop.jpg)
Now that's minimal with a very powerful narrative.
Peter
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Now that's minimal with a very powerful narrative.
Peter
+1
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Very nice. Like Oscar said, evocative.
JR
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Very nice. Like Oscar Peter said, evocative.
JR
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Thank you, everyone. This is just a mile from my house but I have no idea who put the net there, nor have I ever seen kids playing hockey. Kudos though, for them planning ahead for the extraction with the chain & rope. It adds a little comedy to the scene, I think.
:)
Dave
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Excellent.
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meaningful exposure and attention grabbing detail are infintely more important than correct exposure and high-resolution detail!
(Da Beat, circa 2018)
I can't get over the fact how much I like this image really.
Goalsetting is exactly what sets humans apart in nature, perfectly depicted in this image with nature stenciled vaguely in the background as foundation layer for a dominantly placed attention grabbing detail that catches the eye and focuses the thought of the viewer to its very meaning: to intercept a well-aimed puck.
Perfect metaphor, with so many layers and yet, so few elements. Just enough detail to tell the entire story. No more, no less. No overstatement or exaggeration, neither in saturation nor in contrast. A visual haiku, including seasonal reference. In a world filled with visual dissonance, this is exactly what I expect from traditional photography in the 21st century. Razorsharp focus on story with the least amount of elements. A masterful image on all accounts.
There is btw a certain sense of irony in this image as well, considering the veracity with which some forummembers keep telling us about correct exposure. This image for me is the quintessential image that shows that “meaningful” exposure and attention grabbing detail are infinitely more important than “correct” exposure and high resolution detail, even though, oh irony, Dave has access to all the proper mf gear. (Whether mf gear was actually used for this image is entirely moot as far as i'm concerned.)
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I can't get over the fact how much I like this image really.
Goalsetting is exactly what sets humans apart in nature, perfectly depicted in this image with nature stenciled vaguely in the background as foundation layer for a dominantly placed attention grabbing detail that catches the eye and focuses the thought of the viewer to its very meaning: to intercept a well-aimed puck.
Perfect metaphor, with so many layers and yet, so few elements. Just enough detail to tell the entire story. No more, no less. No overstatement or exaggeration, neither in saturation nor in contrast. A visual haiku, including seasonal reference. In a world filled with visual dissonance, this is exactly what I expect from traditional photography in the 21st century. Razorsharp focus on story with the least amount of elements. A masterful image on all accounts.
There is btw a certain sense of irony in this image as well, considering the veracity with which some forummembers keep telling us about correct exposure. This image for me is the quintessential image that shows that “meaningful” exposure and attention grabbing detail are infinitely more important than “correct” exposure and high resolution detail, even though, oh irony, Dave has access to all the proper mf gear. (Whether mf gear was actually used for this image is entirely moot as far as i'm concerned.)
You nailed it, ~O~!
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I can't get over the fact how much I like this image really...
Oscar,
Thank you for taking the time and care to comment. Your insight is much appreciated. I passed by this pond for several weeks, intrigued with the goal sitting there lonely but patient. The melting ice, fog and sinking net finally came together after a warm spell (you can probably tell the net has sunk several inches into the ice). Like Matt in his comment above, I have fond memories of skating around on local ponds with their characteristically rough ice. Our biggest concern as kids was an errant shot or deflection sending the puck into unfrozen areas where the ducks and geese hung out. We had very few pucks in our arsenal, and losing one into open water was down right catastrophic!
Ciao,
Dave
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Bravo! I really like this! Nice composition!
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This thread should have been locked after Oscar's comments. What more is there left to say after that? :)
P.S. This is a compliment to both the image and Oscar
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Top image. Composition is lovely. I can add no more to what Oscar has said. What a treasure.