Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: stamper on March 20, 2016, 11:09:29 am
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31 views, no comments. Hmmmmmmmm.
It's a difficult photograph to "like". It is very direct with little overall context, other than the title. It is documentary and commentary at the same time, great for an NGO concerned with water pollution and waterfront clean-ups, but perhaps not something most would want to hang. Certainly ideal for an illustrative series for a gallery, book or folio.
The ones you posted earlier in B&W seem more compelling.
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It's almost like a crime-scene photo. Very busy and I find the inclusion of the hull of the boat at the top distracting. I think my reaction coincides with Terry's, but I couldn't have put it into his words. Part of a study?
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It's the lack of context that blows it, Terry. If you study it for a while you can figure out what's going on, but even what's going on isn't terribly interesting. Hate to say that, because Robert is one heck of a photographer. Unfortunately, as I'm sure you realize, we all have our lapses. Sometimes it pays to wait a fairly long time before deciding to post something. I stand by what I said in "On Street Photography": ". . .even when you get good at street photography you'll shoot bags and bags of bloopers, a smaller number of not too bad shots, and the rare picture you should be willing to show. Beyond the rare picture that's showable there's the kind of picture upon which you'd be willing to hang your reputation. If you can average one of those a year you're getting pretty good." I wrote that about street, but it applies to ANY photography.
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Exactly! Your self-criticism is impressive. ;)
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It looks like not one of my best efforts with regards to impressing people? I found it attractive and pleasing so no harm done. :(
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I think Russ said it well.
I spent time with this one, but it never seemed in the league with your recent B&W photos on similar subjects.
I have tons of images that to my mind are "attractive and pleasing" but not worth posting, so it's gratifying to see that you, too, are human enough to take at least one that isn't a crowd pleaser.
-Eric
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I ought to add that I fail to follow my own good advice far too embarrassingly often.
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I looked at it a few times too; I think the problem is simply one of visual balance and too much detail. It reminds me of all those landscape pictures with the foreground and horizon equally crips: where, then, the subject?
Rob C
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I looked at it a few times too; I think the problem is simply one of visual balance and too much detail. It reminds me of all those landscape pictures with the foreground and horizon equally crips: where, then, the subject?
Rob C
The subject is the rusting hulk in the middle surrounded by the debris
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The subject is ...
You know what they say: "If you need to explain a joke..."
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The subject is the rusting hulk in the middle surrounded by the debris
Actually, I was referring to the landscape pictures I'd mentioned. However, I think in this shot, the entire picture is the subject, and I think that's where it becomes difficult to get: too many tiny bits of information all in competition.
Rob