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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Jeremy Roussak on July 11, 2011, 03:49:45 pm

Title: downwards
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on July 11, 2011, 03:49:45 pm

G10. Conceptually worthwhile?

Jeremy

Title: Re: downwards
Post by: popnfresh on July 11, 2011, 05:29:20 pm

The camera's perspective is disorienting and there isn't anything particularly interesting happening here to pull it together as a composition.

Title: Re: downwards
Post by: degrub on July 11, 2011, 05:40:01 pm

other than that falling feeling.... :o

needs a hat floating or something at the bottom to draw us in.

Title: Re: downwards
Post by: RSL on July 11, 2011, 05:40:55 pm

Jeremy, Sorry, but I have to agree with pop.

Title: Re: downwards
Post by: francois on July 12, 2011, 03:07:15 am

I agree with other comments... I feel uncomfortable with the composition.

Title: Re: downwards
Post by: William Walker on July 12, 2011, 03:26:48 am

Jeremy

Your question is whether this is "Conceptually Worthwhile".

For a start, it is different from all the other waterfalls we see, the perspective causes a feeling of unease (vertigo? - to me anyhow)

Patricia's picture yesterday was extremely disorientating, so there's nothing wrong with that surely?

To answer your question, the mere fact that it is different from all the others makes the concept worthwhile.

As for the points raised by the other posters, you can always work on those.

Something I will try next time I have the chance - if I can just get over my fear of heights!

William

Title: Re: downwards
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on July 12, 2011, 03:34:08 am

Thanks, all. Part of the idea was to cause a little unease, since it's not the usual angle from which we see waterfalls. I was standing on a stone bridge over the fall, looking down as two six-year-olds tried unsuccessfully to play Pooh sticks, and wondered what reaction such a shot would get. Now I know.

William, I'd not made the link with Patricia's photo. I imagine the concepts behind the two are probably not dissimilar.

I think Pop's comment is probably on target: the image lacks a strong focal point. Maybe I'll find a snap of a sombrero from somewhere and clone it in...

Jeremy

Title: Re: downwards
Post by: Rob C on July 12, 2011, 05:19:50 am

Quote from: kikashi on July 11, 2011, 03:49:45 pm

G10. Conceptually worthwhile?

Jeremy

If, as do I, you like Eddie Cochran, then the image speaks the proverbial volumes. I saw him and Gene Vincent in their last show in Glasgow just before they had the accident en route southwards to London where Eddie lost his life.

Rob C

Title: Re: downwards
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on July 12, 2011, 09:54:27 am

Instead of a hat I'd insert a small hand reaching up out of the water near the bottom.

Nicely unsettling.

Eric

Title: Re: downwards
Post by: Rob C on July 12, 2011, 10:57:41 am

Quote from: Eric Myrvaagnes on July 12, 2011, 09:54:27 am

Instead of a hat I'd insert a small hand reaching up out of the water near the bottom.

Nicely unsettling.

Eric

No use without a sword, Eric, and I think you'd also need a lake.

Best with Eddie.

Rob C

Title: Re: downwards
Post by: degrub on July 12, 2011, 06:08:41 pm

a lake is a matter of perspective... ::)