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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Peter Stacey on September 02, 2013, 11:19:20 pm

Title: Molen
Post by: Peter Stacey on September 02, 2013, 11:19:20 pm
Still too busy at work to get out at the moment, so another older shot from a few years ago:

(http://peterstacey.com/img/Nik4_Land_Kind-98.jpg)
Title: Re: Molen
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on September 03, 2013, 01:51:54 am
The cloud, flock and lone bird make it stand out from otherwise ubiquitous windmills. Great color too. And, with the horizon in the middle, no perspective distortion ;)
Title: Re: Molen
Post by: francois on September 03, 2013, 05:12:35 am
The photo is very clean with vibrant colors, great sky and impeccable framing but the birds (ducks?) are the the key element.
Title: Re: Molen
Post by: Harald L on September 03, 2013, 07:55:42 am
This is pure Kitsch, but very well mastered. I am fond of it :)
Title: Re: Molen
Post by: Chairman Bill on September 03, 2013, 08:31:25 am
It is very nicely done, and yes, kitsch, and yes the waterfowl make the shot, but without the other elements, both content, composition & light, it wouldn't be as good. I'd imagine the Netherlands tourist board would make good use of such an image
Title: Re: Molen
Post by: RSL on September 03, 2013, 10:53:00 am
+1. Should be on the cover of something.
Title: Re: Molen
Post by: Justan on September 03, 2013, 11:25:29 am
This is delicious.

Nicely done!
Title: Re: Molen
Post by: Andres Bonilla on September 03, 2013, 12:16:35 pm
Perfect photo! The composition, the lighting, the bird in the foreground and the ones flying and  the clouds, absolutely beautiful.
Title: Re: Molen
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on September 03, 2013, 12:35:58 pm
This is pure Kitsch...

I guess I myself have been doing kitsch for so long that I forgot that's what it is ;)
Title: Re: Molen
Post by: AFairley on September 03, 2013, 01:18:42 pm
Kitsch or not, this is outstanding work.
Title: Re: Molen
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on September 03, 2013, 02:49:26 pm
Kitsch or not, this is outstanding work.
+1.
Title: Re: Molen
Post by: Harald L on September 03, 2013, 03:20:43 pm
 :o Oh, this is so great. A mass-outing. I'm not alone with my hidden shame! A couple of well skilled photographers confess to kitsch. I will preserve this thread until I've passed.

Harald
Title: Re: Molen
Post by: Peter Stacey on September 03, 2013, 06:01:35 pm
Thanks all.

Kitsch takes a lot of work to produce. To finally get that image required 12 trips to the same place over a period of 3-4 months. With it being a 3 hour round trip, there was a lot of patience and practice that finally resulted in that photograph.

Having produced that one, I haven't been back. I don't think I can improve on it further.
Title: Re: Molen
Post by: stamper on September 04, 2013, 04:06:01 am
The rest have said it better than I can. Well done.
Title: Re: Molen
Post by: francois on September 04, 2013, 10:10:43 am
…To finally get that image required 12 trips to the same place over a period of 3-4 months. With it being a 3 hour round trip, there was a lot of patience and practice that finally resulted in that photograph.…

Bravo for your perseverance!
Title: Re: Molen
Post by: cjogo on September 04, 2013, 12:31:33 pm
Everything in its place .... corner to corner perfection ;)
Title: Re: Molen
Post by: louoates on September 04, 2013, 12:48:02 pm
Even the first windmill's blades lend themselves to the perspective. Well done. Love the birds.
Title: Re: Molen
Post by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on September 04, 2013, 06:34:18 pm
This is pure Kitsch, but very well mastered. I am fond of it :)

Kitsch or not, I don't care, I mean how many of us would walk past this photographic opportunity?

Definitely a potential magazine front cover I think. The vibrant colours, content, framing and reflections etc, all fit together nicely and make this image a very pleasant thing to look at indeed ;D

Dave
Title: Re: Molen
Post by: Chairman Bill on September 04, 2013, 06:44:22 pm
A magazine cover? I suppose someone would splash titles & the like over it. I'd just put a simple line underneath a poster-sized print - "Visit the Netherlands". That would do it.
Title: Re: Molen
Post by: Harald L on September 04, 2013, 06:56:27 pm
A magazine cover? I suppose someone would splash titles & the like over it. I'd just put a simple line underneath a poster-sized print - "Visit the Netherlands". That would do it.

A simple "Come." would be enough. It's obvious that you're not invited to come to Scotland. ;D

Harald
Title: Re: Molen
Post by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on September 05, 2013, 07:54:04 pm
A simple "Come." would be enough. It's obvious that you're not invited to come to Scotland. ;D

Harald

Harald, I think a magazine that simply said "Come" on it's front cover, may well illicit a response from a different type of clientele than you would expect  :D

In fact this reminds me of a funny image I once saw in a magazine some years ago, it was, well why describe it, because I have found it and here it is -

(http://a3.img.mobypicture.com/076986c20fa417543cfaea3826a47243_view.jpg),

Of course the spelling is totally wrong ...  

... because it should be spelt as Favourite  ;D

Dave
Title: Re: Molen
Post by: wolfnowl on September 06, 2013, 02:10:18 am
This is getting OT and away from the original image, but the sign reminds me of the movie 'Crazy People', with Dustin Hoffman and Darryl Hannah.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099316/

Extreme truth in advertising...  ;D

Mike.