Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: David Jilek on May 06, 2014, 01:30:28 pm
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Aspens in the spring.
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Love the technique and how you've used it. If the aspens were truly "glowing", I would expect the photo to be more golden in tone. Right now, it appears slightly cold and underexposed. Try raising the exposure and adding some warmth (which may then require reduced highlights/whites).
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This is not what I expected from the title but I like the result although I'm with Terry about the glow.
Well done and it can be even better.
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Is this more of what you guys are thinking?
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Now it's glowing. I like this much better.
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Me too. Thanks for the keen eye.
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Now it's glowing. I like this much better.
Me too.
I don't know or care which version is more "realistic." The new version is both more believable and more appealing.
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"Realistic?"
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Maybe we should use the word "pleasing".
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How about "blurry," or "hard on the eyes?"
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How about "blurry," or "hard on the eyes?"
Ah, Russ! Your f/64 background is showing. ;)
To translate my previous post, the complete content of it can be summarized as "I like the second one more than I like the first one."
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"Realistic?"
Often, an artist will bring enhancement to an image make it more real....But then again real, doesn't necessarily, make art.
Peter
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There's a difference between painting and photography, Peter. I don't really have any beef with this kind of abstraction. I see plenty of this kind of thing in various artforms, but I'd certainly not call it "photography." The term, "photographic" pretty much sums up what makes a "photograph."
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I agree and disagree at the same time. If we take the literal definition of "Photographic" This image doesn't fit the bill. Is the image a direct reflection of a moment in time captured in exact detail? Not really. It is more a reflection of my feelings at the time when I created this image. It is a real place in front of my eye, in front of my camera. It is a image that I visualized before I even went out that day. My settings to create the image are exact and not hap hazard.
My feelings toward this place are ever changing, as are the seasons and the light passing through the leaves and branches. As the sun warms my skin the breeze chills my nose. Seasons come and go like a wind pushing and pulling at our lives. A static image reflecting this place doesn't convey the idea of time, movement and emotion the same way this image does.
I started my creative journey drawing and painting. In college I picked up photography and it stuck! Not because of the scientific tech side of things but by the ability of the artist to express a feeling or share a energy. I love Dutch painters and impressionism. but are either one of these styles a direct reflection of real life? No. They are a interpretation by the artist as they see life.
We all see life and art/photography differently. Its so beautiful that each of us bring a unique view to the world and no one is right and no one is wrong we are all just different. I love that everyone here is open and thoughtful but mostly I find great value in everyone's opinion. It helps me see how you see. Which makes me think.
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David, Most discussions about what's "art" are asinine, but this one isn't. I'm on the road from FL to CO, and I'll be out for a few more days, so I don't have time to do this now, but I'll be back to argue once I'm home.
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There's a difference between painting and photography, Peter. I don't really have any beef with this kind of abstraction. I see plenty of this kind of thing in various artforms, but I'd certainly not call it "photography." The term, "photographic" pretty much sums up what makes a "photograph."
Russ,
They original meaning of photography, I'm sure you are aware, is drawing with light. Nothing about realism. Hence all images are welcome.
Peter
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Reminds me of William Neill's 'Impressions of Light'
http://www.williamneill.com/portfolios/impressions-of-light/index.html
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Russ I look forward to the discussion.
David
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Very nice find. I can really connect to this type of work. Thank you for sharing.