Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Rajan Parrikar on July 04, 2014, 04:00:48 pm
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Part of a small photo essay (http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2014/07/04/boy-in-the-fjord/).
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Seems anachronistic.
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Seems anachronistic.
Hello Terry,
In what way?
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Seems anachronistic.
Don't find anachronistic.
But I like the contrast between the lower part (saturated colors) and the upper part (rather dull and pastel).
Thierry
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I agree with Terry. A high tech modern BMX bike in that setting without other visual references to "urbanity"(if that's a word) such as a road or pathway, telephone pole, etc, does have that feel. However the image is well composed and pleasing with the color contrasts, foreground to background contrasts and therefore stands as a fine image on its own. One wonders what he is doing there....is there a village or road behind the photographer sort of feel.
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You get a better sense of the kid and his locale if you click on the link to Rajan's photo essay.
Even when I was in Iceland in 1974, one could find many scenes where modernity bumps up against the ancient world.
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Hello Terry,
In what way?
I don't mean anachronistic in a negative sense, nor in time, but rather in place... the juxtaposition of the a typical urban-looking youngster on his shiny new bike set against the dramatic backdrop of the hills and glaciers – almost as if the bike company chose that location to do a product shoot. He seems out of context and yet, it seems that's the point of the photo (I presume) - normal everyday people live in these spectacular settings.
Thanks, Rajan.
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I like "Main Street" in your essay because it has a link between the boy and the landscape.
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I don't mean anachronistic in a negative sense, nor in time, but rather in place... the juxtaposition of the a typical urban-looking youngster on his shiny new bike set against the dramatic backdrop of the hills and glaciers – almost as if the bike company chose that location to do a product shoot. He seems out of context and yet, it seems that's the point of the photo (I presume) - normal everyday people live in these spectacular settings.
Thanks, Rajan.
Terry,
I didn't think of your remark in the negative sense.
As for anachronistic - that boy's home (and even a remote Icelandic farm) enjoys broadband speeds much faster than what AT&T allows me here in the middle of Silicon Valley, less than a mile from Google.
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I like "Main Street" in your essay because it has a link between the boy and the landscape.
Hello Scott,
Both the images were taken from virtually the same spot.
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Well done, I really like his "mean" expression:)