I didn't miss it, but it just didn't trigger any particular reactions with me, considering that the previous post of a very similar (but nearly mirrored) relief worked so well for me.
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I didn't miss it, but it just didn't trigger any particular reactions with me, considering that the previous post of a very similar (but nearly mirrored) relief worked so well for me.
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Interesting! Is that possibly because of the difference in framing of the 2 shots, or are you just getting jaded as a result of too many bas reliefs?
I don't think such shots are quite in the category of 'art reproductions'. These are essentially architectural details within a context. The issues of lighting, cropping and perspective are similar to those of any landscape shot. In both cases, at the time the shot is taken, the result depends on those 3 aforementioned factors. Of course, there are lots of technical considerations that are important, but from a compositional point of view, it's mainly lighting, cropping, perspective (and in the case of significantly 3-dimensional subjects, DoF).
At the risk of jading even more palettes, here's another shot of Apsaras with the 'fickle fingers' in the form of palm fronds. It's still a crop. Just an expanded view.
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