Thanks, David, your view is interesting.
Vaughn
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Thanks, David, your view is interesting.
Vaughn
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5145/...d77eb695_z.jpg
Scan-110411-0002 by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr
Schneider's angulon 90/6.8 on Meridian 45b, tilted, swinged.. (yes, i went a bit too far on movements here, but oh well :)). Fuji's ACROS
Sorry to be such an opinionated little prick. There is never any malice involved.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vaughn
It's cool, David. I was pushing it by offering a critique when none was asked for, so I understand where you are coming from. I am taking quite a liberty by manipulating Tri's image.
We all approach images, and composition, from different places, and I did find your observations to be of interest. For example, I thought my cropping actually increased "the extrapolation of the road into the sky" rather than decreased it...by eliminating the visual competition of the other bits of sky on the right side of the image. But I accept your judgement as equally valid.
And I found it interesting that my cropping seemed to create another element that was not evident or perhaps just not as strong in the original -- and that is the path of light that goes from the left to the right under the top portions of the palms. But the square is inherently a more stable, static format...which I took to be what you meant by "sterile".
But as I stated earlier, I cropped it merely to demo what happens to the center when one changes the sides. I did not intended to create a "better" image. A similar (and perhaps better) demo would have to just crop the right about the same amount as I cropped the left, but I consciously avoided making the stubby rectangle of the 8x10 even more stubby, and went for the square format I love (a bias I have from having learned photo with a Rolleiflex).
Yours, Vaughn
Dear Vaughn, David,
No worries . Critic is good and I appreciated your time and suggestion. I mainly focused to capture the palm leaves details, tree trunk repetition in this scene but overlooked to cropped half of the tree on one side bby mistake . Problem will be solved once I matted the print.
I've tried to come back after class with my 14x17 for a vertical shot but couldn't make it in time.
The Carbon print is pretty. The relief is outstanding especially the leaves and the tree trunks.
Thanks
I hope to make it down your way to see your work someday, Tri. I was disappointed that I missed yours and Jim's show. I can see where the image would be very suitable for the carbon process!
I am looking forward to Jim's visit next month and seeing his latest work and hisnewly built 14x17!
I made a couple 14x17 negatives last week -- but only photograms of fern fronds, I'm afraid!
Yours, Vaughn
Vaughn, I once had a guy tell me at Inspiration Point in Yosemite that I did not want to look at the GG on his 8x10. Well we all know what happens when you do that. I love my 11x14 but last night I developed my first 14x17 negatives and all I can say is wow! The negatives have great presence is all I can say. Going to make my first 14x17 carbons tonight. Great image size.
Superb, Nicolas. What a great landscape to be in.Quote:
Originally Posted by NicolasArg
No doubt! The exposure is perfect.Quote:
Originally Posted by David Hedley
David, Zaitz> thank you for your words!