Which do you prefer, and why?
A most interesting subject, but I struggled to decide how to show it at it's best. Looking for artistic as opposed to technical feedback if you have the time. Thank you
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Thread: Seed Head Series
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26th September 2011, 05:07 PM #1
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26th September 2011, 05:18 PM #2
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Re: Seed Head Series
Love # 4....Dark center attracts my eye, will looking through, and at, the generally even spread of the arms , branching out. I has more of an artistic feeling about it.....my # 2 would be # 1.
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26th September 2011, 05:47 PM #3
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Re: Seed Head Series
Lisa,
Cool subject. From an artistic standpoint I prefer #1. I find the seed head to be somewhat orderly, while the grain of the wood (?) and various imperfections therein sort of frame the object with a sublte randomness.
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26th September 2011, 06:24 PM #4
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I totally agree!
Originally Posted by epmi314
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26th September 2011, 06:34 PM #5
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Re: Seed Head Series
Lisa, being right eye dominant I was having trouble staying focused on the pod in #1, so I
saved it to my desktop and then inverted it....and found a very unique perspective.
#'s 1 and 2 are my choices..the B&W is nice, but doesn't stand out like the others.
Mike
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26th September 2011, 07:02 PM #6
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Mike, I find your reference to ocular dominance in relation to photography very interesting. If about two-thirds of the univerise is right eye dominant, should we consider that when shooting and editing? I wonder if this subject has ever come up on CIC before? Perhaps one of our Sages would recall... Originally Posted by Dizzy
Lisa, being right eye dominant I was having trouble staying focused on the pod in #1, so I
saved it to my desktop and then inverted it....and found a very unique perspective.
#'s 1 and 2 are my choices..the B&W is nice, but doesn't stand out like the others.
Mike
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26th September 2011, 08:03 PM #7New Member
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Re: Seed Head Series
Lisa,
I like all of your pictures......but,#4 is my favorite because, for me, it is a bit abstract and has a feeling of movement....like popcorn popping.
ChrisLast edited by eyetunes; 27th September 2011 at 11:34 AM.
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26th September 2011, 08:25 PM #8
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Re: Seed Head Series
Hi Lisa:
1 & 4 get my vote. I think I would crop #1 though to remove the dark patches - or clone them out.
#2 is nice but I don't like the band at the bottom and cropping is not a solution as then it just looks cut off, which is my reason for not liking #3. The B&W is nice, but I strongly prefer the coloured versions.
Conclusion: #4 is my favourite as is. I like how eyetunes (Chris) described it as having a feeling of movement, like popcorn popping. I would never have thought of that, my observation was that I liked the use of DOF, but Chris's analogy describes it perfectly.
Nice work
Wendy
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