Re: June PUG: Eduardo Corone Costa Junior

[Eduardo Carone Costa J�nior]

Frank,

Thank you for your kind words!

As I already mentioned, I'm not satisfied with that image. I think its a
nice subject, but I could have done better. I'll try again sometime next
month and see if I can improve it.

I found out that framing such a subject without an angle finder is no easy
task... If I considered it a superfluous piece of gear, that photo --- and
the others I did of the same subject --- made me change my mind.

To tell the truth, I'd like to include the outer rings too. If I could have
framed with without been on my knees and my back hurting, I'd certainly
managed to capture them. I guess this is not a case of tight cropping, but
of poor composition... :-)
Besides, it would be better if I had realized how symmetrical the lines were
supposed to be. I hadn't noticed it until PAUL STENQUIST call my attention.
Here is what he said, and I can't agree more:

"If you look at the photo, you'll see the two arch shapes on
each side are almost identical. However, the area on the right is
slightly wider and its midpoint appears to be just a slight amount
lower. If you were to rotate the picture one degree or maybe even just
half a degree counterclockwise (in Photoshop) and then crop just a
slight amount to make the two arches equal, it would be perfectly
symmetrical. This isn't critical, but to my eye, something that is
almost symmetrical seems to beg for perfection."

That tone of orange is caused by a second row of windows in the inner part
of the dome. I can only think that they have some orange colored glass.

Anyway, thanks again for your kind words!
Best regards,
                   Eduardo.


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From: Frank Theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 10:02 PM
Subject: June PUG: Eduardo Corone Costa Junior


> This month I think I'll do my assigned critiques one at a time, and I'm
> starting this month with Eduardo Corone Costa Junior, "Orange Dome".
>
> I like this one a lot.  What initially attracted me was the beautiful
> symmetry, and the muted, yet lovely colours.  And that was before I
> figured out exactly what it was!  I have always been attracted to images
> that are, at first glance, somewhat abstract:  in other words the shapes
> and patterns seem to stand on their own, even without knowing at first
> glance exactly what the image is of.  This is one of those shots.
>
> You obviously have a wonderful eye to have composed this shot.  The
> orange/red of the centre of the dome (is that the cupola?) contrasts
> beautifully with the yellows of the rest of the dome, and the darker
> edges.
>
> Two teeny criticisms (that don't detract from the image in a major way):
>
> I would have found the image to have been a bit more pleasing if the
> black circles at the base of the dome were included in their entirely at
> the top and bottom of the frame.  This is a purely personal viewpoint,
> and others may prefer your framing as is.  There may also have been a
> reason that you framed it in this manner (to keep superfluous detail out
> of the image, for example).
>
> It's also too bad that the bottom left corner of the image is so dark.
> But I guess you have to work with the lighting conditions that are
> presented to you.
>
> As I said, these don't detract from the image as a whole, which I truly
> enjoyed.  Thank you for presenting it.
>
> regards,
> frank

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