Shel, thanks for your detailed, considered comments on both the image & the
presentation.
It's a very striking image - hits you right between the eyes with that
gorgeous golden color.
My reaction exactly. The color was the real attraction I had to this scene,
I just couldn't get the swans to cooperate on their positioning to improve
the composition & moving the camera to another location wasn't an option on
this particular shoot.
How many other frames did you shoot? Did you bracket exposures?
I shot 24 variations of this scene basically similar exposures, looking for
compositional variations.
Finally, your work deserves a better presentation than that Zappa quote
provides. A nice, simple, neutral background with a simple border or
frame
around the photo is all that's needed. Your work is generally good enough
that it suffers from the embellishments of the current presentation.
Almost everything on the page takes something away from your photographs.
Unfortunately, I'm using a patterned page supplied by my ISP, too cheap to
do otherwise.
I'll see If I can improve this situation somehow.
Thanks again
Kenneth Waller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PESO - On Golden Pond
Hi Ken ....
It's a very striking image - hits you right between the eyes with that
gorgeous golden color. But the photo never moves past that. It's too
dark on the top, bottom, and right sides, and is out of balance in part
because of the darkness and the heaviness. This scene is probably filled
with rich and subtle detail, but none of that is in evidence. There is
probably a much finer, richer, and more interesting photo hidden by the
murkiness. In addition, the bird with it's head in the water appears
awkward ... this is a scene worthy of numerous exposures to help find the
magic moment when the birds are in a more harmonious position. How many
other frames did you shoot? Did you bracket exposures?
Finally, your work deserves a better presentation than that Zappa quote
provides. A nice, simple, neutral background with a simple border or
frame
around the photo is all that's needed. Your work is generally good enough
that it suffers from the embellishments of the current presentation.
Almost everything on the page takes something away from your photographs.
Shel
"You meet the nicest people with a Pentax"
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