The double exposure has a contrived look to it. As I said in another
post I like the portrait by itself.
However, you should not be upset. You probably learn more from failed
experiments than from the successful ones. Keep on experimenting, it is
the only real way to learn.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf
"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
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Glen wrote:
Hi Paul,
I'm not offended, just a bit puzzled. I thought I would have received
one definitely positive response by the time I made that post.
I joked about the kid and kittens shot, because I wondered if every
picture of a girl had to be cute to get a favorable review here. I was
just wondering if everyone had become so "glamour" and "traditional
portrait" oriented that an experimental shot which didn't glorify the
beauty of the subject didn't have much of a chance.
Remember, most people didn't say why they didn't like it. They just
said they didn't like it. Since they didn't explain why, my mind
naturally starts to speculate as to their possible reasons. ;)
By all means, keep those comments on the image coming, be they
positive or negative... ;)
take care,
Glen
At 11:02 PM 12/18/2005, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I sense that you've taken some offense as a result of the negative
comments. You shouldn't. The effort was a good one. I just think
that this shot doesn't work. It's forcing an idea. Flames over a
picture of a girl. But the picture of the girl appears to be somewhat
of a standard portrait, and the flames are, well, flames. And the two
shots don't really meld as a composition. For me, the takeaway is
just one element over the other, resulting in a rather unpleasant
composition. Sorry, but that's what I see here. But keep
experimenting. Keep shooting. And, please, no cute baby girls. I'll
do those :-).
Paul
PS: I wish I was as motivated to experiment as you seem to be. That's
a good thing. But that puts you in the line of fire. It goes with the
territory.
On Dec 18, 2005, at 10:25 PM, Glen wrote:
At 07:01 PM 12/18/2005, P. J. Alling wrote:
Bizarre, album cover art...
Glen wrote:
Hi everyone,
I appreciate any and all honest comments on one of my latest images:
http://webpages.charter.net/glenweb/ni/Burning_For_You2.jpg
Okay, out of 5 responses so far, 4 have definitely been negative,
and this one I'm not certain about. I don't know for certain if P.
J. would consider "bizarre album cover art" a good thing or not. I
suspect the answer is probably not. ;)
Maybe I should photograph someone's cute baby girl, in her cute
little holiday dress, sitting at the foot of a Christmas tree, with
colorful presents all around her, while she laughs with delight at
two adorable kittens playing with balls of red and green yarn in the
foreground.
:)
take care,
Glen
