I didn't see the original version, just the horizontal final version. I was grateful to have the horizontal - on a laptop, two images above one-another results in two small images with much wasted screen real-estate. Based on your introductory text, I started through the set expecting to look at pairs of images. And then the first two images were such a contrast that it made me wonder if you really intended to make such a strong statement about the differences in the two countries or if perhaps I misunderstood. As I continued through, some of the pairs seemed to reflect a comparative point of view, and I decided that the first pair was just an anomaly. I like the concept, and I like many of the individual images. I am very struck by many of your people-pictures, and the shot of the dogs under the graffiti provides a great sense of place. Thanks for sharing your work with us.
stan On Dec 2, 2010, at 11:09 AM, Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: > I've now made a few more changes. > It's horizontally laid out and few more slides removed. > > feel free to check it out > luka > > On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 5:19 PM, Luka Knezevic-Strika > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Good call Paul, I did eliminate that slide! >> About the length, I find it great when people end it wishing for more. >> I've found that with longer edits, i.e. 30 slides with 2 or more >> pictures, many people don't go through. it has to do with the web >> attention span, it's really rare that people are ready to go for a >> long time just clicking next-next :) >> >> I also found that very few people focused on the pairings, and the way >> it works or doesn't and on the overall flow of the slideshow. somehow, >> most of the comments are about individual images. This partly has to >> mean that the whole thing doesn't work well enough, but i think it >> also has to do with the way people are used to looking at photos >> online, which is mostly singled out photos or sometimes straight >> slideshows. >> >> On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 4:15 PM, P N Stenquist <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> I found this to be a fascinating set – not at all typical of travel pics >>> and certainly not narcissistic. There is something profound about the >>> pairings. I found myself looking for the linkage, and I was disappointed >>> when the slide show concluded. The only two that I would eliminate are the >>> forest and the lake. They just don't fit. Love the shot of the crowd, >>> where only one man in the rear is in focus. My eye immediately searched for >>> the point of focus, and its discovery was rewarding and interesting in that >>> the subject was looking back at me. Well done. >>> Paul >>> >>> >>> On Dec 2, 2010, at 9:50 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >>> >>>> Luka - Carlos is a quite harsh -- but I agree with him to the extent that >>>> you should have pruned a bit more - because your best work >>>> is so very strong... and you know I'm a fan. But there are certainly >>>> more than 1 or 2 keepers, Carlos! >>>> >>>> I had a bit of problem viewing the slideshow - because of the wide white >>>> borders and I have a strong preference for seeing a stream of images that >>>> read left to right instead of up and down. I also wanted to be able to >>>> look at each photo alone... as I often liked one of a pair much better >>>> than the other... if for no other reason than I could say I really liked >>>> one of them and could do so by grabbing a link to show you. Like the >>>> second photo on the page where the guy on top is guzzling a beer. The >>>> shot below it is terrific... also the one >>>> where there are all those chairs on a roof top - >>>> >>>> ann >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks guys. >>>>> >>>>> @carlos: i appreciate your opinion, although my goal here was not >>>>> really to post the best photos necessarily, but to try and create a >>>>> short essay/narrative. i mainly focused on the pairings and the flow >>>>> of the slide show. i can accept that i've failed at that too, if >>>>> that's your opinion. thank you, anyway, of course! >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 12:49 PM, Carlos R <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> El 02/12/2010 3:09, Luka Knezevic-Strika escribió: >>>>>> >>>>>>> A short photo-essay in diptychs from my trip to Austria and Romania: >>>>>>> http://www.lukaknezevicstrika.com/gallery.html (click on the first >>>>>>> slideshow - austria romania) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> I am an admirer of your work, but this time I think there are only a few >>>>>> keepers in your trip photos, perhaps 1 or 2. Many of them look like the >>>>>> usual narcissistic, dispensable pics you can see by miriads looking at >>>>>> Flickr pages. >>>>>> Sorry if I sound a bit harsh, that's not my intention, I try hard to be >>>>>> constructive and friendly but I think a frank opinion is the best >>>>>> possible >>>>>> thing amongst friends. >>>>>> >>>>>> Carlos >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>>> follow the directions. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
