Posts for: DaveC1
Jan 19, 2019 09:49:43 #
Going through old images this past week and came across these images of the house next door burning. This is early 2006. Shot at 5MP.
Jan 14, 2019 13:39:36 #
Jan 14, 2019 11:54:54 #
kenievans wrote:
I tried this several different ways but I liked this one the best. It took me a while to figure out how to get the ground to match the style of the tree and I think this is it. I appreciate everyone's comments and assistance.
Jan 13, 2019 13:06:34 #
Love the symmetry and detail here Bob. From experience rust, and blue sky photograph very well together.
Jan 13, 2019 12:58:29 #
Jan 13, 2019 12:57:31 #
Keni, I just love it. I like the color scheme, and love the details in the tree. Good work.
Jan 13, 2019 10:33:11 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Kerosene heaters are used in commercial fruit orchards to protect delicate buds from late spring freezes. Some of the dedicated veterans remain at their posts throughout winter. (too corny? 
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Your feedback is welcomed.
)Your feedback is welcomed.
I'm going to suggest a bit of crop and slight change in perspective here to help draw attention to the Sentries. Love the processing and look of this.
Jan 12, 2019 18:01:07 #
Jim-Pops wrote:
Beautiful Ashley posed for a series of shots taken last year and I started going back and trying what I've learned on some of her images.
All done in Photoshop using different layers and masks.
All done in Photoshop using different layers and masks.
Very well done.
Jan 12, 2019 14:12:40 #
Stephan G wrote:
What?! You did not like the fact that you had to wait a whole week to see the next chapter of those serial cliffhangers?
For the most part they eventually resolved. Weekly, or monthly chapters like Dickens A Christmas Carol do almost always resolve.
Jan 12, 2019 10:26:19 #
Stephan G wrote:
It really boils down to how we want the picture to end. 
Quite true. I absolutely hate fictional works that end with no resolution to the stresses created within the body of the work, and have since I was maybe 10.
Jan 12, 2019 09:13:25 #
Voss wrote:
I got it, anotherview. And I appreciate your taking the time to explain it.
Voss, I just can't agree. To use a musical metaphor; its like when the piece comes back to the tonic for resolution. The original crop resolves the tension in the girl's eyes, the second crop leaves it hanging.
Jan 10, 2019 17:24:29 #
Jan 10, 2019 12:13:02 #
DaveC1 wrote:
Well maybe off the deep end a bit. But seriously, when does a photograph stop being a photograph and become graphic art? From the moment I shot this it was my intention to turn it into something quite altered from its original appearance.
And, you all know the routine: For best viewing always download.
And, you all know the routine: For best viewing always download.
Thank you Stephen for your thoughtful comments. You are quite correct.
What I'm trying to do here (with apparently very little success) is treat the art aspect as a black box i.e. we know it's here and its part of most every photograph. But at what point does the photograph move from being predominantly documentary to predominantly art.
So to, hopefully, further this discussion here is the original image I started with and the final image next to each other.
This is a tile roof, twigs & leaves with a bit of moisture from rain the prior evening shot early morning. If this were shot by a roof inspector on his first job this would almost certainly be considered documentary in its purpose. I however am not a roof inspector and the image was not shot for that purpose. But still its documentary of a particular time and space.
My finished image has been altered to still be able to be identified as part of the original image but not readily identifiable as a photo of a roof with the original attributes. It was altered to function as "art."
I'm also not looking for comments on which image the members prefer here, to be clear.
Jan 10, 2019 10:05:10 #
Stephan G wrote:
I would argue that Art is never purely decorative. For if it becomes purely decorative, it loses any and all semblance of Art. One of the crucial aspects of Art, I think, is its ability to grab one's attention at a very subliminal level. Making one to ask, "What about it is attracting me so?"
"Art is Timeless."
"Art is Timeless."
Poor choice of words on my part Stephan and srt101fan. Please see my response to Keni above. Once again I'm trying to stay out of the black hole of "what is art."
Jan 10, 2019 10:00:27 #
kenievans wrote:
Dave its no secret I enjoy the artistic part of photography. I like were you are going with this especially the repetitive red pattern. The brown does throw me off though but if it works for you then that's great.
My personal opinion, a photograph becomes art the moment the photographer assigns meaning in their mind to the shot.
My personal opinion, a photograph becomes art the moment the photographer assigns meaning in their mind to the shot.
Thank you Keni. I'm trying to decide whether at some point to post the original image which was the starting point for this. I suspect some may find that of interest.
I'm afraid we are heading down the slippery slope that Linda warned about here; headed into the never land of what is art, which was not my intention.
We all know that most any photograph has a certain artistic aspect to it as well as the documentary aspect. My question is when does the documentary aspect resend into the background to the point of not being readily apparent leaving the artistic aspect as the visible feature(s).