WPC 1332 - Negative Space ANALYSIS
Aug 17, 2013 00:28:30 #
jmccl has graciously volunteered their WPC 1332 - Negative Space RESULTS entry for critique and analysis to find out what they could have done to make it better. Be nice, but be honest as this will help everyone with their craft. Thank you jmccl and thank you everyone!
from WPC 1332 - Negative Space RESULTS http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/photo_contest.jsp?pcnum=72
from WPC 1332 - Negative Space RESULTS http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/photo_contest.jsp?pcnum=72
Kodak Retina 1a - Kodak TriX 400 ASA - Bouncing along on top of a tour bus over a fog enshrouded Golden Gate Bridge
Aug 17, 2013 01:32:25 #
Aug 17, 2013 08:57:18 #
I loved this image. One of my top six! Mysterious, ominous, minimal visual with major impact :)
Aug 17, 2013 13:47:34 #
No question that there's negative space. Negative space, leading lines... but no subject, no focal point. I'm not trying to be picky or hyper-critical, so please don't take offense.
Aug 18, 2013 08:12:11 #
Liked the concept of negative space the photographer was trying for in this image. For my taste, I prefer using negative space to enhance the subject. In this image the negative space took me out if the frame, not into it.
Aug 18, 2013 08:54:53 #
Aug 18, 2013 10:21:42 #
For me it is well composed and has emotion with a mysterious feel that holds my attention. The only thing I would like to see different is the foreground being more in focus. All in all this is a very nice shot in my opinion and I would be happy if it were mine.
Aug 18, 2013 10:29:22 #
My thoughts are subjective, but here goes. Usually the negative space encourages the eye to focus on the main subject. This example is different. In this case the bridge components lead the eye into the empty space. This central empty space coupled with the viewerÂ’s imagination is the subject of the image.
What lies beyond or within the fog; a dragon, an end-to-end traffic jam, Shangri-La, a beautiful fairyland castle, a beautiful sunset, an ugly down-town section of town, heaven, Hades, etc.?
What lies beyond or within the fog; a dragon, an end-to-end traffic jam, Shangri-La, a beautiful fairyland castle, a beautiful sunset, an ugly down-town section of town, heaven, Hades, etc.?
Aug 18, 2013 11:50:56 #
St3v3M wrote:
jmccl has graciously volunteered their WPC 1332 - Negative Space RESULTS entry for critique and analysis to find out what they could have done to make it better. Be nice, but be honest as this will help everyone with their craft. Thank you jmccl and thank you everyone!
from WPC 1332 - Negative Space RESULTS http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/photo_contest.jsp?pcnum=72
from WPC 1332 - Negative Space RESULTS http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/photo_contest.jsp?pcnum=72
The overall image works well with using Negative Space. The bridge support cables lead the eye into the distant unknown.
The only improvement I could imagine would have been to wait a few seconds to include one of the vertical towers to creep into view, but still shrouded in fog.
Michael G
Aug 18, 2013 14:41:02 #
I would say the fog is the subject with leading lines taking you into the fog. Negative space to me provides separation of the main subject from a secondary subject in a photo. This will give the photo some depth.
Aug 19, 2013 05:42:17 #
Not enough positive space, ie the bridge, to hold interest. There is therefore too much negative space and the balance is not quite right, eventhough the rule of thirds is well applied. For a competition, please crop the top cleanly.
Aug 19, 2013 12:50:44 #
I am just back in town, and it may be late, but I just noticed this thread. I LOVED this photo. I tried to vote for it via cell phone, but I couldn't get service long enough to get my vote to go through. I think this photo is what negative space is all about, and it's very well done. Of course, I am very new to photography, so don't get too excited about MY analysis. But it is the one photo that I was going to vote for if I would have had connection long enough.
Aug 19, 2013 13:28:42 #
RMM wrote:
No question that there's negative space. Negative space, leading lines... but no subject, no focal point. I'm not trying to be picky or hyper-critical, so please don't take offense.
OMG...don't kill me, but I'm going to have to disagree with RMM. There certainly is a focal point. You can't see it, but you know it's there. It's waiting for you in the fog. You want to know what it looks like, but you have to use your imagination. This is why I love this photo. It takes bravery to leave the focal point up to the viewer's imagination.
Okay, I am going to be really brave now, and compare this photo to a nude. A really good nude makes you want to see the rest of the body. It's much more provocative than seeing a completely nude body. Then you've seen it, been there, done that, so what? We all know what a nude body looks like. Just like we all know what a bridge looks like. We had a bridge contest, with many photos of bridges. Why do those have more of a focal point than this bridge that leaves something to the imagination?
Geez, I know I am going to get some flack for that comparison with the nude, but I just can't resist :mrgreen:
Aug 19, 2013 14:16:34 #
Nightski wrote:
There certainly is a focal point. You can't see it, but you know it's there. It's waiting for you in the fog. You want to know what it looks like, but you have to use your imagination. This is why I love this photo. It takes bravery to leave the focal point up to the viewer's imagination.
What a terrific point, Sandra! (and your nude reference, as well :) )
Aug 20, 2013 21:39:17 #
Negative space enhances what is seen and add dimension to it. This photograph is so simple yet strong. AND well said Sandra (Nightski)! no flack from me.
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