JC56 Loc: Lake St.Louis mo.

part II from st.louis.....I didn't notice this work of art but my wife told me to take a pic...it was a composite of Henry, Jane, and Peter Fonda......I didn't like it but it does convay some history.......critque and editing welcome.

Henry, Jane, & Peter

Chuck_893 Loc: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Um, regardless what we may or may not think of the subject matter, this is supposed to be a critique of the photograph, providing advice and help to the photographer.

First impression is that it is not sharp, BUT… I have no idea how sharp the painting is because there is no point of reference, such as the frame. I have no point of reference for scale. I have no point of reference for the colors and tones, either. It appears to be a pretty straightforward record shot of a painting, and there's nothing wrong with that (the painting certainly evokes some pretty strong emotions! :twisted: ), but often when I shoot paintings in museums I try to pull back and include some surround, the frame, or even better, someone looking at it. If I have a spectator in the frame I can see the scale of the thing. Here's one I made a couple of years ago in the Chicago Art Institute of Georges Seurat's massive pointillist painting (and no, I didn't straighten the horizon bad me :XD: ). I was just sitting on a bench admiring it when this guy walked up. He was still moving but I grabbed off the shot before he got right up to it and partially blocked it. It gives the scale of this monumental work, and maybe more interest than just a straight shot of it. Just one thought from a guy who LOVES museums! :D
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8008/7264616086_6394a5ae54_n.jpg
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, 1884-86 by Chuck_893, on Flickr

Nightski

Chuck, when I first viewed this, I thought, so what? A photo of a painting. Thank you for giving an idea of how this might be done with an interesting perspective.