A Sense of Place: Monhegan Island -EXAMPLE POST
Jan 19, 2016 12:10:14 #
NOTE: Don't feel that you have to respond to this one, it is meant as an example. I'll be posting my real, current and much riskier submission shortly that I really want your feedback on.
Tiny Monhegan Island sits 10 miles off the Maine coast, and has been home to fishermen for 300 years, during which time their sea-focused lifestyle has remained oddly unchanged. I visit annually and while I'm still an outsider, I have developed a love for this place that keeps me coming back and exploring deeper each time.
Tiny Monhegan Island sits 10 miles off the Maine coast, and has been home to fishermen for 300 years, during which time their sea-focused lifestyle has remained oddly unchanged. I visit annually and while I'm still an outsider, I have developed a love for this place that keeps me coming back and exploring deeper each time.
Rope Shed on Main Street
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Skipping Rocks
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Before Trap Day - Captain of the Arielle
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Jan 19, 2016 16:36:42 #
minniev wrote:
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Tiny Monhegan Island sits 10 miles off the Maine coast, and has been home to fishermen for 300 years, during which time their sea-focused lifestyle has remained oddly unchanged. I visit annually and while I'm still an outsider, I have developed a love for this place that keeps me coming back and exploring deeper each time.
Tiny Monhegan Island sits 10 miles off the Maine coast, and has been home to fishermen for 300 years, during which time their sea-focused lifestyle has remained oddly unchanged. I visit annually and while I'm still an outsider, I have developed a love for this place that keeps me coming back and exploring deeper each time.
From A Sense of Place: Let's Study and Share!
HOW TO CRITIQUE:
Think about your emotional response along with the usual technical considerations.
- Emotionally I'm overwhelmed and want to know where you sell these.
Also, are the images connected in terms of subject and processing to form a series?
- The first image is striking, almost ethereal, yet invites me in and makes me want to explore.
- The second is an amazing transition and gives the impression that you've walked down the hill aways.
- The third ties in well and gives a feeling of ending the story, or does it begin again?
Are they alike/different enough to be interesting as a group?
- The three, by location, atmosphere and post processing are alike enough to believe they are from a single day in time.
Do the images tell a story?
- The images tell the story of a slow day in a harbor town and make me want to know more!
What suggestions do you have for the photographer?
- Other than sell these I would ask that you consider placing a key element, like the boy from the second, in all three to tie them together.
Thank you for sharing and getting this started. With the gloves off this will be a hard one to follow! S-
Jan 19, 2016 21:02:21 #
minniev wrote:
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You have been able to show to myself and the viewers of these works "the love for this place" that you mention.
Jan 19, 2016 21:14:16 #
dansmith wrote:
You have been able to show to myself and the viewers of these works "the love for this place" that you mention.
Thanks, Dan! Monhegan is a unique place that has appealed to artists and writers for quite some time.
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