Comments on: Crow and Snowy Trees: Is This Photo Interesting? http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-18/742 Not a photo blog, but sometimes I play one on TV Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:26:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.12-alpha by: Jon http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-18/742#comment-14574 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:00:54 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-18/742#comment-14574 Yes, that's exactly it, I also thought of sumi-e ink paintings when I saw the bird and branches. Yes, that’s exactly it, I also thought of sumi-e ink paintings when I saw the bird and branches.

]]> by: Peter http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-18/742#comment-14567 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:34:42 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-18/742#comment-14567 Definitely interesting and well seen. I think I go along with Jon's comment: how about a narrow vertical crop to include the pine tree in the background - about a third, or even less, of the present image width? The minimalist effect resulting puts me in mind of Imao Keinen's Kachou Gafu, outstanding "flower and bird" woodcuts from the end of the 19th century. Pity it's not your tame heron, or you could perhaps persuade it to pose again for you! Definitely interesting and well seen.

I think I go along with Jon’s comment: how about a narrow vertical crop to include the pine tree in the background - about a third, or even less, of the present image width? The minimalist effect resulting puts me in mind of Imao Keinen’s Kachou Gafu, outstanding “flower and bird” woodcuts from the end of the 19th century.

Pity it’s not your tame heron, or you could perhaps persuade it to pose again for you!

]]> by: Bahi http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-18/742#comment-14562 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:55:29 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-18/742#comment-14562 Is it interesting? In a word: yes. The bird is the only solid-seeming presence in what looks like a fluffy, cotton-wool world, a black-and-white bird in a grayscale picture. Is it interesting? In a word: yes. The bird is the only solid-seeming presence in what looks like a fluffy, cotton-wool world, a black-and-white bird in a grayscale picture.

]]> by: Jon http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-18/742#comment-14559 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:07:26 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-18/742#comment-14559 I think the bird on the snowy wire is interesting enough to warrant a closer shot of just the bird and the wire, perhaps with just a few snowy twigs (in focus ones) around one or two of the frame edges to give context. I think the bird on the snowy wire is interesting enough to warrant a closer shot of just the bird and the wire, perhaps with just a few snowy twigs (in focus ones) around one or two of the frame edges to give context.

]]> by: Alex http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-18/742#comment-14558 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:02:27 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-18/742#comment-14558 I like one-color winter images - http://jumpingrat.bloground.ru/2007/12/28/zimne-parkovoe/ ;) Crow shot is very nice. I have some doubts about overal composition, but i always have em about my own shots too ;) I like one-color winter images - http://jumpingrat.bloground.ru/2007/12/28/zimne-parkovoe/ ;)
Crow shot is very nice. I have some doubts about overal composition, but i always have em about my own shots too ;)

]]> by: Beau Harbin http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-18/742#comment-14553 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:30:20 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-02-18/742#comment-14553 It is interesting to me. It looks as though it is a drawing more than a photograph. Except for a few bits poking in on the left and the large out of focus branch on the right, I think it all works very well. Very nice. <div class='jfriedl'><p>What bits poking out on the left?<br/><span style='color:#484'>(ah, the benefits of revisionist editing :D)</span></p> <p>I probably framed the out-of-focus branch on the right on purpose, to add some depth. I agree that in the end, it's distracting.</p> <p>Thanks for the kind words! Just looking at the amazing shots on the first page of <a href='http://blog.beauharbin.com' rel="nofollow">your blog</a>, your kind words about my shot are high praise indeed. —Jeffrey</p></div> It is interesting to me. It looks as though it is a drawing more than a photograph. Except for a few bits poking in on the left and the large out of focus branch on the right, I think it all works very well. Very nice.

What bits poking out on the left?
(ah, the benefits of revisionist editing :D )

I probably framed the out-of-focus branch on the right on purpose, to add some depth. I agree that in the end, it’s distracting.

Thanks for the kind words! Just looking at the amazing shots on the first page of your blog, your kind words about my shot are high praise indeed. —Jeffrey

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