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Self Critique
The shoreline had these rocks whose origins I didn’t know but the colors were wild. I made them wilder still. I’m pretty happy with the colors and the composition. I made the original a bit darker but have decided to bring it up some without sacrificing the colors.
Creative direction
This image is related to my reading of Abstract Expressionist Art in the early 20th century. The idea is to generate emotions through colors and shapes.
Specific Feedback
Are the dark too light in this image?
Technical Details
GFX50R, 45-100mm, f/11, focus stacked.
Description
After shooting ‘Sisters’ at this location I decided it had potential and went back for more. Usually I start out with compositions I think are not very good but they ‘help me warm up’ as the vision becomes more refined (flow state). So, I dismissed this image when I got back. But when I started to play with it it seemed to improve in my mind.
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Amazing colors, Igor and the curves of the quartz add a lot to the image… I don’t think the darks are too light. They look like dark rocks with a bit of wet sheen on them. Very well seen and photographed.
Good work. It’s well composed, which doesn’t surprise me. The colors are fine. I’d suspect they weren’t “true” but you weren’t making a documentary photo.
I don’t usually compose my images with that thought in mind. Some images with a main point of focus I like and some images without one I like. But when I looked at this image I explored the white line mostly initially. Then when I got my fill of that I got turned on by the browns, yellows, and blues in the lower right quadrant. I think I now like that part of the image the most. But I put this in the abstract section because I wanted a free association with aspects of the image. However, as I look at this category I see more images that are manipulated than actually abstract.
Igor: As an avowed and unrepentant color junkie this immediately appealed to me and then when it comes from a natural source, even if somewhat manipulated, I like it even more. Good vision, even better execution. >=))>
Superb rendering of these rocks, Igor. I love the colors even though have been pulled and stretched just a bit to render more from your creative side but I love the outcome. I certainly don’t need a focus point, particularly in abstract art. I think that’s mostly the point. What is it and where is it going. Don’t know. Don’t care. Abstracts intentionally make your eyes wander because there is so much to see and no focal point. I love the lower right corner like you do but I think I prefer the left portion of the image with that drooping and whacky white line going through the image. It’s like a tortured soul bending and curving every which way. There is one place that does pull my eye and this is right side of the frame where it looks like the rock falls off and turns into a deep crag. Those dark points along the edge draw my eye. Maybe dodge those so they aren’t so dark or potentially crop them off but I think the balance would be affected if you did that. Love this one.
