Melody in green
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:14 pmAs I have been explicit with remarks on Matt’s pics I thought I would give him a chance to hit back 
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Melody in green
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:14 pmRe: Melody in green
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:56 amISO 1638400 perhaps
Re: Melody in green
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:23 amI'm not sure about this one. Perhaps, it would
work better in B&W and with less noise?
work better in B&W and with less noise?
Re: Melody in green
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:29 amI am not sure of the noise, but everything else is spot on. Exposure is great and there appears to be no wide angle distortion.
Re: Melody in green
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:36 amThanks guys - I must admit that I added the noise to soften the rather harsh looking foot. Maybe a soft focus approach would have been better.
I did not convert to B&W as the whole purpose of the shot in the first place, was to emphasise the green.
I did not convert to B&W as the whole purpose of the shot in the first place, was to emphasise the green.
Re: Melody in green
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:59 amActually, four meters away from the monitor
doen't look that bad...
doen't look that bad...
Re: Melody in green
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:40 pmzafra52 wrote:Actually, four meters away from the monitor
doen't look that bad...
I tried it at 4cm and got spots before my eyes
Re: Melody in green
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:53 pmHi Chris,
This version is dominated by the post processing etc. My overall feeling is that the light etc is not that nice and the foot itself (with that vein) doesn't lend itself to a nice melody.
Could you show us the original?
This version is dominated by the post processing etc. My overall feeling is that the light etc is not that nice and the foot itself (with that vein) doesn't lend itself to a nice melody.
Could you show us the original?
Re: Melody in green
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 3:47 pm
Re: Melody in green
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 4:52 pmThanks Chris. IMHO the original is miles better in terms of composition, sharpness and context. Only nitpicks are a quick toe nail trim and getting rid of that vein.
Re: Melody in green
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 5:10 pmChris, I must say you keep your feet in exquisite condition. You should wear open heels more often. 
Re: Melody in green
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:44 pmReschsmooth wrote:Chris, I must say you keep your feet in exquisite condition. You should wear open heels more often.
You should see my collection of dresses Patrick
Re: Melody in green
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:59 pmsirhc55 wrote:Reschsmooth wrote:Chris, I must say you keep your feet in exquisite condition. You should wear open heels more often.
You should see my collection of dresses Patrick
As long as I don't have to see you in hose...
Re: Melody in green
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:26 amReschsmooth wrote:As long as I don't have to see you in hose...
That will take care of those toes/toe nail and vein...
Re: Melody in green
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:20 pmChris
Curious image with some very interesting compositional elements. The image, a foot in a high heel shoe, has added digital grain and or noise to imitate the pointillism style of painting .Georges Seurat would have liked this one. He also would have liked that you have used very high tech binary means to achieve what he he did with paint brushes and pigments. The image has quite a bit of dynamic energy in that the weight of the foot can be easily imagined, and this is reinforced with the well executed perspective of the floorboards that lead the eye and seem to exagerate the images weight. The placement of the 4 nails in the image space is a master stroke as they help stop the eye at a critical junction , or the main point of interest being the toes and bow of the shoe. The horizontal cut of the floorboard brilliantly supports this function. I see the top of the image as being the weakest part of the composition and find the ankle has been cut to low, destroying part of the aesthetic of the image. Personally, I don't find the image pleasant to look at because of the somewhat unpleasant colours, IE, the puce greens and confetti coloured skintones but have no doubt that some viewers will. Is it art? Not in its present location...but if you printed it on high quality paper and exhibited it quite large on the neutral coloured wall of a high class gallery....then that's what it probably would be.
Do I like it? No.
Regards
Curious image with some very interesting compositional elements. The image, a foot in a high heel shoe, has added digital grain and or noise to imitate the pointillism style of painting .Georges Seurat would have liked this one. He also would have liked that you have used very high tech binary means to achieve what he he did with paint brushes and pigments. The image has quite a bit of dynamic energy in that the weight of the foot can be easily imagined, and this is reinforced with the well executed perspective of the floorboards that lead the eye and seem to exagerate the images weight. The placement of the 4 nails in the image space is a master stroke as they help stop the eye at a critical junction , or the main point of interest being the toes and bow of the shoe. The horizontal cut of the floorboard brilliantly supports this function. I see the top of the image as being the weakest part of the composition and find the ankle has been cut to low, destroying part of the aesthetic of the image. Personally, I don't find the image pleasant to look at because of the somewhat unpleasant colours, IE, the puce greens and confetti coloured skintones but have no doubt that some viewers will. Is it art? Not in its present location...but if you printed it on high quality paper and exhibited it quite large on the neutral coloured wall of a high class gallery....then that's what it probably would be.
Do I like it? No.
Regards