I like the idea of abstraction, texture, and so on, the problem is that this
particular abstraction seems to not say stone statue so much as Pompeii or
as Frank said, burn unit. Don't know if the texture is too large or the
color is
the issue, but yea, its disturbing
J.W.L.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: PESO: Lisa's Legs
At 04:40 PM 9/14/2005, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Hi Glen, I don't like it. The pose looks forced and unnatural. The
Photoshop work, as good as it may be, makes the whole thing look
grotesque,
unpleasant. However, I like the idea that you're pushing the envelope.
Whatever you do, don't let negative comments stop you from experimenting
and exploring.
Thanks Shel, for the encouragement. I truly appreciate it. Like I told
someone else earlier, I only ask that people comment honestly on my work,
whether they like it or not.
I happen to like the image, but I don't see a girl when I see the image. I
see form, colors, and texture. Of course, I'm aware that it was derived
from a girl's legs, but the girl herself isn't what my mind concentrates
on when I see this image. Perhaps that is why I like it and some others
don't? I suspect that some of them only want to see the sexy girl?
For those that do, you can take a look here:
http://webpages.charter.net/glenweb/gallery/Lisa1.jpg
http://webpages.charter.net/glenweb/gallery/Lisa2.jpg
These were taken at a beauty pageant Lisa participated in. There was no
Photoshop work done on these. This is what Lisa actually looks like. I
imagine that many of you will be relieved to know that her skin is in
flawless condition. ;)
I'm interested to know whether people prefer these candid images, or the
artistic images I first posted? Also, please tell me why you prefer the
one you do.
Thanks so much everyone,
Glen
