A pleasing composition, IMO. Well done. Paul via phone
> On Jan 3, 2016, at 3:19 PM, Bruce Walker <bruce.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 6:03 PM, Igor PDML-StR <pdml...@komkon.org> wrote: >> >> Bruce, >> >> It is nice that it is in B&W: one cannot see the blood dripping from where >> the limbs were sawed off. :-) > > Tut, tut, Igor. How distressingly conventional of you. I have to > assume that this image from Mapplethorpe would cause you even more > distress? :) > > http://www.mapplethorpe.org/exhibitions/2008-08-30_mai-36-galerie/ > > The closer one comes to a figure, the more intersections between body > parts and the frame will occur -- it's natural. > > I intended this image to be not a portrait but a study of lines and > shadow. The dancer herself chose it as one of her favorites from a > group of more ordinary poses and crops. > > Thank you for looking and commenting, Igor. > > >> On a serious note, - I enjoy the facial expression in combination with the >> upper body and how it was captured (light, etc.). >> The well-lit "front" leg is the main distraction for me here. >> And the way how the rest of this leg and the hand (arm) are very-similarly >> cut off by framing -adds to that distraction. >> >> I tried to "reframe" it by making it a square, - with the horizontal line at >> the bottom just below the top of her "back" knee, and the vertical cut on >> the left being close to the elbow improved the focus on the face. >> >> Well, that's my look at it. >> >> BTW, the second image of Rachel in this set (23505320634) is better, more >> flattering than the 3rd one (24075581775). >> >> Igor >> >> PS. I couldn't help noticing the (almost) circular definition: >> The model is .... and model. :D >> >> >> >> Bruce Walker Sat, 02 Jan 2016 13:36:06 -0800 wrote: >> >> First peso for 2016 and it's a b&w. Weird! :) >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/24050939061/lightbox/ >> >> >> Model is Rachel Cornejo, a dancer (ballet and jazz), fitness >> instructor, actor and model. >> >> 645z, DFA645 90mm f:2.8 Macro, f:4, 1/125th sec, 100 ISO. >> >> One tall strip softbox left. >> >> Comments and critique welcome. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
