A New Yorker under Water
Beach Treasures29 total reviews
Comment from SteveANH
Amazing creation. You collected up a beauty here. The composition is very good, and I like the way you have sized it a extended landscape. Focus is sharp and the the colors of the collected shells and rocks is perfect.
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Amazing creation. You collected up a beauty here. The composition is very good, and I like the way you have sized it a extended landscape. Focus is sharp and the the colors of the collected shells and rocks is perfect.
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Thank you, I appreciate your review very much. :-)
Comment from blairwacha
I''m not sure I'm qualified to define still life. I do however really like the way that you've composed this shot, especially the subdued light and color surrounding the New Yorker. It really brings out your subject. Well done!
Blair
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I''m not sure I'm qualified to define still life. I do however really like the way that you've composed this shot, especially the subdued light and color surrounding the New Yorker. It really brings out your subject. Well done!
Blair
Comment Written 13-Jan-2013
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2013
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Thank you very much! I appreciate your review.
The piece is seen very controversy, especially the lighting.
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I really like the lighting, and unless it's bad enough to take away detail that supposed to be there, it's really a matter of opinion anyway.
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I like the lighting too, but its always a matter of opinions. I am used to controversy reviews. :-)
Comment from Regina E.H-Ariel
I would say it has nothing to do with still life rather with environment journalism LOL - your findings are looking great together and your artistic modifications are a good idea - the title is accurate to your story - so it was good to put it out as a separate picture as it also fits in the funny section - but I smile because the New Yorker holds the finger high telling us to keep better the environment clean - in any case of any interpretation it is a nice shot with perfect lighting and good artistic skills
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I would say it has nothing to do with still life rather with environment journalism LOL - your findings are looking great together and your artistic modifications are a good idea - the title is accurate to your story - so it was good to put it out as a separate picture as it also fits in the funny section - but I smile because the New Yorker holds the finger high telling us to keep better the environment clean - in any case of any interpretation it is a nice shot with perfect lighting and good artistic skills
Comment Written 13-Jan-2013
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2013
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Thank you very much. I like your interpretation; but anybody else tells me it is an still life since lifeless objects are arranged together. And I thought the lines what is and what is not are only fuzzy at what is mixed media; but it seems to be true for all kinds of art.
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seems you found an overall working spot LOL - I just imagine all the posts and you can be sure that one with two or three objects on a black background will win the competition - they always do - that is the reason I gave you right not to post it as this really has a message and still life is just an arrangement - may be I am not right - it is just how I feel it - anyways it is good and that counts LOL
Comment from greenmountaingirl
this is great, i love it, the subject and story are wonderful and thoughtful, the muted colors work in this photo and the editing is excellent, well done!
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this is great, i love it, the subject and story are wonderful and thoughtful, the muted colors work in this photo and the editing is excellent, well done!
Comment Written 13-Jan-2013
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Thank you! I appreciate your kind review very much :-)
Comment from perch69
Very unique idea. It looks like still life to me but I am no judge of what fits what category. I like the mixture you included. The New Yorker was a novel idea. Something different..Good work.
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Very unique idea. It looks like still life to me but I am no judge of what fits what category. I like the mixture you included. The New Yorker was a novel idea. Something different..Good work.
Comment Written 13-Jan-2013
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Thank you very much, I appreciate your kind review.
[I believe the paper is a piece of a order form for the magazine, as some of the writing and the painting indicates]
Comment from marieann green
Still life or not a very creative photo. Clever and imaginative. Excellent colors, clarity and composition. Very nicely done
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Still life or not a very creative photo. Clever and imaginative. Excellent colors, clarity and composition. Very nicely done
Comment Written 13-Jan-2013
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Thank you! I appreciate your kind review very much :-)
Comment from susanlen
Interesting composition. I read your notes to find out what you had done. I would say this is a still life. So many people get still life themes wrong. They show animals, people and all kinds of things that are not still life! I particularly like the character on the book cover. The drawing appears to be done very much in the art deco style, of which I am a great fan. All the beach debris is interesting too from the point of view of shapes as well as colours. However, I do not get the underwater part. On my monitor I cannot see water, being it ripples, waves, bubbles or whatever else would indicate water is covering the scene. I do like the image though, but some areas are a tad on the dark side.
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Interesting composition. I read your notes to find out what you had done. I would say this is a still life. So many people get still life themes wrong. They show animals, people and all kinds of things that are not still life! I particularly like the character on the book cover. The drawing appears to be done very much in the art deco style, of which I am a great fan. All the beach debris is interesting too from the point of view of shapes as well as colours. However, I do not get the underwater part. On my monitor I cannot see water, being it ripples, waves, bubbles or whatever else would indicate water is covering the scene. I do like the image though, but some areas are a tad on the dark side.
Comment Written 13-Jan-2013
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2013
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Thank you very much for your kind and in depth review. Its indeed Art Deco on that piece of paper. The art Deco drawing is the historical character and I think logo of the magazine THE NEW YORKER. The character was created by Rea Irvin and introduced on the cover of the first issue in 1925. [If you are interested, there is an excellent article on line at Wikipedia.] I believe, the piece of paper comes originally from a order form for the magazine as some of the writing indicates.
I am getting confused about the light. I tend to agree with you; but was told by some others the picture is already to bright.
The underwater part is mostly given by the distortion of light due to the uneven ground. I set the scene about an inch or inch and a half under water like it is often in the tide pools at or riff. There are usually no waves, bubbles or ripples. Its more like an inch of water in a bowl or vase, motionless.
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Hi and thank you so much for the information re the drawing which I found very useful. My comments re the light refer to the shells more so than the magazine. The magazine I would say is fine. As you are discovering, photography, as well as writing, painting and drawing is subjective and objective. This really applies to anything that is creative. You will always get people with different views and no-one is really correct. There are right ways of doing things but rules are meant to be broken. How boring if anyone did everything the same. However, having said that you obviously want to get the best out of your images and sometimes advice does help, as I have found personally.
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You're welcome.
As I wrote, I tend to agree with you about the light [dark in places]; but obviously not everyone agrees. Of curse that would be boring. I agree also that advice is helpful. [I would call advice by another name. Some members seem allergic to that word]. I know rules are there to be broken if the situation ask for it. It seems I do it more often than not.
Comment from Aurorarose
Good picture and quality, like the underwater view. A bit bright but is an interesting concept with good details.
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Good picture and quality, like the underwater view. A bit bright but is an interesting concept with good details.
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Comment Written 13-Jan-2013
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Thank you very much for your kind review and your input, Bright? I tought it is to dark. I will have to look into it.
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The stones and shells are a touch dark but it pulls out there color it was the paper i was thinking was bright. but it is an underwater shot and that will play with ligh in its own way. Still a nice shot.
Comment from Doris1022
Fine work in this, Ido like the water effect. It is fine I was not sure about still life also. But I think any think that is not alive could be a still life or like in the studio work of objects
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reply by the author on 13-Jan-2013
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Fine work in this, Ido like the water effect. It is fine I was not sure about still life also. But I think any think that is not alive could be a still life or like in the studio work of objects
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Comment Written 13-Jan-2013
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2013
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Thank you!
You are right with any thing not alive, but I am not sure of the location. Dos an outdoor shot work or has a still life to be inside? Do the objects need to be arranged by the artist our would an arrangement by nature work? I let you know if I find out.