Photos seven and nine are astounding in their depiction of light. It just diffuses through the fog/mist in such a superbly elegant and luminous way. Were these shots taken in the early morning or late afternoon? Photo seven particularly compels me because the typical moroseness of the subject matter (graveyards are universally creepy, no?) is somehow counteracted by the liveliness of the light - the energy that it brings to the image. All of your exposures are excellent, and the experimentation you're doing with angularity and unnatural perspectives add a surreal dimension to the work.
The diffused lighting in the 7th and 9th photo is really great. I think the most successful pictures of this group are the ones where the camera wasn't at an angle.
I really like the first image because that's not something you would normally see. technically, the images compositions is done very well and the tire tracks lead the viewer from left to right then right to left.
The cementary/ graveyard photographs are eerie, especially how the fog diffuses the light. The bushes in the sixth photograph almost appear to "move aside" to reveal the single grave. I noticed that the graveyard photographs are more formal compared to those of people, so the perspective is rather different. Since they do evoke a creepy feeling, try experimenting their sequence!
Your images of the graveyard are absolutely incredible- I have chills! Your ability to be so sensitive and capture both the eerie back lighting and the strong shadows of the tombs is great and shows your strong technical ability.
The first two images seem like you experimented with Cartier-Bresson's theory of the decisive moment. They are exceptionally exposed and composed. Although most of your photos this week are admirable, photograph four is a sort of, what I could see as being easily overlooked, gem. It relates so emphatically to the rest of the images in the sense that the protagonist in the image embodies a sort of preacher-like quality, but moreover he is a preacher that you meet in nowhere's-ville and lends himself to be slightly untrustworthy. This show of character exemplifies the 'creepiness' you have been aspiring for and maintaining throughout the past weeks. I think it is another week of really great photographs. :)
Photos seven and nine are astounding in their depiction of light. It just diffuses through the fog/mist in such a superbly elegant and luminous way. Were these shots taken in the early morning or late afternoon? Photo seven particularly compels me because the typical moroseness of the subject matter (graveyards are universally creepy, no?) is somehow counteracted by the liveliness of the light - the energy that it brings to the image. All of your exposures are excellent, and the experimentation you're doing with angularity and unnatural perspectives add a surreal dimension to the work.
ReplyDeleteThe diffused lighting in the 7th and 9th photo is really great. I think the most successful pictures of this group are the ones where the camera wasn't at an angle.
ReplyDeleteI really like the first image because that's not something you would normally see. technically, the images compositions is done very well and the tire tracks lead the viewer from left to right then right to left.
ReplyDeleteThe cementary/ graveyard photographs are eerie, especially how the fog diffuses the light. The bushes in the sixth photograph almost appear to "move aside" to reveal the single grave. I noticed that the graveyard photographs are more formal compared to those of people, so the perspective is rather different. Since they do evoke a creepy feeling, try experimenting their sequence!
ReplyDeleteYour images of the graveyard are absolutely incredible- I have chills! Your ability to be so sensitive and capture both the eerie back lighting and the strong shadows of the tombs is great and shows your strong technical ability.
ReplyDeleteThe first two images seem like you experimented with Cartier-Bresson's theory of the decisive moment. They are exceptionally exposed and composed. Although most of your photos this week are admirable, photograph four is a sort of, what I could see as being easily overlooked, gem. It relates so emphatically to the rest of the images in the sense that the protagonist in the image embodies a sort of preacher-like quality, but moreover he is a preacher that you meet in nowhere's-ville and lends himself to be slightly untrustworthy. This show of character exemplifies the 'creepiness' you have been aspiring for and maintaining throughout the past weeks. I think it is another week of really great photographs. :)
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