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Post by Adagio Breezes on Dec 8, 2004 19:17:29 GMT -5
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Post by Jonny on Dec 8, 2004 19:20:11 GMT -5
holy shit yowl. my favourite is definately I. rad to the bone. stick at this!
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Post by Josh on Dec 8, 2004 19:20:47 GMT -5
Those are badass, Skye. The first one with the barbed wire is very excellent.
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Post by Sad Peter Pan on Dec 8, 2004 19:24:29 GMT -5
Kick ass indeed. The camera you used must be a really good one, too. You say you're new at this? I sense potential. I really like I and III.
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Post by ZeroSaidSadly on Dec 12, 2004 21:03:47 GMT -5
very cool, especially liked the barbed wire, did you have to tint it or mess with it? awesome quality too
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Post by ZeroSaidSadly on Dec 12, 2004 21:05:45 GMT -5
did you have to tint it or mess with it? im sorry dumb question.. skies arent normally brown are they? haha.. wow
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Post by Dawn2Dusk on Dec 16, 2004 12:17:44 GMT -5
i like VI as bleak as it looks
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Post by Czarina on Dec 17, 2004 10:43:22 GMT -5
Wow those are really amazing you've alot of potential for a beginner
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Post by Sofee on Dec 17, 2004 11:34:41 GMT -5
To be honest, I think that just about ANYONE could take a photo of something in black and white to pass it off as being artistic.
That's not meant to put you off, though, it's just a personal perspective I have on the whole black and white. I prefer colour. There's few black and white photos which really move me in any way.
The first one is interesting, though. Very sinister. The barb wire makes it look harsh or cruel, along with the somber colour of the sky. Probably because whatever is behind those bars is something private and closed off, for negative reasons. It could be interpreted in a few ways.
It's also pretty neat how there's light shining through the clouds from the sun. I can't quite put my finger on why, but it's quite cool.
Keep it up, Skye.
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Post by Sad Peter Pan on Dec 17, 2004 15:36:40 GMT -5
To be honest, I think that just about ANYONE could take a photo of something in black and white to pass it off as being artistic. I don't agree. As far as the subject of the picture goes there a number of things to think about that may or may not be common knowledge to just anybody. Values, mood, symbolism, and angle of the subject come to mind. For example, say Skye was going for a trapped prisoner message (the obvious) - The tall, hovering barbed wire makes you feel behind it, like you're a trapped prisoner locked inside. You have to think about how you want the subject to relate with the theme or mood of the picture. But if you know what mood you want to convey you probably already have an idea of what it will look like, which at least requires a sub-conscious or natural understanding of things artistic. Maybe anyone could pull it off, but they would have to at least have a concept in mind and work from there. Obviously you can't just snap a picture of any old thing and sell it as artistic (then again maybe you can, art is wierd like that) but I think the value of the picture lies in whether or not it invokes a mood in the viewer that the artist intended for. Sometimes an artist doesn't even know exactly what they want to show through in their work, and it takes a lot longer to capture whatever they're working towards. But if you're not shooting for anything definite, then anything will work. Like the saying goes "if you're going nowhere, any road will take you." It's just not as easy as it appears, especially if you have to develope the film yourself, which is an entirely separate endeavor that requires of the photographer all sorts of things that I don't even know about because I'm not one. --------- This is because the barbed wire is silhouetted against the sky, which in my opinion is also kind of spooky/strange. The wire is also the darkest part of the picture. Indeed it could be interpreted a lot of different ways, which is what makes it good. Not showing what's behind the wire makes it mysterious, therefor more interesting because it leaves the viewer free to decide what they think (or even what they subconsciously want) to be behind the wire. Notice how the sun isn't shining on one side? What do you think that means? Awesome interpretation Sofee! It makes you think more about the picture as oppose to just passing it off as something without thinking about why.
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Post by Um Jammer Lammy on Dec 17, 2004 16:57:41 GMT -5
I got from the first picture that heaven is a restricted place with the angle of the shot and the glowing sky with a barbed wire fence in the foreground, so I can see it in a religious book of some kind with an article on religious beleifs and how to make sure you get to heaven by following the bible or some non-sense like that. Yeah thats what I got, thats what makes art so great it can mean a billion different things yet everyone sees the same image.
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Post by 1979 on Dec 19, 2004 21:11:40 GMT -5
Impressive. I really like the 2nd one.
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Post by Adagio Breezes on Dec 24, 2004 22:12:19 GMT -5
To be honest, I think that just about ANYONE could take a photo of something in black and white to pass it off as being artistic. That's not meant to put you off, though, it's just a personal perspective I have on the whole black and white. I prefer colour. There's few black and white photos which really move me in any way. As far as your opinion on the b+w shots, I'd have to disagree with you. This is why I posted the final shot. I'd say it's the worst image of the batch. Maybe it's the angle, or focal point that currupted the shot, but eveyone's got their opinion. As Sad Peter Pan pointed out, I use took some of these images in b+w as a reflection of my emotional attachment to this particular place. I have a handful of bitter memories of where that road eventually leads up to, so making the picture all sunshine & rainbows wouldn't make any sence to me. Also, this is kind of an odd section of the city where the colonial side intersects with the Naval enviorment.
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Post by Adagio Breezes on Dec 24, 2004 22:16:36 GMT -5
Kick ass indeed. The camera you used must be a really good one, too. You say you're new at this? I sense potential. I really like I and III. It's a pretty low-quality camera, actually. Nikon2200, only 2.0 megapixels. I'm hoping to upgrade the camera early next year. You're one the the first people to like III. I've gotten allot of negitave feedback on that shot. I think I took that one in color too if you'd like to see it
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Post by Adagio Breezes on Dec 24, 2004 22:17:56 GMT -5
im sorry dumb question.. skies arent normally brown are they? haha.. wow Oh anything's possible in Rhode Island.
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