Response to Curves (Response #34)

Uploaded 655 Days Ago by bslomovic - 9 comments

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Scarf-Face said 655 days ago:

The curve plays only a minor part in making this image work. The street on the bottom is distracting, in my opinion, and the photo would be better if it focused on the building and the power lines.

SeekingFocus said 655 days ago:

I do see the relevance here, but overall I see more geometric shapes than curves. I would really enjoy seeing only the reflected images on the windows without any of the foreground or background distractions. It would just make a very interesting abstract study for a different image altogether.

King said 655 days ago:

I like the treatment you give this image, kind of like a super-realistic painting. For the Theme, though, I don't think it is so successful because of all the intersecting straight lines, more or less a clutter of straight lines.

Striking, though.

ray said 654 days ago:

The building goes very well with the theme, although I would crop from the bottom. The whole city feel makes the picture busy and clone out the powerlines, but I'm sure that would a PITA (pain in the @ss)..

agi said 654 days ago:

A lovely photograph but for this particular theme there's a lot of distracting elements that takes away the relevance and impact.

CraigMartin said 654 days ago:

Ontario Hydro - cool. The colouring is effective, but I think this could have been much more powerful with more thought to composition. Cutting out the clutter at the bottom, and had you been able to move to the right to get the pole out of the shot, it would have been stronger I think...

bslomovic said 654 days ago:

Thanks to all those above for the comments and constructive critique.
It certainly isnt a linear or obvious representation of the theme. To me however, the image is all about the building and more specifically, about the curve of the building which produces such great reflections (which are not photoshoped). I also looked at a version of this image with the bottom cropped and it just didnt work.
Sorry it missed in the relevance and composition for you guys. Thanks again, I appreciate the honest remarks.

bslomovic said 654 days ago:

Ray: would love to even consider the clone idea, but my PS are not that advanced.
Craig: Thanks for the comments, true in retrospect the composition could have been better, but this was snapped from my car window, driving down College St. I saw the blue sky reflection and just shot as best I could without crashing or running the red light.

XXIVXXV said 654 days ago:

if it's the top of that building, i'm so distracted by everything else in the photo that i miss that. try choosing a photo that focuses on the subject matter a little better. just my thoughts.

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