Since we are starting a group focusing on two hard to define styles, I thought I'd ask the group a question (inspired by David).
What do you think?
I'm always open to feedback about the image as well!
Since we are starting a group focusing on two hard to define styles, I thought I'd ask the group a question (inspired by David).
What do you think?
I'm always open to feedback about the image as well!
To me, it is both. Nice color and shading (maybe a bit dark in the left corner). Although minimalist, I find myself looking at the details throughout. Would work well as printed art.
What is it? An old wall of peeling paint? You could do an entire series of walls with peeling paint...
I could! I have an odd love of old walls. I'm sure we will be seeing more in the group. This wall is in an old military base nearby. They are struggling to know how to do repairs because the age of the building puts restrictions on what they can do. I was standing in the hall when I noticed the light from the window on this turquoise peeling paint. I was gripped!
I like these sort of images and have wondered about the appeal to others. This is the type of (abstract + minimal) I can see hanging on walls.
I think the composition is well done and find it pleasing to the eye. I'm not sure the dark upper=left area is a distraction - I feel it helps draw the eye from the 'lead-in' crack and to the lighter/more interesting part of the image (I suspect the position was thought out and intentional...).
For me I think I'd drop the saturation a bit to align with the aged/vintage story but I'm sure others would disagree due to individual taste.
Well done!
Thanks Alan!
I agree with David and Alan, both abstract and minimal, and minimally abstract if you choose to look at it that way as well.
Very enjoyable to look at, I like how my eye follows that horizontal cracked line from left to right studying the details and how you chose to compose them.
Nicely done.
Abstract.. I think it has a story to be told.. also could be lead paint.be careful..
Interesting! This is why I like this group!
They're just descriptive words. Few photographs are truly abstract in a literal sense in that the vast majority portray some aspect of the real world, not a pure visual abstraction.
This image is one of your best for my tastes, Ruth. I'm beginning to think your left-handedness IS reflected in your composition, as my initial reaction to a number of your images is that a mirror image would look more "right". However, on actually doing so in this case (as posted) the shadow to right looks heavy. So now I'm confused, and even more curious about this business of image "handedness" and direction.
You have me flipping stuff too! It is funny because I never noticed before that I have a left bias. Sometimes right works but I agree that something just looks wrong when this one is flipped.
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Hello Ruth,
To me, minimalim means summarize something to its own essence. But the object remains recognizable. Abstraction induces, to me once again, a kind mystery, doubt, trouble or even vertigo.
In your photo, there are these two main characters. Because it's easy to identify a mall with a decrepit painting. However, the linear shapes render a sort of abstraction. Then, I would test several croppings notably in trying to keep the right side of the photography with the line crossing verticaly the picture.Maybe a vertical 5/4 cropping. This new framing would induce a symetry and may turn the photography to abstraction.
As my english is can not be understanable...., I make a suggestion with a quick cropping, just like I imagine an abstract version of your photography. I played with vertical lines and symetry around the main central fault.
David
Interesting! I like your description. Thanks for the suggestion too!
And another suggestion. A test in black and white with the same cropping I have suggested?