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Laurie Gould
{K:11942} 8/10/2005
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Another simple and beautiful composition! I'm a big fan of minimalist images and you have done well here. I love your use of negative space and the placement of the petal is perfect. Very creative work. :)
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Bobby Mun
{K:3709} 8/10/2005
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Hi Angelo, saw your series and they are BEAUTIFUL!
Very outstanding subject against white.
Good work!
Cheers! Bobby
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Fabio Ficola
{K:10466} 8/7/2005
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Dear Angelo,
I like this picture minimalistic with an incredible use of negative space.
Great color on the leaf.
I would like to have all the leaf in focus.
I know is difficult with a Macro lens, but you where on a tripod so 1 sec F/8 or 4 secs F/32 makes no difference and you could get more focused leaf.
Just my 2 cents. Fabio
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Angelo Villaschi
{K:49617} 8/6/2005
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BTW, thanks for poiting me to Gerhard's portfolio. I've had him in the associates list for a while now, to track his excellent work.
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John Nobody
{K:4914} 8/6/2005
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Belo detalhe Angelo, gostei da composição tb.
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Angelo Villaschi
{K:49617} 8/6/2005
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Hugo,
Thanks for the excellent comment!
The petal photo presented here is exactly the same as the one in http://www.usefilm.com/image/878824.html
In that version, I have softened the shadow, exactly for the purposes of leaving it without a frame.
There are a couple of problems with the photo, which I optimistically ignored at first. The main one is that the DOF was not enough, and the second was that the plane of focus was in the wrong area.
With this version I have reduced the size of the petal in the image. But to convey the sense of loneliness, I felt the need to put it in a corner. Without a frame, I can have no corner. So I gave it a frame and lots of empty space, to exagerate the loneliness.
That was the reasoning behind the frame. And with the frame, I modified the masking layer for the shadow, and let it bleed into the frame. The frame colour is actually sampled from the shadow area. i wanted it to be faint yet echo something from within the photo.
Personally, I like this version much better and I think it is an improvement I only "saw" after getting some ideas from other UF members.
Thanks again for the excellent critique!
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/6/2005
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Hi Angelo, Skipping the obvious, I find it difficult to assess this image for the following reasons:
- The void on one hand works very well, it's applied effectively, yet the subtle line around the image does consise the void. I have a feeling that leaving out the line could make the emptiness and feeling of space even stronger.
BUT
that would also create a rather rough cut of the greyish shadow (or object, can't really tell what this is) in the lower left corner. In order to prevent that from happening, the frame is essential.
A creative approach,, and I think a very effective change compared to the previous one. On one hand, the extrem placement works well, yet the details and recognisability is reduced enormously. IMO, the optimised composition lies somewhere in between.
I'm searching for a solution to mask the greyish shadow, reflection or what ever it might be without the need for a frame, but can't come up with anything better, except for removing that part. Then again, that would make the petal (at least, that's what I think it is) float in mid air. Maybe creating a shadow along side the petal could solve that, but it would imply a reshoot.
Another option could be to use a more gradual transition between the grey bit and the white background, observing a slightly larger spacing between the petal and the edge of the image.
Are you familiar with Gerhard Hoogterp's work? (http://www.usefilm.com/photographer/16080.html) He's really good at this approach, I believe.
Cheers,
Hugo
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Riny Koopman
{K:19998} 8/6/2005
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Excellent use of the shutter speed!! Like the way you angled this.
My regards Riny
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Linda Imagefree
{K:72276} 8/6/2005
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Brutal oh boy I've been waiting for this opportunity...uh how do you do that...hahahaha...ok...I definitely think it needs more focus..not much just a bit in the middle. I also like minimalist images, and this is definitely that, I like the open space not sure you need that much, and I like the angle very much..delicate and a bit fragile...the frame is so thin it's almost not there..personally I think I like this better but it's tough to decide, I like the creativity that you presented with this series, and I think that's what I liked overall, that you challenged yourself and allowed us to join in for the ride...I like your honesty, your creativity, your ability to take criticism and get back in the ring and that you took us along for the ride. Ok so that wasn't that brutal and I'm not so sure I helped you either, sorry, I think the answers to what you do, lie within, like Carolyn said you can't please everyone, there will always be someone who likes it a different way, so please yourself, and if we like it too, it's all the better...ok that's enough from me...abrazos..:):) Linda
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Ameed El-Ghoul
{K:42215} 8/5/2005
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I know this would be so tiring for you Angelo, every one has a different opinion, every one like something different,
I think I will make it harder when I say i like tulip petal the most :( Sorry for that, but you asked for an honest opinion,
I am against deleting anything at all, leave them all, after few months, you will know which one attracted more attention by the number of the hits,
I have a picture that attracted 1300 viewer, thought I only got 3 comments on it lol,
I like this one in here as well, but I still think tulip petal is the cherry on the cream,
Very well done,
Regards,
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Ornella Erminio
{K:4881} 8/5/2005
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stupenda, prenderò esempio, ciao Ornella
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Brenda Guiles
{K:6128} 8/5/2005
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I wasn't moved by borderless tulip petal, I don't think I sugar coated anything in my feedback.
The dof is better in this one and I like how you put the petal in the bottom left of the frame, I don't like how small it appears with all of the open space.
With this series, you have inspired me to experiment with still life, something that I haven't ever done before, thank you!
I stand by my favorite out of this series which was simply Tulip Petal. :)
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Jeanette Hägglund
{K:59855} 8/5/2005
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Fantastic Angelo! I like this simplicity and composition. I?m only waiting for the leaf to start it?s dance within the frame!
:)
Jeanette
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22115} 8/5/2005
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Bingo -
A lot more negative space than I would have thought of, but turns out your version is better than what I had in mind.
The really light border is nice.
My last suggestion is to make this into a jigsaw puzzle and hand it to Al (the admin) to put together...
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Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia
{K:96391} 8/5/2005
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fantastic. very creative.
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Angelo Villaschi
{K:49617} 8/5/2005
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That's a great idea, Danny!
Age before beauty, so you go first...
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Danny Brannigan
{K:19523} 8/5/2005
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Funnyly enough I quite like this one Angelo bot to solve the dilemma about deletion . Why not just delete them all and start again. It would make life much simpler for you.
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Angelo Villaschi
{K:49617} 8/5/2005
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Petal,
Reshooting may take a while: I can't find any tulips for sale at the moment. And I don't have that petal any more. The photo was taken back in February.
I have been marking a lot of photos for deletion. I want to get the number of photos in my portfolio down to about 100-150. You can see the ones which will be going going gonne in my "to be deleted" portfolio. I just don't think they are representative of my work any more.
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Roberto Okamura
{K:22851} 8/5/2005
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Bela composição Angelo!
Muito bonita a disposição da pétala no canto!
Parabéns!
Roberto.
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Petal Wijnen
{K:50989} 8/5/2005
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OK to summ it all up: borderless ii is still number one in my book... this one is better than it's big brother because the blurr/lack of DOF isn't as noticeable (as it's smaller.... ;-D) and I really like the negative space around it and the shadow 'comming out of the corner'....!! But maybe a reshoot (instead of a repost...) is the best option... good luck on deciding and why remove bb as it gave you the inspiration for this one....;-D!!
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Carolyn Wiesbrock
{K:14051} 8/5/2005
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I liked the borderless ii the best..I think it has the sharpest focus and I like the angle.
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Angelo Villaschi
{K:49617} 8/5/2005
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Carolyn,
Thanks for the honesty. I like brutal. I think I learn a lot better with brutal than with sugar coated :)
Do you like the previous post of this particular angle ("tulip petal (borderless)") better, or did you mean "tulip petal (borderless) ii"? (Sorry for confusing and unimaginative titles!)
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Carolyn Wiesbrock
{K:14051} 8/5/2005
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You know you really can't please everyone, and that's what makes art so interesting. We all have different opinions and views but I honestly like the last post better. I think there is too much empty space around the petal but the color is still brilliant. The dof you chose for this is good but the focusing is a little off. I'm trying not to be brutally honest but honest nontheless.
It's still a beautiful little petal, Angelo and I think your efforts were rewarded!
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