Curvaceous Surfaces

[Antonio Correia]

[Shadowman]

Very direct, nicely captured.

[Mike Buckley]

Probably the most simplistic image I've seen coming from your camera. It reminds me of an open book with no printing on the paper.

I wonder if "curvaceous" is the word you're intending to use. That's because I've seen it used only in the context of a woman's body. Perhaps you're intentionally alluding to that context. If not, "curvilinear" would be more accurate.

[Manfred M]

Interesting, Antonio. You have taken a rather mimimalist view with this image.

[TonyW]

This is fascinating. It's hard to say that that the title should say "curvilinear" when there is no curved line in the image but there is a straight line. The curvaceousness is given only by the gradation of light and dark.

I like the optical illusion too. When I first saw it, I thought that the lighter areas were convex outwards, but then they suddenly became concave, which I think now is how it is meant to be interpreted because of the light dividing line. I can see it either way now.

I hope that when we have had time to think about it some more you will tell us what it is.

[John 2]

It's all about light and shade and careful composition. I could live with that on the wall. Beautiful mono (as always) Antonio.

[Antonio Correia]

Thank you John

Probably the most simplistic image I've seen coming from your camera. It reminds me of an open book with no printing on the paper.
I wonder if "curvaceous" is the word you're intending to use. That's because I've seen it used only in the context of a woman's body. Perhaps you're intentionally alluding to that context. If not, "curvilinear" would be more accurate.

Thank you Mike. It is not a book but the bonnet of a VW Golf. I am planning to make a collection of 15 images similar to this one. The difficulty here is to focus. One has to correct it manually or use the focus picking if available.
In fact I initially used "warped surfaces" but someone - in another forum - explained to me that "curvaceous" would be more suitable.
In fact, I didn't know such word as you can immagine. I have not Googled again and I have "opted" for that word. But what you are saying makes sense. As my intention is not to connect the images to the woman's body perhaps indeed curvilinear is better.

Thank you Manfred

This is fascinating. It's hard to say that that the title should say "curvilinear" when there is no curved line in the image but there is a straight line. The curvaceousness is given only by the gradation of light and dark.
I like the optical illusion too. When I first saw it, I thought that the lighter areas were convex outwards, but then they suddenly became concave, which I think now is how it is meant to be interpreted because of the light dividing line. I can see it either way now.
I hope that when we have had time to think about it some more you will tell us what it is.

Now Tony you know what it is.
I like the the ambiguity of the image, concave/convex.
Shapes are generated by lines and this is why I started with warped surfaces

And thank you John from the South West of England !

[Mike Buckley]

Tony makes a good point as to why "curvilinear" isn't an ideal choice, that it brings attention to the line, which is straight. I also don't like "warped" because so often that term is used to describe something that has changed on its own to an undesirable state, such as something that has warped in the heat of the sun. Now that I have thought about it some more, I would go with "rounded surfaces" or "curved surfaces," probably the latter.

[Antonio Correia]

Tony makes a good point as to why "curvilinear" isn't an ideal choice, that it brings attention to the line, which is straight. I also don't like "warped" because so often that term is used to describe something that has changed on its own to an undesirable state, such as something that has warped in the heat of the sun. Now that I have thought about it some more, I would go with "rounded surfaces" or "curved surfaces."

That Mike is a far more prosaic solution: "Superfícies encurvadas / Curved Surfaces"
Thank you !