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[kaskais]

“Art is technique: a means by which to materialize the invisible realm of the mind.” — Hiroshi Sugimoto



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[Donald]

Excellent.

[Tronhard]

That is beautiful, restful - one might almost say Zen-like without any irony...

[Manfred M]

To give a view from the other side of the spectrum, I find the image trite and uninteresting. Fernando's photographic style is often not to my taste.

To misquote Albert Einstein. "Things should be as simple as possible, but not simpler". He was referring to scientific theories, but I think the thought applies to image making to. This image is too simple.

[Tronhard]

Well now Manfred, don't beat about the bush! Tell us what you think in blunt terms already!

I'm not sure that that comes under the heading of CC. One of the things I was taught about that was to find something to say that is positive which makes the negative easier to bear...

Still, you raise a point that is hopefully already self-evident to most. Photography is an art and art will always have its level of polarization. If we all liked the same things the world would be pretty bland, would it not?

To give a view from the other side of the spectrum, I find the image trite and uninteresting. Fernando's photographic style is often not to my taste.

To misquote Albert Einstein. "Things should be as simple as possible, but not simpler". He was referring to scientific theories, but I think the thought applies to image making to. This image is too simple.

[Manfred M]

Well now Manfred, don't beat about the bush! Tell us what you think in blunt terms already!

I'm not sure that that comes under the heading of CC. One of the things I was taught about that was to find something to say that is positive which makes the negative easier to bear...

Still, you raise a point that is hopefully already self-evident to most. Photography is an art and art will always have its level of polarization. If we all liked the same things the world would be pretty bland, would it not?

I tend to agree.

I remember having a similar discussion with a member concerning the photography of the renowned American photographer, Stephen Shore. I personally find his work uninteresting and completely ordinary (in fact most of the postings here at CiC are far more interesting). I also find one of Ansel Adam's most renowned works, Moonlight - Hernandez New Mexico to be quite uninteresting and without a lot of merit, yet others get quite excited about it.

Tastes do differ and that is a good thing.

[Manfred M]

I tend to agree. I thought I was being positive... Frankly, there are very few images where I don't have something positive to say, so if I don't that says something about my feelings towards the image. I have done my CAPA judges training, so I am definitely sensitized to this.

I remember having a similar discussion with a member concerning the photography of the renowned American photographer, Stephen Shore. I personally find his work uninteresting and completely ordinary (in fact most of the postings here at CiC are far more interesting). I also find one of Ansel Adam's most renowned works, Moonlight - Hernandez New Mexico to be quite uninteresting and without a lot of merit, yet others get quite excited about it.

Tastes do differ and that is a good thing.

[Tronhard]

Manfred I completely agree about the tastes (obviously) and in fact I have some sympathy about Ansel Adams' most famous image - I think many of his other works had more merit... maybe it was was what Henri Cartier-Bresson described as the "Decisive Moment" of that shot that got so much attention. When one looks at the original vs the PP output, there is a world of difference...

I have no issue with you not liking the style of the OP's image, I just thought that in your obvious honesty you were a bit harsh: I must have missed something because even after trying to wring out an iota of positivity in your critique I was left bereft! Coming from me that is something considering I am regarded as having the tact of a bulldozer! LOL!!

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured.

[xpatUSA]

Well now Manfred, don't beat about the bush! Tell us what you think in blunt terms already!

We have a saying over here similar to that, Trev:

"No need to candy-coat it, Manfred, just tell it like it is . ."

[lovelife65]

Well now Manfred, don't beat about the bush! Tell us what you think in blunt terms already!

I'm not sure that that comes under the heading of CC. One of the things I was taught about that was to find something to say that is positive which makes the negative easier to bear...

Still, you raise a point that is hopefully already self-evident to most. Photography is an art and art will always have its level of polarization. If we all liked the same things the world would be pretty bland, would it not?

**** ya it would. The style certainly is not for everyone. But alas neither is macro, bugs, birds, flowers, landscapes.... lol

[Dave Humphries]

For my taste, I'd crop a huge chunk off the left hand side, so the two vertical elements; woman and wave, were more balanced about the centre of the composition - but that's just me

Having a lot of negative space is part of Fernando's style.

[xpatUSA]

For my taste, I'd crop a huge chunk off the left hand side, so the two vertical elements; woman and wave, were more balanced about the centre of the composition - but that's just me

Having a lot of negative space is part of Fernando's style.

So much so that I wonder if he would prefer the wave not to be there, leaving the woman's head starkly dead-center?

Looking again, I'm not certain that the black thing is actually a wave . ..

[Tronhard]

I'm not certain that the black thing is actually a wave . ..

Personally it looks extremely wave-like to me. I would expect that phenomena to be exhibited where there is a dip in the sea bed, thus the waver form is not slowed down at its base as much as the areas on either side and it has not curled over yet.

I considered taking off a bit off the left side to make a sort of rule of thirds, and it might work, but as has been mentioned the photographer likes negative space, which is certainly exampled here...