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Eden Photographers Club Meeting - Tuesday, September 20th @ 7 pm EDT (Topic: Using negative space to your advantage)

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Contributor: aliceinthehole aliceinthehole
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
I'm going to assume everyone understood the first post about negative space, so moving forward.....

OK. This next photo is better from the aspect of - and excuse the contradiction - positive negative space.



In this case, ... more
this is puuuuurty. did you take it?
09/20/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
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Originally posted by aliceinthehole
ah dammit! congrats sexy in texas... you and your fast fingers!
My fingers are fast from lots of practice, plus I'm old lol.
09/20/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
Whoops! I forgot to show up for this I hope everyone's learned a lot.
09/20/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by seleena
heyyy .. I'm older than dirt
Don't feel bad. I remember when they were launched.
09/20/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
09/20/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87


I decided to post a completely different one than the two I first mentioned.
09/20/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
09/20/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
Sorry its so big. There are things I like and things I don't about this one, but I love cacti.
09/20/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
Don't feel bad. I remember when they were launched.
1977 is 11 years before I was born.
09/20/2011
Contributor: aliceinthehole aliceinthehole
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Originally posted by sexyintexas
that's so phallic! i dig.
09/20/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
Wow, everybody's super talented.
09/20/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by sexyintexas
Overall, I like this one. It could be a lot clearer and the colors a lot more defined though, I really think that having the cactus really pop green and the sky really pop blue and the clouds really pop white would have been super awesome.
09/20/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by sexyintexas
Aw sexyintexas your photo doesnt load for me.
09/20/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
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Originally posted by Starkiller87


I decided to post a completely different one than the two I first mentioned.
I like the way that this picture captures a feeling of solitude. The bottom of the picture is kind of distracting because it is so dark in contrast to the rest.
09/20/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Starkiller87


I decided to post a completely different one than the two I first mentioned.
Would it be bad if I said I was completely neutral about this one? I do like all of the lines, there's a lot of geometry going on and that's always something I enjoy seeing in photography, but there isn't really anything that screams out to me.
09/20/2011
Contributor: seleena seleena
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Originally posted by Jul!a
1977 is 11 years before I was born.
ouch .. I got married in '76 .. teehee!
09/20/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by sexyintexas
I really like the angle on the saguaro and how it fills the frame. If you had caught the cloud behind it at sunset, it would have been a stupendous shot...but it rarely seems to work out that way.

I find the tree to be distracting, though. taken from a different angle, the tree would have been out of the frame.
09/20/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Jul!a
I could probably have gotten a little more of my left ankle in this one.
09/20/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by sexyintexas
I like the way that this picture captures a feeling of solitude. The bottom of the picture is kind of distracting because it is so dark in contrast to the rest.
After looking at it a little more, I definitely do get that feeling too.
09/20/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Jul!a
I really like how provocative this is. And love the side walk below because it makes it feel like she is going some where. But I get a little distracted by the back behind the heel.
09/20/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
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Originally posted by Jul!a
I like the way it puts you at the level of where you are right there (I love feet and shoes). I wish that it wasn't quite so far back on the concrete.
09/20/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Ooh, you guys are giving me great ideas to potentially recreate this shot
09/20/2011
Contributor: aliceinthehole aliceinthehole


hand on the wall. polaroid transfer. 2008.
09/20/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by Starkiller87


I decided to post a completely different one than the two I first mentioned.
I like the situation of the subject in the right third of the photo and the questions the photos raises (e.g., what the hell is he looking at?)

I find the garbage in the lower left to be distracting, though. It keeps drawing my eye (not that there's much you could do about that).
09/20/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
I keep a lot of my photos with dark areas. I dunno why I think it is something I personally find alluring. But by no means am I offended or saying you guys are wrong about my work. Art is subjective like ive said countless time. And people have different tastes.
09/20/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by Jul!a
I've already critiqued this one, Sam, so I'm not going to do it again.
09/20/2011
Contributor: aliceinthehole aliceinthehole
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Originally posted by Jul!a
I could probably have gotten a little more of my left ankle in this one.
ooh, those are your feet? me likey. i bet with a little tweeking in photoshop you could amp up the contrast a bit and make this look even older. it's a pretty hot shot. i really like the angle and the old time feel juxtaposed with your modern tattoo.
09/20/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
Quote:
Originally posted by Vaccinium
I really like the angle on the saguaro and how it fills the frame. If you had caught the cloud behind it at sunset, it would have been a stupendous shot...but it rarely seems to work out that way.

I find the tree to be distracting, though. ... more
That's how I feel too. The upper right corner is just a little sky and cloud and I feel that the tree takes away from it. I wish I could have gotten a different angle on it.

Lol @alice. Maybe thats why I like them so much.

Starkiller, I wonder why?

Antipova thanks and Sam, I wish that I would have had more time to concentrate on this one more. I remember exactly where it is in NM and I plan on hitting it at sunset next time too for better colors.
09/20/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by aliceinthehole


hand on the wall. polaroid transfer. 2008.
To me the light coming in off the right is a bit distracting, and keeps me from noticing the left half of the photo right away. Once I get past that though, I absolutely love the silhouette and the lace.
09/20/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
I've already critiqued this one, Sam, so I'm not going to do it again.
I'll have to go back and see what you said again
09/20/2011