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Skerries Beach…
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I’m with Allan on this one (us Sony boys stick together), but it don’t do anything at all for me. Nice foreground interest. but the rocks go straight across the frame, the sky is pretty bland (but I tend to like lovely vivid colours) and nothing of interest on the horizon.
Maybe it’s just me and my lack of photographic awareness, I say this because there’s some pretty experienced photographers expressing some real interest in it. I want to see what they’re seeing, but I just can’t see it. I do agree it could work as part of a bigger set, especially as part of panel showing a develoment of a style.OK, just as I was typing this, I stopped and went back for a second look, scrolled and cropped off some of the top, and it looks a fair bit better. As I said, nice foreground interest and the rocks are on a rule of third, result – a stronger image.
For whatever a rank beginner’s opinion is worth, I love it. It seems kind of…moody. It struck me quite powerfully as soon as I looked at it. Also the sky gave me the impression of being quite dramatic. Looking more closely, maybe that’s because the angle of the cirrus clouds is a mirror of the angle of the rocks…or something…
All the best,
Paul
Alan wrote:
Ah great – a debate
Fantastic. And what a result too.
Everyone is right, with photography being the
subjective art/science that it is.There is no focal point, as correctly noted. And while
the composition is deliberately abstract, the end result
is more documentary.The issue is really one of scale, and this photograph is one
of those that demonstrates the limitations of the interweb.
Even at this web friendly resolution, you can more or less see
that there is a huge amount of very sharp detail, both in the
sand and pebbles and in the rocks behind, but it only makes
sense and achieves its purpose if you imagine it life size.
Andy once jokingly (on a different website) applied for
exhibition space to accommodate several 8 feet wide prints. Imagine
this one 8 feet by 8 feet and it might mean something different…I bought my D-SLR towards the end of April of 2006, which means I’ve been
shooting now for just shy of twenty months. Does the fact that I’ve posted an
image that has started a debate disqualify me for classing myself as a novice
any more? :shock:Novice? Pah! Not on yer nellie!
The joy of this forum is that you don’t know in most cases the history or experience of the photographer. I’d have said you were at this longer than you refer to Rob. I mean, look at your number of posts and the quality of your stuff!
Re the image – I wouldn’t enter into a debate on something that didn’t interest me whether it be immediately appealing, or curious to what other people find appealing. So, yeah, you can put a number after your name now like Mr Burns denoting your status as “fully grown” :D
Alan.
Rob –
I’d definitely like to see this one printed large – there are definite hints of rich subtle detail.And yes, I think you can’t get away with calling yourself a novice anymore =)
Peter
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