Machine abstract

Chris Lim · 17th June 2006

C&C welcomed. thanks

ronnie_sjr · 17th June 2006

Nice subtle feel to it, but I would have preferred it in louder and more contrasty tones.

Chris Lim · 17th June 2006

Originally Posted by ronnie_sjr

Nice subtle feel to it, but I would have preferred it in louder and more contrasty tones.

Thanks, but i think abstracts are a little deeper then personal preferance on how the picture should look in a WYSIWYG manner.

foxtwo · 17th June 2006

Have you watched the short animation "The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello" by Anthony Lucas?

Chris Lim · 17th June 2006

Originally Posted by foxtwo

Have you watched the short animation "The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello" by Anthony Lucas?

unfortunately no.

foxtwo · 17th June 2006

It's very interesting the way he builds his sets. He'll collect bits & pieces of junk, then arrange them on a lighttable for their silhouettes. In fact his animation is entirely of silhouettes.

Your picture reminds me of his work. It'll be great if you had something in the background as well.

http://www.cgexplorer.com/2006/01/10...movie-trailer/
http://www.jaspermorello.com/gazette/

PointBlue · 18th June 2006

Hi Chris!

This is an interesting shot, with some very nice shapes. It has a grungy feel to it, yet that conflicts with the soft-light editing you've done to it. Forgive me if I say this, but would it be better for you to explain why you took this picture and made it look this way? In my opinion, abstracts that have posed subjects shouldn't be taken 'as is', and must have a certain interpretation to it. Perhaps you may want to share your interpretation of your photo so we can better understand it?

Still, as this is photography, we can't avoid the technical stuff. The composition of the picture seems to suggest a frame for the main subject, but there are too many empty spaces where this 'subject' should be. As foxtwo mentioned, you may want to have a background that can fill up the negative spaces in the picture.

I can't wait to hear your interpretation of this! It'll help me appreciate your recent works better.

CYRN · 18th June 2006

Your "soft-focus" PS have created pretty obvious "halos" around all objects... try to soften more.

17th June 2006	#1
Chris Lim Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,021	Machine abstract C&C welcomed. thanks __________________ email: Chris@CoffeestainsPhotography.com Website: CoffeestainsPhotography

17th June 2006	#2
ronnie_sjr Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: singapore Posts: 173	Re: Machine abstract Nice subtle feel to it, but I would have preferred it in louder and more contrasty tones.

17th June 2006	#4
foxtwo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: singapore Posts: 1,707	Re: Machine abstract Have you watched the short animation "The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello" by Anthony Lucas?

17th June 2006	#6
foxtwo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: singapore Posts: 1,707	Re: Machine abstract It's very interesting the way he builds his sets. He'll collect bits & pieces of junk, then arrange them on a lighttable for their silhouettes. In fact his animation is entirely of silhouettes. Your picture reminds me of his work. It'll be great if you had something in the background as well. http://www.cgexplorer.com/2006/01/10...movie-trailer/ http://www.jaspermorello.com/gazette/

18th June 2006	#7
PointBlue Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pasir Ris Posts: 198	Re: Machine abstract Hi Chris! This is an interesting shot, with some very nice shapes. It has a grungy feel to it, yet that conflicts with the soft-light editing you've done to it. Forgive me if I say this, but would it be better for you to explain why you took this picture and made it look this way? In my opinion, abstracts that have posed subjects shouldn't be taken 'as is', and must have a certain interpretation to it. Perhaps you may want to share your interpretation of your photo so we can better understand it? Still, as this is photography, we can't avoid the technical stuff. The composition of the picture seems to suggest a frame for the main subject, but there are too many empty spaces where this 'subject' should be. As foxtwo mentioned, you may want to have a background that can fill up the negative spaces in the picture. I can't wait to hear your interpretation of this! It'll help me appreciate your recent works better.

18th June 2006	#8
CYRN Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 4,483	Re: Machine abstract Your "soft-focus" PS have created pretty obvious "halos" around all objects... try to soften more. __________________ Photoevangel - Gallery - Photography Evangelism : Spreading the Good photography.