deviant art

Deviant Login
Buy ArtBuy T-Shirts & Gear Buy adCast Buy Premium Membership
Shop		  Join deviantART for FREE Take the Tour
[x]
Browse More Like This
Shop Similar Prints
This Print Not Available more ▶

More from *IgorBkr

Featured in Groups:

:iconblackandwhiteclub: #blackandwhiteclub
Art Without Color :icondailynikon: #DailyNikon
Everyday & always. :icononlysquare: #onlySQUARE
onlySQUARE :iconphotography-fans: #Photography-Fans
Photography :iconbeginnerartists: #BeginnerArtists
 :iconjust-black-and-white: #Just-Black-And-White
If its black n white, its here :iconnikon-d5100: #Nikon-D5100
 :iconqualitycolor: #QualityColor
GOT QUALITY?

Details

October 27, 2012
7.6 MB
3264×3264
Link
Thumb

Statistics

Comments: 4
Favourites: 18 [who?]


Views: 129 (0 today)

Camera Data

NIKON CORPORATION
NIKON D5100
1/250 second
F/8.0
18 mm
125
Sep 12, 2012, 4:11:41 PM
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.2 (Macintosh)
Shop For This Camera
[x]
:iconigorbkr:
...
I like the composition here, I like the subject, I like the geometry, I like the angle etc….
But something is missing: it is not really "moving" me.
Any thoughts?
Add a Comment:
 
Preview   Add Comment
:iconmuntoo:
Critique by ~muntoo Nov 18, 2012, 11:38:41 PM
Imposing figure. Quoting Michael Freeman from The Photographer's Eye:

The appeal of frames within frames is partly to
do with composition, but at a deeper level it relates
to perception. Frames like those shown here and
on the next few pages enhance the dimensionality
of a photograph by emphasizing that the viewer
is looking through from one plane to another.
[...]
There is a relationship between
the frame of the photograph and an initial step
in which the viewer’s attention is drawn inward
(the corners are particularly important in this).
Thereafter, there is an implied momentum forward
through the frame.
(30, Part 1, "Frames within frames")


You're right: there is powerful composition here.

The subject I'm left unsure of, though. It's not really clear -- and I think this is the problem. An image with a subject satisfies us, makes us feel familiar with it. Possibly the reason it's not "moving" is because the subject is not instantly recognizable. It requires searching.

(I'm assuming it's the cross and not simply the lines of the buildings. If so, the cross needs to have more contrast so that it does not disappear against the bright sky. Either this, or it should be bigger.)
What do you think?
Fair Unfair
The Artist thought this was FAIR
2 out of 2 deviants thought this was fair.
3 Replies

The Artist has requested Critique on this Artwork

Please sign up or login to post a critique.

:iconkelsey-brown:
~Kelsey-Brown Oct 28, 2012  Student General Artist
Great perspective. I love it.
Reply
:iconigorbkr:
*IgorBkr Oct 28, 2012
Thank you!
Reply
:iconparasit3:
~Parasit3 Oct 27, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
I love the shapes here. The curves and the straight perpendicular forms are opposite, but everything points upward. It has a nice balance.
Reply
:iconigorbkr:
*IgorBkr Oct 27, 2012
Thank you for the thoughtful comment!
Reply
Add a Comment:
 
Preview   Add Comment
©2013 deviantART. All rights reserved
About Us | Contact Us | Developers | Careers | Site Tour | Help & FAQ Advertise | Premium Membership Etiquette | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Copyright Policy