Below, by five entries for next week's projected portfolio competition. No idea how these will do, but wanted to get in a set of related images. Have dumped the Deal Pier idea, since feedback was mixed and I trust you guys.
Comments welcomed, but it's a done deal - have emailed them off, as today is the deadline, and I'll likely not be there in person tonight (Abby was coughing half the night and we are both pooped...).
Ivan
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I already gave Ivan some feedback by email, but for completeness - I like this set very much. They don't actually feel very "Ivan" in some respects - more conventional framing rather than his deep wide-angle stuff which has been so successful previously. I suggested that he incorporate the word "reflections" into his portfolio title given that this was another theme which tied the images together but I think it was too late by then.
I think some of these would respond well to a mono treatment too, which might be worth subsequent consideration for a mono print competition.
what is that thing in the sky (and reflected in the water) in the second shot? It disturbs me.
In the first pic, I tried holding my hand over the very bottom bit, covering the rock outcropping, and it looked even niftier to me. Maybe try a little crop, see how that looks.
In any case, like Gareth I like this set very much.
Both
Thanks for the comments.
Colin, I think that thing is a bird, and I toyed with cloning it out, but I felt it broke up the symmetry just enough to add more interest, but I can see how this bright little dot may distract a bit...
In the first pic, I like how the rock frames rest of the image, and surely this would be lost if it were cropped out?
However, all the comments are generally very positive, so that's good, no matter what happens in the Krazzeee world of competition judging...
PS - G; I have subjected some of these to the mono treatment and, as you predict, they do well. Brings further attention to the textures and shapes, as the relatively harsh lighting - although well controlled (if I say so myself) - is less than ideal.
Ivan
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