Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/01

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] Don't be shy: sink the boots ;-)
From: leica at web-options.com (Bob W)
Date: Thu Jan 1 16:26:13 2009
References: <20090101161356.1E785958@resin13.mta.everyone.net>

I think you originally posted it as being like a Miro painting. When I first
looked I thought 'Nah, not a Miro', and didn't look any further. Looking at
it again I'd say it suffers from lack of detail, and lack of focus (for want
of a better word). In other words, it's not clear where we should be looking
because there's so much going on. On the one hand there are the major
structures of the 3 outcrops - one of which is cropped, so it doesn't really
satisfy one's expectations; on the other hand, there are the penguins. They
are too small to get any real detail, but they fight against the composition
of the outcrops. So, yes - too messy and confusing about sums it up. It's
interesting, but it seems to fall between two stools, wanting to be abstract
and geometrical, but also wanting to be a nature shot. 

> 
> My landscapes have been getting a few nice comments, but this 
> one did not:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alastair/album184/2008/IceSca
> pe-5.jpg.html
> 
> and I thought it might be a "dodgy" one, so please don't hold 
> back. Why doesn't it work? Is it just too messy and 
> confusing? Sink the boots, I'm planning to be more critical 
> this year with my own and others work, as I think we all 
> learn more that way.
> 
> Cheers and Happy new year
> 
> Alastair
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
> 
> 


In reply to: Message from afirkin at afirkin.com (Alastair Firkin) ([Leica] Don't be shy: sink the boots ;-))