This here is one hot snap. Two things predominate, the contrast between the red and black areas and the movements conferred by the directionality of the birds necks and the tail feathers that are in the wind. The foreground bird seems to anchor all the movement. The legs of the foreground bird lead off of the frame and while this is a small negative it doesn't bother me immensely. The Foveon sensor may be contributing to the depth of color and I am pretty sure it is adding to the definition of the image and sense of sharpness. While great sensors and wonderful lenses can't do squat for a bad picture they certainly can contribute to the success of the good ones. For absolute perfection I suppose one could draw feet on the foreground bird :-)
Thank you so much for the kind words, Jon. The legs and necks off the page thing is conscious and not a negative for me personally. Very popular in 18th and 19th century japanese art, branches and various figures going off screen.
I am printing today and it is a bummer. I hate digital on some level. When you try to zoom and enter little box land it gives me a sick feeling in my stomach. You think something is sharp and it's not and sharpening tools all suck the big one, rant, rant, rant...
I was sitting in a fog dreaming of a day when we were all so happy in the land of analog
dreaming of a day of organic fun when we didn't have to break it down into mere zeros and ones.
Incredible, Robert, I love the light. I'm reminded of a 2-dimensional still life. I also like Jon's observation (paraphrased): "Great sensors and wonderful lenses can certainly contribute to the success of a good picture."
This here is one hot snap. Two things predominate, the contrast between the red and black areas and the movements conferred by the directionality of the birds necks and the tail feathers that are in the wind. The foreground bird seems to anchor all the movement. The legs of the foreground bird lead off of the frame and while this is a small negative it doesn't bother me immensely. The Foveon sensor may be contributing to the depth of color and I am pretty sure it is adding to the definition of the image and sense of sharpness. While great sensors and wonderful lenses can't do squat for a bad picture they certainly can contribute to the success of the good ones. For absolute perfection I suppose one could draw feet on the foreground bird :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the kind words, Jon. The legs and necks off the page thing is conscious and not a negative for me personally. Very popular in 18th and 19th century japanese art, branches and various figures going off screen.
ReplyDeleteI am printing today and it is a bummer. I hate digital on some level. When you try to zoom and enter little box land it gives me a sick feeling in my stomach. You think something is sharp and it's not and sharpening tools all suck the big one, rant, rant, rant...
I was sitting in a fog
dreaming of a day when
we were all so happy
in the land of analog
dreaming of a day
of organic fun
when we didn't have to break it down
into mere zeros and ones.
Pretty Fantastic!! I am anxious to see the print.
ReplyDeleteIncredible, Robert, I love the light. I'm reminded of a 2-dimensional still life. I also like Jon's observation (paraphrased): "Great sensors and wonderful lenses can certainly contribute to the success of a good picture."
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