Response to Unusual perspective (Response #102)

Uploaded 458 Days Ago by ArneG - 9 comments

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gorin-images said 458 days ago:

This is a standard perspective IMHO. Also, I have a pet peeve about photographing someone else's artwork (like paintings or sculptures) and then calling it your own artwork. That's just me, and it didn't affect my ratings, but whenever I see instances of this, I usually mention that.

Also, there seems to be quite a bit of noise in the flat color areas of this image, as if the exposure was maybee too low and was pushed up in post processing.

ArneG said 458 days ago:

You missed the point entirely - and I don't seem to remember claiming Jackson Pollock's art as my own - that would be pretty fricking obsurd.... If you have not heard of Mr. Pollock - and his unusual perspective then this link might help.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Pollock

Noise - oh you mean Grain - yeah that happens when you shoot with high ISO (3200) film.

gorin-images said 458 days ago:

WOW Arne. Having a bad day?

Of course I am familiar with Jackson Pollack's work. I even like it, but I don't know if I would describe it as his having an "unusual perspective". More like an "unusual style".

I guess I just am not "clever" enough to determine the very tenuous relationship to this theme just by looking at this image, without the benefit of your intellectual back-story to assist in making the three-degrees-of-separation connection.

I can tell that you got miffed reading the first sentence of my comment, so probably didn't pay much attention to anything else I said, since you were focused on what you were going to say/do in response. But if you read it carefully, I did not state that "you were claiming Jackson Pollack's work" as your own. You are correct: that would be obsurd. I said photographs of other people's artwork bug me, unless they are purely presented as documentation. When presented in a theme challenge, it seems, to me (and that is the operative phrase here Arne) that it is sort of an easy way out....because when you photogtaph good art, then pretty often, the photograph is good because it shows good art, not because of the photographer's effort to make a compelling image.

As for the noise....gimme a break. You have seen me stand up and defend GRAIN/NOISE/WHATEVER plenty of times. Don't talk to me like I am some neophyte that doesn't understand what grain is, and how it can add to the quality of an image in some cases, because you know I am not a neophyte ;) In this case, it just looked like noise to me. Sorry.

Anyway, I hope between your response here, and the pithy relaliatory comment you left on the image that you guessed was mine, you are able to take a deep breath, and get on with your day.

This is just a weekly photo challenge, not the end-all be-all assessment of the quality of your photographic efforts.

Have a nice day.

Lange said 458 days ago:

An interesting take on the theme! To view a Jackson Pollock-esque type of painting in B&W is indeed an unusual perspective... for it takes and diminishes the visual stimulation of the abstract array of color.

For me, the graininess of the image detracts from its impact and reduces still further the detail of the painting. Additionally, the clipping off of the upper left corner in the image is a bit distracting in this particular composition because everything else (other than the painting itself) is so formally geometric.

George said 457 days ago:

Doesn't feel too unusual, but I like its austerity. A Jackson Pollock? Did you crop the top/left corner on purpose?

Ana said 457 days ago:

this doesn't have much impact, and part of that corner is cut off. Looks like it's a colourful painting?

bioLarzen said 457 days ago:

Well, the perspective of the painting is no doubt unusual...

I'm struggling a bit to find the strong link between this one and the theme :(

Also, the top left corner of the painting is cut off - that lowers a bit the compo score.

The fact that I don't really get tha hang of this modern art is not reflected in the sccore, rest assured :)

pete said 457 days ago:

its a Pollack.. but what is unusual about it?

Blindfolded said 457 days ago:

Pollock?

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