Discussion on: Image 788 - "Old vs. Pei"

Discussion, revisions and constructive criticisms of Image 788 - "Old vs. Pei"

Original - Cameron Karsten (cam2yogi)
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Camera	Nikon » Nikon D70s
Original Date	2006-02-15 13:55:11
Focal Length	18 mm
Aperture	f 8
ISO	200
Exposure Time	1/250 sec
Flash	No Flash
Tripod	No
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Bob Wallace (BobTrips)
Msg: #1

July 16th 2006
19:50:10

Very nice composition. I really like the way that the 'old' is distorted by the 'new'. Creates story and irony.

You've got a lot of nice rich color in the lower left but the upper right is just a little overexposed. Think you could pull a bit more out of the original file?

Justin Watson (Justin)
Msg: #2

July 17th 2006
07:52:22

I like the composition too. but as Bob said the clouds are overexposed. If it wasn't for the edge of the pyramid leading my eye directly to it it probably wouldn't be a problem.

Cameron Karsten (cam2yogi)
Msg: #3

July 17th 2006
13:08:34

I agree with the overexprosure. It is meant to contrast the irony and metaphor of today's modern world (the overexposure above the Poi) and the beauty of the classics, when art was at the highpoint in the history of humanity (the sky and its perfection above the Louve). The picture can be divided directly in two at this point, where the clouds become overexposure, washed-out, where they lose their detail and beauty, hence the reflection of the beauty on the new, the glass of the pyramid and its distortion.

Bob Wallace (BobTrips)
Msg: #4

July 17th 2006
13:25:59

I would have never considered that the blown out cloud area had meaning. Do you think there is an appreciable audience who would "get it"?

Cameron Karsten (cam2yogi)
Msg: #5

July 18th 2006
12:43:52

That's a good question. Maybe it would have to be in a book entitled "The Image Behind the Eye"

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