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Nov. 2, 2002

Yellow Bowl by Dee Golden

Sony S70, handheld. Gallery window.


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Guest 13-Nov-2002 22:18
Very drawn by the warm tonalities and glow, and the upturned arc shapes. I'm going to gently disagree with caller #1 here , and say I think I'd not black out the left side. Why? Because the sense of enveloping light really is enhanced by both that shaft that runs across the base on the left side, and that brighter red glow in upper left. The bottom shaft also reveals form and introduces the muted green that sets off as a complementary color all the red. It would be simpler and symmetrical with both sides black, but I think in this particular case you'd lose more than you'd gain. I like asymmetry. And about the light--it's like in painting. You learn that to make an object in a still life look "lit up" you leave a small area of lighter color (lighter than background) around it which has a sort of halo effect, announcing the presence of light. Here, if you ditch the the left side's elements, I think it dims the 'glow' of the subject. Sorry to go on, but this kind of stuff is fun talk about! Good shot. - Ro
Sony Forums Challenges12-Nov-2002 03:22
One last thought Dee...
When the image is looking sharp, nobody CARES where the light is coming from ;-) All they care about is that the image is appealing to their eye. :-)
Sony Forums Challenges11-Nov-2002 20:28
Mark -- I actually thought about making the left side dark, but then thought the light on the table might look as if it were coming out of no where, so I decided not to. I don't mind your critique at all :-). I posted these last minute, had them earlier but instead of rushing to upload I wanted to think about them a bit. But it was so late when I decided to work on them my eyes were getting weary and decided not to try to darken the left side. I may try it to see what it looks like later --Dee
Sony Forums Challenges11-Nov-2002 10:44
Nice color Dee... very golden looking. he he I normally do NOT critique images here but, might I suggest your making the left side all black like the right? I think it could further simplify the design... just my two cents, hope you don't mind ? Mark J