This is literally my third time writing this because interwebs are stupid, so I'm sorry if it's bad feedback by this point.
I like the strong sense of unity created by the strict color scheme and visually similar source images (gorgeous by the way). I can't help but think about the theme of death because of the continual use of red and the actual dead fish.
My favorite image is definitely the middle one with the vertical line of red rocks down the left side. I still don't know what the meaning is, but this image seems to have the strongest one. This is probably just because we often interpret purposeful color and pattern choices as meaningful symbols. On a technical level, I think I like this one and the final image the most because the red doesn't distract from the subject or focal point of the original photo, but rather enhances it. I think playing around with how the red interacts with the subject of the photo (or becomes the subject in the case of the fourth photo) might be an interesting idea to think about.
But really, all of that being said, my main point is that it's rockin'. Robin. It's rockin' robin. tweet tweet. tweedleeet.
At first I was worried that the pop of red would detract from the works, since you have alot of textures here emphasized by the monochromatic scheme of the majority of the composition. I actually really enjoy how you've used such a strong color to highlight your subject though. In several of the images, the red frames the dead fish/wood in a way that is pleasing structurally as well as visually. I really like the contrast of the smooth rocks and the rough/grotesque fish and wood. Also your color choice works well; although the images seem simple, I feel that any other color, especially a cool color, would really detract from the work's meaning as well as the aesthetics. I like the contrast of the strong lines of the subject and the smoothness of the rocks, again.
In some of them the fish, which I feel is the subject, gets a little lost within the composition, which is a good thing and a bad thing for me; on one hand, I want to see it more clearly, but on the other hand, i like the subtlety, and having to really immerse myself to figure out what is happening within the composition.
** sorry my post seems last minute, for some reason I thought we were just preparing the critiques for class, and just saw they needed to be posted on the blog!!
This is literally my third time writing this because interwebs are stupid, so I'm sorry if it's bad feedback by this point.
ReplyDeleteI like the strong sense of unity created by the strict color scheme and visually similar source images (gorgeous by the way).
I can't help but think about the theme of death because of the continual use of red and the actual dead fish.
My favorite image is definitely the middle one with the vertical line of red rocks down the left side. I still don't know what the meaning is, but this image seems to have the strongest one. This is probably just because we often interpret purposeful color and pattern choices as meaningful symbols.
On a technical level, I think I like this one and the final image the most because the red doesn't distract from the subject or focal point of the original photo, but rather enhances it. I think playing around with how the red interacts with the subject of the photo (or becomes the subject in the case of the fourth photo) might be an interesting idea to think about.
But really, all of that being said, my main point is that it's rockin'. Robin. It's rockin' robin. tweet tweet. tweedleeet.
At first I was worried that the pop of red would detract from the works, since you have alot of textures here emphasized by the monochromatic scheme of the majority of the composition. I actually really enjoy how you've used such a strong color to highlight your subject though. In several of the images, the red frames the dead fish/wood in a way that is pleasing structurally as well as visually. I really like the contrast of the smooth rocks and the rough/grotesque fish and wood. Also your color choice works well; although the images seem simple, I feel that any other color, especially a cool color, would really detract from the work's meaning as well as the aesthetics. I like the contrast of the strong lines of the subject and the smoothness of the rocks, again.
ReplyDeleteIn some of them the fish, which I feel is the subject, gets a little lost within the composition, which is a good thing and a bad thing for me; on one hand, I want to see it more clearly, but on the other hand, i like the subtlety, and having to really immerse myself to figure out what is happening within the composition.
** sorry my post seems last minute, for some reason I thought we were just preparing the critiques for class, and just saw they needed to be posted on the blog!!