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« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2011, 07:51:13 AM » |
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Portraiture sure takes many forms, and you have demonstrated that admirably here, Reed.
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« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2011, 08:01:35 AM » |
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Nice, Reed. You've captured a real sense of movement. The blurriness works well.
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« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2011, 08:13:23 AM » |
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Reed,
That's a very difficult subject: Motion, abstraction, timing, etc. But you've caught good images, so you have succeeded. My personal favorite is shot #3, with hands touching. I like the way you've caught the lady's poised foot, almost stopping action but still giving the photo a sense of motion.
Nice work, and very interesting.
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« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2011, 09:22:57 AM » |
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Reed,
I, too, enjoy this excursion away from your main body of work. Its POV, literally and figuratively, comes as very pleasant surprise. As a mushroom collector, I appreciate the beauty that is generally unnoticed because of it requires a downward deviation from our normal seeing experience.
There is a balletic quality added to your images by not freezing the motion. and the way the colors act when they're slightly blurred introduces a lyrical mood. I join Dennis in choosing the photo with fingers touching as my favorite. I find it a rather sexy and think they are indeed going to have some fun, because they look like a couple of swingers*
* archaic word used back in the Jurassic swinging '60s
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« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2011, 09:48:13 AM » |
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Lester - the word's older than that :p
Swing dancing in Harlem in the 30's, I believe, in this case.
And your mention of mushrooms makes me hope my work doesn't look like $#!T.
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« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2011, 11:06:35 AM » |
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Reed,
The "swinger" of the 60s I referred to had nothing to do with swing dancing. My older brother was a swinging jitterbug in the late 30s and early 40s dancing in the uniform of swing era. Dick's suit jacket had extra large shoulders and was longer than on standard suits. The knee area of the pants was ballooned out and the cuffs were "pegged" tight. The "in" jewerly was a long keychain that looped at the knee and the were kept in the pocket. Dick couldn't get his pants off without taking off his shoes.
I believe it was in the 1960s the term "swinger" became popular. It implied a person was sexually liberated and swapped his date or wife with another consenting couple. Swapping their keys at a hotel or party weres typical examples. I realize now my humor fells completely flat and perhaps worse-- it appears I offended you. For that I sincerely apologize. The beauty I find in looking down at mushrooms is an honest statement and has nothing to do with s#!t. I'm truly sorry to have upset you, Reed. I really liked this series.
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« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2011, 12:38:52 PM » |
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Oh, Lester, it was my humor that failed, my friend. Of course I don't take offense at your comment. I was only joking.
I would never assume anything but positive coming from you, and this was no exception.
Sorry for any misunderstanding.
I always appreciate your thoughtful insights, and praise on any of my images from you means an awful lot to me.
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« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2011, 07:45:13 PM » |
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Reed,
No offence intended, no offence received. No harms was done. All's well that ends well.
It must have been a great show. Did they allow the audience to dance? or were the dancers you photographed part of the performance?
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« Reply #9 on: November 27, 2011, 12:25:37 PM » |
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Les,
They even gave a swing dancing class beforehand. Actually, when the band started, the dancing mostly broke up due to overcrowding.
I did not take part in the class or the dancing; I didn't want to hurt any innocent bystanders.
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« Reply #10 on: November 27, 2011, 02:17:21 PM » |
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Reed. I am drawn to this. It is fantastic.
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Film photography and the Soviet Union are not dead. Just downsized.
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« Reply #12 on: November 27, 2011, 05:49:41 PM » |
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That's a really nice tryptic, Reed. Could be the cover of a book.
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« Reply #13 on: November 28, 2011, 06:25:35 AM » |
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That looks good!
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« Reply #14 on: November 28, 2011, 07:14:08 AM » |
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I like it, Reed. Something like this occurred to me when I look at the Flickr set.
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