People Something Out There

tokyoso · 03-05-2010, 05:51 AM

something is lurking? does this kind of picture draw interest at all? is the composition awkward?

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Damn Brit · 03-05-2010, 10:42 AM

It's certainly intriguing. This is one of the first pictures with selective colouring that I like.
There's no obvious subject, the selective colouring seems completely random, the whole image seems to have no point at all. But it works on a lot of different levels and I really like it.
The only thing I would do to it is crop some from the bottom, the white thing in his pocket and his belt are a bit distracting.

logic14 · 03-05-2010, 11:56 AM

I agree and disagree with Damn Brit. It is just some random photo, selective coloring seems random. After staring at the thing for a few minutes though, and perhaps trying too hard to squeeze some structure out of it, you have this: Motion, in the form of converging lines, based on the small bits of white. Three girls, white faces; little girl, white coat; RED boots. Then: White belt and thing in pocket; girl on right, white shoes; little girl, white shoes; RED boots. Seemingly random yields converging lines onto red boots. Also, how she completely fades into the background but for her hair and boots. Perhaps I try too hard to make sense of it, and loose the point of the photo, but I think that is why I like the photo, and why I love the red boots on black and white. Excellent photo.

drifter · 03-05-2010, 02:58 PM

I agree with logic14 for keeping the belt and wallet/white thing. There is a distinct line of vivid and thematic colors that lead to the red.

The only thing I would crop out is the back of the guy on the left and the distracting white dots at the top.

I do feel that ultimately the image is a just a touch on the random/pointless side but if you narrow it a bit with the crops I think it will have a more apparent theme.

It's an inspiring photo, very creative.

**Ash** · 03-05-2010, 07:20 PM

Interesting scene to me also.
I agree with the compositional issue but also find the red shoe not a distinct feature in the image to have highlighted by the selective colouring.
Well done otherwise.

tokyoso · 03-05-2010, 08:15 PM

Thank you for your comments. I thought I could play and straighten that line a little bit, I'll play around with it a bit later on ... whenever I spot this picture in my files, I just had this urge to fix it a little bit somehow..

this one without the color for comparison

tokyoso · 03-05-2010, 09:46 PM

Originally posted by Damn Brit

It's certainly intriguing. This is one of the first pictures with selective colouring that I like.
There's no obvious subject, the selective colouring seems completely random, the whole image seems to have no point at all. But it works on a lot of different levels and I really like it.
The only thing I would do to it is crop some from the bottom, the white thing in his pocket and his belt are a bit distracting.

Thank you for your comment, this is cropped as described. Great call about the distracting white pocket...!

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SpecialK · 03-05-2010, 10:03 PM

When I first saw it, I thought "too much black space at the top". I did not even notice the red boot (maybe because the forum skin is red...)

Sorry.

SWEngineer · 03-05-2010, 10:48 PM

Originally posted by tokyoso

Thank you for your comment, this is cropped as described. Great call about the distracting white pocket...!

I disagree. logic14 (correctly imho) points out how the white belt provides the first "step" in a chain of white objects that form an approximate leading line to the red boot. The picture becomes far less interesting w/o the white belt. Maybe the pocket item can be removed by heaving burning-in instead, keeping the belt? My 2c anyway.

Also, I don't think the title fits as I don't see the majority of the people paying attention to a common direction. Without that, I see no connection to something 'lurking out there'.

It is an interesting image.

tokyoso · 03-06-2010, 06:01 AM

Ok, I burned out his little pocket thing. Great call on that line..!

03-05-2010, 05:51 AM	#1
tokyoso Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tokyo Photos: Albums Posts: 723	Something Out There something is lurking? does this kind of picture draw interest at all? is the composition awkward? Attached Images Last edited by tokyoso; 03-05-2010 at 06:09 AM.

03-05-2010, 08:15 PM	#6
tokyoso Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tokyo Photos: Albums Posts: 723 Original Poster	Thank you for your comments. I thought I could play and straighten that line a little bit, I'll play around with it a bit later on ... whenever I spot this picture in my files, I just had this urge to fix it a little bit somehow.. this one without the color for comparison Last edited by tokyoso; 03-13-2010 at 07:05 AM.

03-05-2010, 10:48 PM	#9
SWEngineer Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Albuquerque, NM Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 308	Originally posted by tokyoso Thank you for your comment, this is cropped as described. Great call about the distracting white pocket...! I disagree. logic14 (correctly imho) points out how the white belt provides the first "step" in a chain of white objects that form an approximate leading line to the red boot. The picture becomes far less interesting w/o the white belt. Maybe the pocket item can be removed by heaving burning-in instead, keeping the belt? My 2c anyway. Also, I don't think the title fits as I don't see the majority of the people paying attention to a common direction. Without that, I see no connection to something 'lurking out there'. It is an interesting image. Last edited by SWEngineer; 03-05-2010 at 10:54 PM. Reason: add more

03-05-2010, 10:42 AM	#2
Damn Brit Guest	It's certainly intriguing. This is one of the first pictures with selective colouring that I like. There's no obvious subject, the selective colouring seems completely random, the whole image seems to have no point at all. But it works on a lot of different levels and I really like it. The only thing I would do to it is crop some from the bottom, the white thing in his pocket and his belt are a bit distracting.

03-05-2010, 11:56 AM	#3
logic14 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: St Paul, MN Photos: Gallery Posts: 70	I agree and disagree with Damn Brit. It is just some random photo, selective coloring seems random. After staring at the thing for a few minutes though, and perhaps trying too hard to squeeze some structure out of it, you have this: Motion, in the form of converging lines, based on the small bits of white. Three girls, white faces; little girl, white coat; RED boots. Then: White belt and thing in pocket; girl on right, white shoes; little girl, white shoes; RED boots. Seemingly random yields converging lines onto red boots. Also, how she completely fades into the background but for her hair and boots. Perhaps I try too hard to make sense of it, and loose the point of the photo, but I think that is why I like the photo, and why I love the red boots on black and white. Excellent photo.

03-05-2010, 02:58 PM	#4
drifter Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: UT Posts: 92	I agree with logic14 for keeping the belt and wallet/white thing. There is a distinct line of vivid and thematic colors that lead to the red. The only thing I would crop out is the back of the guy on the left and the distracting white dots at the top. I do feel that ultimately the image is a just a touch on the random/pointless side but if you narrow it a bit with the crops I think it will have a more apparent theme. It's an inspiring photo, very creative.

03-05-2010, 07:20 PM	#5
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Interesting scene to me also. I agree with the compositional issue but also find the red shoe not a distinct feature in the image to have highlighted by the selective colouring. Well done otherwise.

03-05-2010, 09:46 PM	#7
tokyoso Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tokyo Photos: Albums Posts: 723 Original Poster	Originally posted by Damn Brit It's certainly intriguing. This is one of the first pictures with selective colouring that I like. There's no obvious subject, the selective colouring seems completely random, the whole image seems to have no point at all. But it works on a lot of different levels and I really like it. The only thing I would do to it is crop some from the bottom, the white thing in his pocket and his belt are a bit distracting. Thank you for your comment, this is cropped as described. Great call about the distracting white pocket...! Last edited by tokyoso; 03-13-2010 at 07:05 AM.

03-05-2010, 10:03 PM	#8
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,481	When I first saw it, I thought "too much black space at the top". I did not even notice the red boot (maybe because the forum skin is red...) Sorry.