Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Robert Watcher posted this picture in his wonderfully rich ongoing current travelog on Nicaragua.
Robert Watcher: Nicaragua #100
Maggie,
Yes it's untidy but also a glimpse of what is was and will be. This is not a moment of news but something timeless that could have been taken in Kabul or 12th Century English or some Belgian country village. The different colors with sections of red, on the right point down to the reddish path on the left as does the gesture of the nearest man on the cart. They are going forward but are in the present, engrossed in discussion to know what they are passing by. This composition is deceivingly messy but really very simple. It points to their journey ahead and, without seeing them, we share that they are involved with some intimate conversation of two buddies who likely know each other very well.
Without the color, this composition would would still work, but not so well. Had it been staged, it would have been cleaner and we'd have seen less distractions. however, in my view, this is one brilliant image that's worth pointing out. It's not just about what it is and what it's about, but is symbolic of our own lives too, how we pass things so involved in our own issues.
Asher
Robert Watcher: Nicaragua #100
Robert,
This is better conceived as an image. I like this composition. I hope you will do more where you carefully weigh the elements........... This composed picture is still more interesting in the long run as it is not about things going wrong but the way of life.
I disagree about the composition on this one. It's not that I hate it, but find it weird as it has the parasols over their heads and look like they are under them, and the direction they are taking makes it look like the will ram into the wall. Perhaps if taken with a wider aperture and the background not as distinct, they would be more appreciated by me. As is, I appreciate the scene, but not for its compositional structure in the picture.
Maggie,
Yes it's untidy but also a glimpse of what is was and will be. This is not a moment of news but something timeless that could have been taken in Kabul or 12th Century English or some Belgian country village. The different colors with sections of red, on the right point down to the reddish path on the left as does the gesture of the nearest man on the cart. They are going forward but are in the present, engrossed in discussion to know what they are passing by. This composition is deceivingly messy but really very simple. It points to their journey ahead and, without seeing them, we share that they are involved with some intimate conversation of two buddies who likely know each other very well.
Without the color, this composition would would still work, but not so well. Had it been staged, it would have been cleaner and we'd have seen less distractions. however, in my view, this is one brilliant image that's worth pointing out. It's not just about what it is and what it's about, but is symbolic of our own lives too, how we pass things so involved in our own issues.
Asher