A 'great' photograph radiating energy, joy and an immense presence of the moment, which supercedes several 'imperfections' left in it. While these increase the charm of the image and the gist of the instant captured here, they also open it to citicism.
While the obvious subject is defined by contrast and placement (in the emptiness of the foreground proliferated by the circle of cobble stones surrounding it), eyes accustomed to images with sharply defined points of interest might stray toward the top of the second column from the right to find it.
The crop along the horizontal top of the photo reveals that either the building or the whole piazza is uneven. The fact that the variations are slight does not diminish the distraction, given the extraordinary symmetry of the architecture portraited in the background.
The exposure appears trimmed to the available light on the door and stone work of the palazzi, which has rendered certain details of the dancing girl in the foreground brighter than necessary. Although this effect is subdued significantly by blurring the subject, it, probably, is sufficiently 'real' to reduce the sort of gusto this capture 'could' deliver.
The composition, to my senses, is quite sensitive and classical too. The symmetry of both the vertical and horizontal planes are balanced effectively and conservatively by placing the subject outside of it, moving away from anything central without any danger of getting pulled to the margins. The horizon reflects the same treatment: balance. - I perceive the four columns as dominant ordering elements of the composition. Their strong shift to the right leaves us with uneven intervals and a, questionably, redundant vertical space at the edge of the image: some imbalance.
All in all, a fine and infectously inspiring picture, which does not squelch or intimidate me (as a photographer) with cold technical poise and polish.
Argh. I kept scrolling down the results to find this near the top, and I was stunned to see where you ended up. Still that's to be expected in this voting crowd. I think this is a great shot, as I already said! Wonderful.
I just love this. I hope the "shouldn't be blurry crowd" doesn't penalize you (been there). I had given it an 8 on my first pass, but I'm bumping it all the way up. Super job!!!!!!!
I dont really like the lack of symmetry in this photo. I think that by cropping out the space after the last pillar to the left, you will not only make the background symmetrical but also bring the umbrella into the direct center of the shot.
This would have been a good photo if it were in focus. If the girl were out of focus or blurred by motion it still would have been very exciting only if the columns were really sharp and in focus for the contrast of motion and un moveable.
I loved this the first time I saw it, and that hasn't changed. Pictures should tell a story, and this one tells a story of joy and the simple pleasure of dancing in the rain. What can be more fun than that? 9
oh, wow! this is simply wonderful. you have captured the spirit of life. thank you for sharing. i really, really hope this is getting the attention it deserves, and hopefully without any comments about what to do differently. this image is exactly what you wanted it to be, and i'm loving it! this site needs more images like this! [ok, i'm starting to ramble...just can't help it--this tends to happen when i hit a breath of fresh air like this!] good luck with this and all the challenges yet to come!
If the dance was to MAKE the rein, looks like it worked! If it's celebrating the rain, that worked even better! It would have been nice to have more of your rain dancer in sharp relief, but the dof obviously slowed your shutter speed down - I like it a lot, even if some would see it as flawed. 8
This is a great photo. It's one of those ones where is so good you wish it was perfect. I'm thinking about the spacing of the pillars, and the door in the background not being dead centre etc. This is just nit picking though. In my opinion this is still among the very best in this compo.
I like it despite all the blur.
The composition is pretty good with the pillars, the line of the square, the circle in the middle and her position in the scene. I like it how you captured the joy of dancing in the rain. Altough there is no rain visible, the reflections of the pillars tell that it is wet.
I give it a 7, sharpness and blurred raindrops might have made it a 9 or 10. But it can be hard to capture raindrops (slow shutter) and someone dancing (faster shutter). Yelling: "Hold that pose!" spoils the moment. :)
I totally love this, the slight blurriness of it, the slightly akimbo composition, the luscious feeling of unconstrained motion within the tight constraints of the circle and the wall.
Normally I'm not one of these impressionisitc shots. But this is simply joyous. Composition is absolutely spot on. 10. One of the first images I've seen on this site that wasn't funny per-se but managed to put a smile on my face. Oh yeah, just in case you hadn't gathered - that accomplishment alone earns you a ten.
I wonder what this photo would have looked like with the pillars in focus, the daning girl remaining blurred. IIMO it might have accentuated the girl and the idea of motion.
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