Challenge:Delicate (Basic Editing III) Camera:Canon EOS-D60 Location: Privacy of my studio Date: Oct 21, 2005 Aperture: f/2.8 ISO: 400 Shutter: 1/60 Galleries:Emotive, Nude Date Uploaded: Oct 21, 2005
can you say forced art? or how about the idea "many words, little meaning"? Strictly image speaking, if the background was better the image would be more forceful....
This is so wierd. I don't get a feeling of delicacy from this picture. To me it is angry, militant, daring. And I think that the eyes may have revealed this.
I love evocative shots like this. A remarkable composition. I actually find it quite disturbing! That crop just below her eyes ... in fact the whole way it's cropped, the strange lighting, that dark background and the pose/expression (what we can see of it) just adds to the edgy feel of the image. Excellent!
One stange image. Lighting seems OK with this one. If making a person think is the only criteria of a great photograph than this one accomplishes that. Can't help thinking the scars in the center just below the text are wounds from surgery or some other form of injury or perhaps even self inflicted. Purposely keeping the eyes out of the image with the mouth and neck taped shut is very interesting photographically speaking. The message written on the subject's chest, however, is very obscure. This will be a controversial image that will evoke a lot of different responses. Expect scores to be all over the place.
hanneke? I think you're going to get torn apart on this unfortunately. Most people are going to interpret "delicate" as a physical thing that can easily be broken or damaged, like glass or a flower. To me, this shows the fragile state of existence that is the female pysche lol. ( I'll catch hell for that later). Interesting picture, good luck.
I don't understand the "ethnocentricity" in the title. The words seem to be speaking of human relationships and love. and the taped mout speaks more of sexual centricity/sexism and a womans voice being ignored or silenced.
This is a very disturbing image to me. I'll be honest, I had no idea what the word "Ethnocentricity" meant so I looked it up. After further review, I really don't understand the definition behind "Ethnocentricity" and the statement on the woman's chest. The only thing that I can come up with viewing this shot and the definition of the word is (and I'm guessing here) a woman socially bound against a relationship that isn't socially acceptable?.?.
Either way about the shot itself, the lighting here suggests a raw and moody element that to me speaks something in the way of a ransom photo. Either way it evokes pure emotion from the viewer be it good or bad it is a powerful statement.
As I stated before this image disturbs me, with that said, I'm not voting down this picture because of the power it creates when one is viewing it. I'm giving you a 7 for a striking, emotive, and demanding shot that captures the viewers attention.
why are there so many pictures of women gagged? I am sure there are many whom will find merit in this picture, and think of it as art, but as a woman with a young daughter and very sensitive to degradation...gag.
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