Simplicity and Innocence (C&C)

440Hz

Some of you have seen these already, as you were there when they were taken but I just felt like posting something, cos Im in that mood

Two very different shots taken over the wkend:

Simplicity


Innocence


Both shots have come to mean something to me since the wkend, and I wont bore you with why, but maybe if anyone is in the odd mood Im in they will look that bit closer and see that these subjects have more in common than you first think! Just a little food for thought... anyway... rip the shots to pieces if you like, either way I like em Hope you do too

Morlar

For a second there that was a bit of an x-files moment ! that photo of the little girl is very similair to one ali has on photography Ireland forum - then I realised that it was probably the same girl taken at spraoi so that explains that one. Nice pictures - I think the 2nd one is a great conversion - great contrast and tones. Composition is good too.

AlisonB

You are WAY too talented for your own good I love the picture of the little girl and the conversion. Pity we didnt get her mother's contact details.
GO GO BEETLE JUICE.

davmigil

Like the bottom picture best. Works on two levels - nice shot of kid and also works as abstract shape.

Bit they have in common - shapes looks like KC in bottom one and top one has KC added in?

440Hz

davmigil wrote:

Like the bottom picture best. Works on two levels - nice shot of kid and also works as abstract shape.

Bit they have in common - shapes looks like KC in bottom one and top one has KC added in?

I didnt spot that davmigil! Was thinking on a more abstract level, but yeah, well spotted

440Hz

AlisonB wrote:

You are WAY too talented for your own good I love the picture of the little girl and the conversion. Pity we didnt get her mother's contact details.
GO GO BEETLE JUICE.

I love your take on it Ali, nicer composition I think. Strange thing is I didnt even see you shooting her as well, I was too busy following her around. I didnt even notice until afterwards! Jay and ry were too busy playing with the water as well children eh!

ciaranhickey

Nice photos, especially the first - although I would have always perceived a
spiders web as being a pretty complex piece of work.

Ciarán

elven

_Ciar&#225 wrote: »

Nice photos, especially the first - although I would have always perceived a
spiders web as being a pretty complex piece of work.

Ciarán

That was the same thing I thought, about the web.

The parallels that I see is something to do with the child being caught up in playing with the water, discovering what it's all about - and I think that in macro photography like the first one there it's about discovering a new world and being like a child again, seeing it for the first time.

Oh dear, far too philosophical for lunchtime I think

440Hz

Woohoo! Phew elven... I was beginning to think I was going crazy there... yeah same kinda things in my head too.

At the end of the day life is all about discovery, and things that seem really complex at first dont always turn out that way, and vice versa. One could also quote Mr Gump here...

Valentia

I'm attracted to both. The connection I had was of beauty often having a hidden danger. The deadly allure of the web and water. Anyway, interesting thread ;-)

iplogger1

Nice photography 440Hz.
The second one is very well done because the curve of the fountain/water feature and the outer rim extend to the first third of the photo.
You are getting a nice rule of thirds effect there and the candid pose of the child is very engaging for the viewer (framed as it is by the fountain).

The first one is very nice too. You see a lot of shots of spiders webs
but the shallow DOF effect is very nicely done here and the brownish
backdrop works well for me for some reason.
It is nicely exposed too with the details of the in-focus parts of the web standing out very nicely.

440Hz

Thanks very much iplogger1, really appreciate such nice and detailed feedback, thanks for taking the time!!

Thanks to all for the comments

Ruu_Old

Beautiful work here, very impressive as is a great deal of your work, looking through your flickr. Keep it up.

440Hz

Ruu wrote:

Beautiful work here, very impressive as is a great deal of your work, looking through your flickr. Keep it up.

Thanks Ruu, appreciate the flickr visit and support Cheers

masteroftherealm

I agree with ali.
GO GO GO BEETLEJUICE>
That is all.