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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 10/24/2006
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Howdy Ian,
Thank you very much!! Must admit, i like it this was as well. draws less attention that it has the shape of a face with a huge smile and little eyes. This, to me looks almost art deco.
I am a freak for balance, with not only tone, but with the pure geometrics of an image. I will sometimes spend an hour going back and forth with my compositions. Often, walking away from them for many days, and then come back to the them with a fresh eye.. that seems to help a great deal.
I've also found a great photographers to study for tone and composition, and that's Edward Weston, and Alfred Eisenstaedt. Both have *insane* attention to detail. Weston is the control freak, and Alfred Eisenstaedt is the one to learn about 'the moment to capture'. I will often sit and look through a Weston book, and just stare at his images of still life for hours. It inspires me very much. hope it helps you as well.
thanks again for the comments!
cheers,
-Joel
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Ian McIntosh
{K:42997} 10/23/2006
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This way up makes more of a fuss of the hook shape in the lower centre. A good thing. Enjoying your musings on balance Joel. I am made aware looking at this portfolio that I have nothing like your tonality and sense of perfection but what has really been haunting me this year is an awareness of a lack of balance in my framing and don't know where to go to start sorting that. Anyway keep snapping and keep writing I may learn something. Thanks.
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 10/7/2006
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Thank you very much Jude!
take more meds... makes the images last longer ;)
cheers,
-joel
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jude .
{K:14625} 10/7/2006
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Yummy image, Joel...I'm drooling here.
[i'll be fine once the meds wear off]
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22115} 10/2/2006
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Joel:
Leave it red.
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 10/2/2006
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I hear ya Petal... that 'red' dot was a very large tipping point for me....leave it red.... make it black.. etc... In the end... it stayed red. Now..ofr my latest image, I listened to you...and just shot the thing like a b/w image with no direct light, and all reflections... and no more problem w/ the red dot. :)
Thanks so much for the comments!! :)
best,
-Joel
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174016} 10/1/2006
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You're welcome, Joel!:)
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Petal Wijnen
{K:50989} 10/1/2006
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Also great, but now he's not grinning anymore... ;-D BTW it's just a teeny tiny thing, but how about 'decoloring' that red spot on the left... for it draws attention and balance... ;-D
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 10/1/2006
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Gianna,
thank you very much!
-joel
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 10/1/2006
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Thank you Shirley!
...me too!
-joel
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 10/1/2006
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Howdy Pops!
We had the yard sale today that everyone on the block contributed to (and was held in our driveway!).. the fundraiser to cover the legal costs from preventing that woman from cutting down the 21 redwood trees in her back yard. Before we opened the gate to let anyone in, one of the people selling stuff showed me the typewriter, and I bought it on the spot. It appears to of been used very little, and is in perfect condition!
The perfect subject to test out my new 100-400L IS :) I'm so far back in this picture, that you can't even see me in the reflection. I was almost 25 feet away!
Off to shoot more while I have the time!
later!
-j
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 10/1/2006
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Thank you Joćo!
Have to agree..I like this it this way as well!
thanks so much for having a look at both!
cheer, and hope all is well!
-joel
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 10/1/2006
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Janet Marie,
thank you very much!
yes...it is fun to see what others have done over the time that we've been away... you get a real sense of everyone's artistic direction when you step away for a while, and look at their body of work.
thanks again!
cheers,
-Joel
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gianna piano
{K:15530} 10/1/2006
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original point of view! Well seen!
gianna
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174016} 10/1/2006
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I like it this way, too, Joel.:)
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 10/1/2006
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Joel-- great near-abstract of the old Remington (where in the heck did you find this?). I agree, it has more balance in this representation. Incredible detail and the tone is actually quite subtle outside of the black areas.
Glad to see you are back and at least temporarily not on a hot project. Hope you get some more photo time and some rest.
--Love, Pops
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Joćo F * Photography
{K:41945} 10/1/2006
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Very well composed i really like this more well done my dear friend Joel !!
regards
jo
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Janet Marie ;-)
{K:-2076} 10/1/2006
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Hi Joel I like it this way too, though they're both cool. I have been away for two months and am having fun looking at everyones work and putting up some of my own... Welcome back.
Cheers
Janet Marie ;-)
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