Karl Leck
November 2024 - Angie on Rappel
About the Image(s)
An image taken from the roof of a building in Wilmington, Delaware, during Special Olympics Delaware annual 'Over The Edge' charity event. Sponsors have the opportunity to rappel down the 17 story office building. The image was captured with a Nikon D200, 28-300 mm Nikkor zoom, at ISO 200, 1/400 second, f/5.6
4 comments posted
Karl
The body position, hands adjusting the equipment, hair flying, concentration, create a strong image. The image is well composed and framed and the lady sharp. The DoF provides sufficient detail for the viewer to understand distance to the bottom and the background objects provide scale.
I find the curved arrow and car distracting drawing my attention. However, they do provide information about the setting. I am interested in your thought about them. Posted: 11/05/2024 16:49:43
The body position, hands adjusting the equipment, hair flying, concentration, create a strong image. The image is well composed and framed and the lady sharp. The DoF provides sufficient detail for the viewer to understand distance to the bottom and the background objects provide scale.
I find the curved arrow and car distracting drawing my attention. However, they do provide information about the setting. I am interested in your thought about them. Posted: 11/05/2024 16:49:43
Karl Leck
Hi Judith, I'm very pleased that you looked at this image carefully. I tend to make images with plenty of detail that requires study, not just a 3 second look for impact as in a competition. As a result, some of my images don't fare well in competitions but lead to good discussion in a print gallery. Yes, the painted arrow and car on the street 120' below the person can catch your eye. They are diagonally balanced by the light colored tent at lower left. The arrow points visually in the direction the person is going. The car brings a better sense of scale since the people on the sidewalk on the left side of the image are indistinct. Like many photojournalism subjects that are moving, we try to photograph them in a context which includes details and background that enrich the viewing experience. Karl Posted: 11/07/2024 08:46:47
Karl
I comment on images from the PJ perspective. However, I also look at images from a pictorial perspective.
In your image, I see that the white frames the person. This includes the white in the lower left corner and bottom of the image. The luminance is controlled to reduce its pull. Instead, the eye goes to the yellow, the color with highest luminance. Then to the orange. Orange/yellow are complements to blue (contrast). There is also contrast in size (small size of orange); DoF (subject vs out of focus background. There is enough of the subject's face showing to draw the viewer. Humans are evolutionary trained for survival to look at eyes and face of predators.
I edit carefully within reality based rules to draw the viewer's eye.
I do not print. I am relatively new to photography (since 2017), to PJ 2022 and to entering international exhibitions. As a prerequisite to taking the PSA course on How to Create Images for PSA Competitions and International Exhibitions, I took the PSA Image Evaluation Course and then piloted the PSA Image Critique Course. The Course on How to Create Images required detailed analysis of my own image both from the perspective of intent, image capture technique and editing.
Your comments on context in people's images have given me a lot to think about.
Posted: 11/07/2024 16:09:53
I comment on images from the PJ perspective. However, I also look at images from a pictorial perspective.
In your image, I see that the white frames the person. This includes the white in the lower left corner and bottom of the image. The luminance is controlled to reduce its pull. Instead, the eye goes to the yellow, the color with highest luminance. Then to the orange. Orange/yellow are complements to blue (contrast). There is also contrast in size (small size of orange); DoF (subject vs out of focus background. There is enough of the subject's face showing to draw the viewer. Humans are evolutionary trained for survival to look at eyes and face of predators.
I edit carefully within reality based rules to draw the viewer's eye.
I do not print. I am relatively new to photography (since 2017), to PJ 2022 and to entering international exhibitions. As a prerequisite to taking the PSA course on How to Create Images for PSA Competitions and International Exhibitions, I took the PSA Image Evaluation Course and then piloted the PSA Image Critique Course. The Course on How to Create Images required detailed analysis of my own image both from the perspective of intent, image capture technique and editing.
Your comments on context in people's images have given me a lot to think about.
Posted: 11/07/2024 16:09:53
Karl Leck
Hi Judith, I like your well observed understanding of the image. If only there were more judges with the same observation abilities. That's why I only enter 1 or 2 'exhibitions' per year. There are very few real exhibitions where one can see quality prints on a well lighted wall and have enough time to appreciate their nuances. We can use digital representatives for discussions like this, but for true appreciation of a photograph, I much prefer a good print which, I believe, will outlast electronic memory formats. Karl Posted: 11/08/2024 11:44:20