Susan Lincke
January 2025 - Art and Refuse in Greenland
About the Image(s)
This Greenland art of traditional Eskimo boots is contrasted with local scrap. This photo taken in the village of Nanortalik, demonstrates beauty and ugliness in the same photo.
Photo characteristics: F/11, 1/500 sec., ISO-400, Aperture: 4.6, 70 mm, Center Weighted Avg
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6 comments posted
Love the contrast of the art and scrap. Good eye! The boots give me an immediate sense of native culture. The red roof and buildings contrast nicely with the blue sky. Showing the environment around the art enhances the sense of place. Knowing it's Greenland, and seeing the bareness of the land, I can feel the cold! Nicely done. Posted: 01/13/2025 09:56:09
Thanks for the update! Thanks for your comment Vicki! Love to get your comment too, Isaac!
Susan Lincke Posted: 01/13/2025 18:14:36
Susan Lincke Posted: 01/13/2025 18:14:36
I like the image and think it relates well to the title. The colors are almost patriotic(red/white/blue). Have you thought about cropping some of the right side? It doesn't add to the story and pulls my eye away from the main event. Posted: 01/14/2025 11:47:43
Yes, perhaps more centering the boots might be an interesting take, getting rid of some of the building to the right. Posted: 01/14/2025 14:56:42
I agree, the building on the left should go. The rest is quite interesting. Not sure where the ugliness is. It looks like a very tidy town. The boot significance is lost without your description, but would go well in a story about the place with other supporting photos. Posted: 01/15/2025 14:07:35
Thanks! When I went to take the photo, I first wished the stuff in front was gone. But this was reality... Posted: 01/15/2025 14:44:26