I love your use of the cracked glass effect; it would be nice also to see those cracks extend beyond just that sun ray-like shape. As though the entire glass is cracked, which would likely be the case and therefore appear to be more natural. The sepia image is beautiful and the watercolor feel of the sky is nice!
The scene does seem rustic and timeless. The connection of the process to the scene is pretty solid. The glass crack is a great idea, but I think I would explore this a bit more as it seems unnatural (it almost looks like a bullet hole through a window). And also distress the edges a bit more as the top and right edges are really clean.
Compositionally, I would try to bring out the foreground tree a bit more. It is the focal point of the work. Even better, I think I would find a more distressed tree, one that is more stark or even a very light (almost like bone) species that could emotionally evoke the idea of a conflict.
The varied color applied to the image implies the imperfections that inevitably occur through out the entire process and the life of a Wet Plate image. I would recommend adjusting your white point to better match the tonal values found in this process. The subject matter is very traditional and is exactly what one would chose what working with this process. try adding more depth to the crack as the holes seem flat and do not have visual depth to them. The image seems to continue through some of the crack so try masking those areas out so the interruption and fracturing of the image might be more successfully communicated.
This composition of this landscape is harshly interrupted by the placement of the crack in the bottom right corner. I love the subtle use of brush in the sky space, and the over-exposure of the sky is accurate to the historical time we are referencing, but the close proximity and similar shape between the crack and the tree in the foreground is too distracting to enjoy the image fully.
I love your use of the cracked glass effect; it would be nice also to see those cracks extend beyond just that sun ray-like shape. As though the entire glass is cracked, which would likely be the case and therefore appear to be more natural. The sepia image is beautiful and the watercolor feel of the sky is nice!
ReplyDeleteThe scene does seem rustic and timeless. The connection of the process to the scene is pretty solid. The glass crack is a great idea, but I think I would explore this a bit more as it seems unnatural (it almost looks like a bullet hole through a window). And also distress the edges a bit more as the top and right edges are really clean.
ReplyDeleteCompositionally, I would try to bring out the foreground tree a bit more. It is the focal point of the work. Even better, I think I would find a more distressed tree, one that is more stark or even a very light (almost like bone) species that could emotionally evoke the idea of a conflict.
The varied color applied to the image implies the imperfections that inevitably occur through out the entire process and the life of a Wet Plate image. I would recommend adjusting your white point to better match the tonal values found in this process. The subject matter is very traditional and is exactly what one would chose what working with this process. try adding more depth to the crack as the holes seem flat and do not have visual depth to them. The image seems to continue through some of the crack so try masking those areas out so the interruption and fracturing of the image might be more successfully communicated.
ReplyDeleteThis composition of this landscape is harshly interrupted by the placement of the crack in the bottom right corner. I love the subtle use of brush in the sky space, and the over-exposure of the sky is accurate to the historical time we are referencing, but the close proximity and similar shape between the crack and the tree in the foreground is too distracting to enjoy the image fully.
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