Comments on: Nice Photo of the Week – Preparing to Fly http://www.nicephotomag.com/photo-of-the-week/nice-photo-of-the-week-preparing-to-fly Zeke Kamm's photography magazine is packed with photo tips to help you think about the "why to" not just the "how to." Bring a little fine art to your photography. Sat, 29 May 2010 18:32:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: w4yne http://www.nicephotomag.com/photo-of-the-week/nice-photo-of-the-week-preparing-to-fly/comment-page-1#comment-465 w4yne Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:13:00 +0000 http://www.nicephotomag.com/?p=283#comment-465 I'm not too sure but it didnt work too well for me The reason prolly lies in the expression he makes his eyes are closed (most importantly I think they should be open for the viewer to look through his eyes and see whats on his mind) and then his facial expression ... kinda looks as if he just ate something strange and is now trying to get it out between his teeth ... just playin the little sarcasmn line there ;> to get back .. I think ideal in my understanding would be him looking out of the frame into the unknown (which the viewer can hopefully imagine very well) with a somewhat serious look that is showing that he's calculating his chances to survive greets I’m not too sure but it didnt work too well for me
The reason prolly lies in the expression he makes
his eyes are closed (most importantly I think they should be open for the viewer to look through his eyes and see whats on his mind) and then his facial expression … kinda looks as if he just ate something strange and is now trying to get it out between his teeth … just playin the little sarcasmn line there ;>
to get back .. I think ideal in my understanding would be him looking out of the frame into the unknown (which the viewer can hopefully imagine very well) with a somewhat serious look that is showing that he’s calculating his chances to survive
greets

]]> By: Robert http://www.nicephotomag.com/photo-of-the-week/nice-photo-of-the-week-preparing-to-fly/comment-page-1#comment-457 Robert Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:46:12 +0000 http://www.nicephotomag.com/?p=283#comment-457 It didn't work for me. It appears that he's closing his eyes because of bright light source, instead of meditating in the moment. Not necessarily flash, but something artificial. I think part of the problem is the background. The wall may be an effective symbol in a different composition, but the big shadow to the left, the wood thing (is that a roof corner?) to the right, and telephone/electric pole squash the idea of him being a vintage aviator. It just reads as a guy in an aviator costume, perhaps standing in front of a fan. It didn’t work for me. It appears that he’s closing his eyes because of bright light source, instead of meditating in the moment. Not necessarily flash, but something artificial.

I think part of the problem is the background. The wall may be an effective symbol in a different composition, but the big shadow to the left, the wood thing (is that a roof corner?) to the right, and telephone/electric pole squash the idea of him being a vintage aviator. It just reads as a guy in an aviator costume, perhaps standing in front of a fan.

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