The discrete parts which you've identified play off each other
symbiotically. I suppose either the woman's face peering out from the
shadows, or the shadows cast on the wall in the back, might work
individually. But that isn't what I was after. I noticed the relationship
between the two and tried to capture them together in harmony. Of course it
was just a grab shot, but I kind of like the way it turned out. (It was
noted in the original posting that this picture was made at a concert,
which the woman was watching, the shadows on the wall falling from the
singer/guitarist at the mike on stage.)
More contrast would lose shadow detail and resolution in the highlights of
the woman's face. That's apparent.
Of course you wouldn't want to open this one up _too_ much. I was just
curious to see how it'd look compared to the other. There's never an end to
what you can do with an image given time and interest.
Tris
At 12:53 3/22/03, Tris wrote:
I received a reply over on Fred Miranda's site after posting this image
in the B&W forum for critique. I was told the viewer couldn't determine
the subject, that he thought the image needed more contrast.
Not certain I agree with any of that. Artistically I find it has two
disparate subjects between which I cannot find any visible connection. In
essence you have two different photographs within one. Crop each one away
from the other and see what you get.
The tone of the second makes it feel warmer. Higher contrast would make
it feel "harder" or "harsher" and I'm not certain I'd do that . . . at
least with the woman on the left.
-- John
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