I agree. It's hard to see it in this small web image but a modest size
print would, I think, bring it to life by adding details on the ground
and in the clouds. I hadn't thought of such a fine description as "an
infinity of flatness" but it certain fits much of Indiana and other
parts of the mid-west.
Chuck Norcutt
On 5/8/2012 12:28 PM, Joel Wilcox wrote:
> I disagree in several ways, Dawid. This is Chris' signature style. I
> had maybe a similar first reaction to it and then concluded that it is
> exactly what Chris meant to do. I may not have chosen the subject, but
> who determines what is intrinsically interesting or not? It evokes a
> genuine feeling for the Indiana landscape that, through a kind of
> minimalism, becomes involving. The texture in the clouds reminds me of
> so many days in the midwest USA that I keep my camera in my bag and wait
> for different light, different subject, and a different day. I have to
> rethink that as a result of seeing this photo. Chris captures something
> that I rarely see in landscape photography. I don't think this photo
> would work "better" in any other light or circumstances. It would just
> be a different statement. It is in color, but it is already a kind of
> monochrome.
>
> The horizon and the lines leading to it are perfectly drawn and
> composed. They take one to an infinity of flatness.
>
> Joel W.
>
> On Tue, May 8, 2012, at 11:36 AM, Dawid Loubser wrote:
>> Hi Chris,
>>
>> Been a while since you posted any images to the list! With this
>> particular image, I'd go back during more interesting lighting, and
>> perhaps find a stronger foreground element? For me personally, "empty"
>> images should be "really empty", or otherwise, have some strong focal
>> point.
>>
>> The colours / light feel a little too flat to me - if you do want to
>> go with this particular image, a souped-up B&W version (to bring out
>> the detail in the subtle clouds) might have more impact?
>>
>> kind regards,
>> Dawid
>>
>>
>> On 08 May 2012, at 9:38 AM, Chris Crawford wrote:
>>
>>> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?prodId=1007&category=4
>>>
>>> I made this photograph yesterday evening, after I photographed the
>>> Turtle
>>> Rock.
>
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