The man and the trees

[habakuk]

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[eob]

This is a great allegory on loneliness or alienation or on many other things - depending on the state of mind of a viewer. Great shot and a very nice post-processing. If I could have one complaint, that would be cropping. I see too much of the stone wall on the right and not enough negative space on the left.

[habakuk]

Thanks much, eob. Yes, the wall feels a bit heavy compared to the rest of the scene. I should try to crop a bit on the right and fabricate some more space on the left. That should be doable...

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[aprilS]

Ah. I can see that! Right now it strikes me as very balanced. But with more room on the left, then I would be more intrigued by the man's journey from/toward... My imagination kicks in.

[Ted Byrne]

My wonder is also tumbling off into that space in the left, distracted away from the subject. Asymmetry is, however, a tyrannical force. I envy how young artists have overcome its chains. They seem to present work tht is so deliberately, yet powerfully unbalanced such that the various weightings within their frames still tend to pull my imaginings onto the story arcs of their intentions. I cannot do it. And in a formal rendering like this,  my mind craves balance as much as it does the resolving chord at a melody's end.

Weeeerd.


Happy New Year Roland.

[habakuk]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. And happy new year to all of you too!

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