I thought I'd put this one up too, by way of a companion to yesterday's shot. Oh, and tomorrow it's back to the portraits. I have three more that I want to put up, all of which I'm really pleased with, so it will be interesting to see what you make of them.
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Excellent - I love it. I prefer this to yesterday's (I think because of the symmetry) and I really liked yesterdays!!
comment bySteveO at 08:57 PM (GMT) on 31 July, 2005
Cool, these colours are great, i love the tackiness of it all, its just amazing :-)
comment by Gary at 09:03 PM (GMT) on 31 July, 2005
First impression: a little haunting not having someone's smiling face in the holes. Then it made me think of the blue dots on TV hiding the faces of the innocent. Nice take on something we've seen hundreds of times.
comment byAegir at 10:11 PM (GMT) on 31 July, 2005
The photo itself is fine, the colors, shadows, it works -- I don't see anything extraordinary.
But the content... I want to puke. The bulging father, preparing to devour a cloud of cotton candy bigger than his head, encouraging his kid towards the same end... surrounded by saccharine blue skies and store fronts... awaiting a response from the caped fortune teller -- their last remaining semblance of mystery. Surrounded by distraction, you can't see the water anymore. They seem less than human -- and with four fingers on each hand, I doubt the palmist will see a future for them... nothing meaningful, at least.
comment by Andreas at 11:17 PM (GMT) on 31 July, 2005
Haha, nice one!
comment byMadison at 11:22 PM (GMT) on 31 July, 2005
Haha I love this. Makes me laugh, and I don't really know why
comment byO b e l i x at 12:17 AM (GMT) on 1 August, 2005
:) again. Great colors again.
comment by Maxine at 12:42 AM (GMT) on 1 August, 2005
What an idea!!! Superb. Lovely colours, composition and of course just you could give another meaning to the scenery. Well done! And about new portraits....are we going to see the last weeks of the new baby?
:)
I love the colours - so vibrant. Makes the picture really stand out.
comment bySkauce at 04:41 AM (GMT) on 1 August, 2005
Why I was curious as to the comments this shot was going to receive:
-It's a good shot for the fact that it shows the painting off nicely. It's extremely difficult to photograph a painting. This works well for the painter's portfolio I guess.
-Other than that, there's no technical or "meaningful" photographic value in this shot.
I must say though, it's one of the better head hole cut outs I've seen.
It's a little crudely painted I guess...But it's still really fun!
comment byMike at 05:09 AM (GMT) on 1 August, 2005
The colors here are great, David. Very "chromasia" although the subject matter is atypical for you, I think. Very nice!
comment byhiba at 06:19 AM (GMT) on 1 August, 2005
P.s. I know it's a comment on this photo in particular and the fact that tourists are meant to put their heads in the holes etc but apart from that not all tourists look the same - there are certain types but they don't all look the same... oh god, sorry, I'm rambling!
comment by tobias at 01:36 PM (GMT) on 1 August, 2005
Perhaps a contrasting image with people in the voids. I find this image somewhat lacking, as with yesterdays. I feel photogrpahy wise, it is fine but the actual subject is pretty lacking, probably due to the aforementioned (by others) poor work that has gone into it.
I find this more gaudy than thought provoking. Perhaps this just isn't the subject for me or perhaps it summarises the Blackpool I dislike rather well...
I like it. It's kinda scary in a way, with the faces missing.
comment by urdiehardfan at 02:08 PM (GMT) on 1 August, 2005
take a look here ...http://payiz-com.fotopages.com/
comment by /\/\J at 03:38 PM (GMT) on 1 August, 2005
hate to say it but i agree with tobias. i feel that this photo doesnt live up to the greatness that is chromasia. :) although the color capture is unbeleivable
comment bykikko77 at 06:46 PM (GMT) on 1 August, 2005
maybe you'll shoot me, but i had enough of this festival or whatever
comment byEric at 08:22 PM (GMT) on 1 August, 2005
Great fair/carnival series. The colors are very bold and enticing. I did like the previous day better- and the darts more before that. Really a great series to be proud of.
comment bydjn1 at 08:24 PM (GMT) on 1 August, 2005
Thanks everyone.
Kyle: no, the content isn't appealing.
Maxine: yes, you might ;-)
Skauce: this is just a shot of a gaudy piece of Blackpool – brashness and colour. I didn't intend it to be any more than that.
Charlotte: no, I know they don't really all look the same ;-)
comment byowen b at 09:21 PM (GMT) on 1 August, 2005
Skauce: I disagree that there is no meaningfu photographic content to this; mind you it depends what you are expecting from photographic content.
To me, just the fact that the faces aren't there, and that this particular piece of gaudy beachfront tat is designed purely to be photographed WITH faces in it, works very well as an unexpected and therefore pleasing shot.
I suppose you COULD say it's thought-provoking but I think that's using a cliche for cliches sake, as it doesn't really provoke thoughts other than, "I wonder if the person who made it ever expected someone to take a photo of it where we're all looking at the painting rather than the faces?".
I like it David!
comment byNavin Harish at 11:55 AM (GMT) on 2 August, 2005
Nice. I like the bright, saturated colours in the image.
comment by oscar at 08:57 PM (GMT) on 2 August, 2005
I thought I'd put this one up too, by way of a companion to yesterday's shot. Oh, and tomorrow it's back to the portraits. I have three more that I want to put up, all of which I'm really pleased with, so it will be interesting to see what you make of them.
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I'm curious as to what sort of comments this shot gets.
Excellent - I love it. I prefer this to yesterday's (I think because of the symmetry) and I really liked yesterdays!!
Cool, these colours are great, i love the tackiness of it all, its just amazing :-)
First impression: a little haunting not having someone's smiling face in the holes. Then it made me think of the blue dots on TV hiding the faces of the innocent. Nice take on something we've seen hundreds of times.
Whoever did the lettering should be shot.
Skauce: more generous ones than it deserves, no doubt ;-)
The photo itself is fine, the colors, shadows, it works -- I don't see anything extraordinary.
But the content... I want to puke. The bulging father, preparing to devour a cloud of cotton candy bigger than his head, encouraging his kid towards the same end... surrounded by saccharine blue skies and store fronts... awaiting a response from the caped fortune teller -- their last remaining semblance of mystery. Surrounded by distraction, you can't see the water anymore. They seem less than human -- and with four fingers on each hand, I doubt the palmist will see a future for them... nothing meaningful, at least.
Haha, nice one!
Haha I love this. Makes me laugh, and I don't really know why
:) again. Great colors again.
What an idea!!! Superb. Lovely colours, composition and of course just you could give another meaning to the scenery. Well done! And about new portraits....are we going to see the last weeks of the new baby?
:)
I love the colours - so vibrant. Makes the picture really stand out.
Why I was curious as to the comments this shot was going to receive:
-It's a good shot for the fact that it shows the painting off nicely. It's extremely difficult to photograph a painting. This works well for the painter's portfolio I guess.
-Other than that, there's no technical or "meaningful" photographic value in this shot.
I must say though, it's one of the better head hole cut outs I've seen.
It's a little crudely painted I guess...But it's still really fun!
The colors here are great, David. Very "chromasia" although the subject matter is atypical for you, I think. Very nice!
the vibrant colors are wow! ~:D
I was scrolling down looking for a face- but one never appeared. Like it for this element of surprise!
http://thefisheseye.blogspot.com
I love the colours in the this and the previous 2 posts - great! It's so tacky and fun - I can't wait to go on holiday!!!
P.s. I know it's a comment on this photo in particular and the fact that tourists are meant to put their heads in the holes etc but apart from that not all tourists look the same - there are certain types but they don't all look the same... oh god, sorry, I'm rambling!
Perhaps a contrasting image with people in the voids. I find this image somewhat lacking, as with yesterdays. I feel photogrpahy wise, it is fine but the actual subject is pretty lacking, probably due to the aforementioned (by others) poor work that has gone into it.
I find this more gaudy than thought provoking. Perhaps this just isn't the subject for me or perhaps it summarises the Blackpool I dislike rather well...
I like it. It's kinda scary in a way, with the faces missing.
take a look here ...http://payiz-com.fotopages.com/
hate to say it but i agree with tobias. i feel that this photo doesnt live up to the greatness that is chromasia. :) although the color capture is unbeleivable
maybe you'll shoot me, but i had enough of this festival or whatever
Great fair/carnival series. The colors are very bold and enticing. I did like the previous day better- and the darts more before that. Really a great series to be proud of.
Thanks everyone.
Kyle: no, the content isn't appealing.
Maxine: yes, you might ;-)
Skauce: this is just a shot of a gaudy piece of Blackpool – brashness and colour. I didn't intend it to be any more than that.
Charlotte: no, I know they don't really all look the same ;-)
Skauce: I disagree that there is no meaningfu photographic content to this; mind you it depends what you are expecting from photographic content.
To me, just the fact that the faces aren't there, and that this particular piece of gaudy beachfront tat is designed purely to be photographed WITH faces in it, works very well as an unexpected and therefore pleasing shot.
I suppose you COULD say it's thought-provoking but I think that's using a cliche for cliches sake, as it doesn't really provoke thoughts other than, "I wonder if the person who made it ever expected someone to take a photo of it where we're all looking at the painting rather than the faces?".
I like it David!
Nice. I like the bright, saturated colours in the image.
great, magnific....