Well put, Allan.
I have just visited the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, with its
great range of pieces by many different artists and some of the most
attractive works are not simple compositions. My favourite, from
this visit at least, turns out to be a largish work by Pieter
Breughel. This is a depiction of a Flemish village during a festival
and there are many different parts to the picture, a theatre, a
religious procession, someone honking his ring on the ground next to
a dead cockerel, a couple snogging at a inn table ... it goes
on :-). So it's a busy image, but attractive for that as well.
As I was writing my opinion to Michael W I was wondering if I did not
really quite like the composition, but once I have seen all the main
components I find that there is a tension between them. Now, for
some people, that tension is part of the excitement of a composition,
but I believe now that a tranquil scene deserves a simple tie-up
between the elements.
But, as Michael says, it is only my opinion and the interplay of the
various opinions is very interesting.
Chris
On 2 Jan 2007, at 15:06, Allan Mee wrote:
> Actually I really do like the composition - sometimes its nice to have
> graduated areas of interest where the eye has to do a bit of
> roaming in
> order to see/notice everything. I like the way the eye is drawn by
> degrees
> to the trees/mountains/horizon land mass and trees/reflection/lake
> and pier
> with white dog/woman. Then you realise how much detail is in such a
> seemingly simple scene. Then the eye starts to 'hunt' a little and
> notice
> other details in what is fast becoming quite a surprisingly rich
> scene -
> like the broken board on the pier and tube like thing hanging off
> the pier
> and the hint of reeds on the left in contrast to the thick patch
> next and
> right to the pier.
> Like I said it's a nice gentle graduation of interests that works
> well in
> such a serene and quiet scene - its a bit like looking at an oil
> painting
> by one of the old masters. The lighting and graduated blues of in
> the lake
> really make it work. I'd be well happy with the shot as it is :) -
> it makes
> a nice change from the 'in your face' area of interest.
> Allan
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