Thanks Chuck. Northern Indiana is very flat, like my photo shows. Southern
Indiana is more obviously 'landscape photo' territory, with the hills and
colorful forests there. I want to show people that northern Indiana has a
beauty in its plainness, that most overlook.
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On 5/8/12 2:40 PM, "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>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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