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Casey Kinney
{K:198} 2/16/2004
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very nicely done!it's simplicity gives it an awesome feeling! i really enjoy it!!
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Rhonda Prince
{K:17687} 6/8/2003
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Incredibly serene, I can see why it's one of your favorite places. Again I'm the odd man (woman) out, I started at the top and the stone wall led me down to the man. I like it the way it is.
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John Myers
{K:4308} 8/23/2002
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i can see both...serenity and menace at the same time. it is a great photo...i just wish it were a TAD sharper (i like the soft focusing of it, whether intentional or not, or just a scanner screw-up)
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Ken Alexander
{K:3905} 8/23/2002
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Tony, I think you've been watching way too many movies on late night TV! Maybe go out and do some nighttime photography instead. :)=|o| (Smiling photographer icon.) Really, I don't think its compositionally desirable to have a subject near the edge walking out of the frame. It might work to move him left if he were walking the other way, but I had no control over that!
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Tony Smallman
{K:23858} 8/23/2002
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Hi Ken,I do like the sheep but the scene doesn't transmit serenity,rather menace !The encroaching blackness bearing down on those serene sheep and the strangely rubbery brown wall which reminds me of one of those sand worms in 'Dune',contribute to this feeling of threat.I think that if you'd waited until the old fellow had reached a point further to the left,it would have created a better balance with the sheep on the right
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Dawna G.
{K:7709} 8/23/2002
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Hi ken, yes I was only meaning a very small crop on the top, so our eyes don't get lost in the darkness so to speak, I can see the fence on my monitor and was not suggesting to crop that deeply :)
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Ken Alexander
{K:3905} 8/23/2002
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I yielded to viewers' comments yesterday, but this time I have to disagree. The upper area is a dark forest, only minimally visible even in the original transparency (it was almost dusk), and when more visible I think it detracts from the photo by making it much less graphic. The mood created by the smooth clean lines in the scene is what I'm after. If your monitor is bright enough you can just see the background wall perpendicular to the foreground one--the background isn't completely black. I could crop 10-20 percent off the top, I suppose, but I don't think it improves things particularly. I do appreciate your opinions!
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Russell Love
{K:7006} 8/23/2002
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Ken,
I passed thi one up several times cuz I couldn't figure out what it was from the thumbnail pix. Now I can see its the stone wall and green pastures. I agree with Dawna, the stone wall leads my eye to the top where there is little detail and i get lost there. Maybe with the sun shining more into the dark area would help. Keep it up!
Russ
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Dawna G.
{K:7709} 8/23/2002
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I like this Ken. I do wish for more detail at the top of the image, but since it is dark, a little crop from the top would probably work. Love the saturation achieved and the "slice" of life this image provides.
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