Posted by JL Morris on January 3, 2008
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Black & White,
Critiqued,
Seascape
This image taken at the Ventura Pier has a nice feeling of a vintage photograph. The use of the forced one point perspective of the pier give a three dimensional effect while at the same time appears to foreshorten its length. The repeating and diminishing pattern of the light standers helps to contribute to this illusion.
We see a family of three people on the beach enjoying the day. Their positions and captured actions give life and interest to what could have been just an ordinary pear picture.
The photo-artist has converted the image to a sepia toned black and white and added a cloud filter on the computer in an attempt to alter the overall mood of the original photograph. This has created a vintage feel to the image. However the cloud filter as applied looks unnatural around the family on the beach, like there is a hole in the fog extending the length of the pier. Otherwise this was is a nice use of computer manipulation.
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