My grandmother's photo album
by kostia

Comment by Ram21:
Good capture.

Freedom of speech
by kostia

Comment by Kavey:
The message here is more powerful (for me) than the image itself. Well said though!

Freedom of speech
by kostia

Comment by Gracious:
Good example, since not everyone is free to read what they want. Including religious books like the Bible!

Freedom of speech
by kostia

Comment by slgardner:
Where did you find that button? It's perfect for this challenge. Nice composition and clear sharp image. Nice work.

Freedom of speech
by kostia

Comment by KevinRiggs:
Good composition. I like the angled interpretation but I wish the books were at more of a diagonal as the 1984 title almost reads correctly. I think rotating the image clockwise might help to maintain the accent that is normally created visually by presenting the image at an angle. The lights glaring off Catcher In The Rye (I assume) and off Lolita are a little distracting and I doubt you could have done much to compensate for that is post shot processing. Perhaps a polarizing filter or a diffused light source would have helped that effect. 7

Freedom of speech
by kostia

Comment by vonautsch:
Nice statement and good focus.

Freedom of speech
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Comment by Crafty Sue:
A great freedom but sometimes misused 7

Freedom of speech
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Comment by dsa157:
good concept, but you have a lot of glare from the plastic book jackets

Freedom of speech
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Comment by BobsterLobster:
America's puritanism astounds me sometimes. All great books!
Shame about the glare on the spines of the books though... great concept but the idea doesn't translate into a good picture here. 5

Freedom of speech
by kostia

Comment by dwoolridge:
This is a most refreshing interpretation of the challenge. The freedom of speech, or rather the right to free expression, begins with thoughts & ideas becoming speech and the edifying, enduring written word. Surely the awakening of the consciousness through stimulation of the imagination is the final indelible form in which these ideas take root, made ethereal again, and passed on, in speech.

The red button serves as warning, hanging seemingly weightless in front of these mighty books, itself a simple manifestation of ideas. It asserts but does not preach, a token and an offering. At its core, this is an excellent combination of elements, although there is room for improvement, from a photographic standpoint.

(Technically, there is a bit too much glare along some of the spines. The colours in the books do not contribute so much to the shot I think, although the red of the button is necessary. Outside of dpc, it might be nice to desaturate all but the red button; you might even get a nice effect in a dpc-legal way.)

Message edited by author 2003-09-19 01:32:56.