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12/14/2005 07:37:16 PM |
| Good concept and composition. Nice drip from the candle, really adds to the picture. |
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12/12/2005 11:22:16 PM |
| Adding the barbed wire is an interesting thought for this. The red glow around the flame is really neat too! |
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12/12/2005 11:15:58 PM |
| Candle's light is too bright and spent matches should have been discarded. |
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12/12/2005 06:41:42 PM |
| Technically looks good. However, I don't understand how the composition of the candle, barbed wire, and matches are tied together. |
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12/12/2005 02:07:31 PM |
| Pretty symbol but I think that the candle is centered a little too much (rule of three) |
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12/12/2005 12:36:21 PM |
| The idea is sound and good but the presentation needs to be strengthened to further establish a more concreate connection that freedom really does win over enslavement/captivity. The barbed wire presents us with the idea of enslavement/captivity while the lit candle provides the idea of hope- the hope of freedom.. But as the title states it has to project the idea of freedom winning out over enslavement/imprisionment. Nothing in the image as it stands now helps the viewer make that visual connection. One suggestion: line the barbed wire such that it goes from left to right of the photo composition and fills the bottom half of the image. Have a pure white (not an amber or yellow one here for white is more symbolic colorwise with purity and goodness) sit directly in the center of the composition and behind the barbed wire. Instead of the barbed wire being whole it would be cut -the wire connection being broken exactly where it should met and close off the candle behind a barrier that represses freedom. And in that break of the chain would be a trail of burnt matches standing upright leading directly up to the lit candle. The standing matches would bring to mind imagery of people, those marching up to and holding out hope for freedom. The fact that they would be burned also would add visual impact to the viewer with the understanding the the fight for freedom has a price. That is just one idea, I am sure you that you can come up with more ideas on how to project that imagery of "freedom winning" just as profoundly as my one suggestion. |
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12/12/2005 12:29:41 PM |
| Great emotive idea. I think that the whole lot should move a bit more to the right. |
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