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Negative Mapplethorpe
Negative Mapplethorpe
Alecia


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Challenge: Negative Space (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G2
Location: dining room
Date: Sep 15, 2002
Aperture: 2.2
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/10
Galleries: Abstract, Studio
Date Uploaded: Sep 15, 2002

 i took a black piece of construction paper and sketched out a replica of mapplethorpe's 'calla lily'. then cut it out and taped white tissue paper behind the empty flower space. then back lit it, converted to greyscale and jiggled the levels just a tad.

Statistics
Place: 175 out of 218
Avg (all users): 4.4259
Avg (commenters): 5.8696
Avg (participants): 4.5532
Avg (non-participants): 4.3239
Views since voting: 1540
Votes: 317
Comments: 24
Favorites: 0

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 09/23/2002 02:47:00 AM
Awsome idea... to bad the image is to intellectual for most of the DPC audiance... i love it.. great job
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/22/2002 12:21:00 PM
great artistic value!
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 09/21/2002 02:26:00 AM
Don't know what a mapplethorpe is. I don't like the way this pattern looks. probly cause I don't know what it is. 5
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 09/21/2002 12:30:00 AM
This was a daring idea. You are very brave for crafting an image of this type. And while I 'get' it, I have to say that this doesn't move me quite the way I might have wished to be moved. Also, the edges look a little jaggy. And stuff.
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 09/20/2002 03:51:00 PM
The simplicity is nice. No one can argue that you have muted greytones, either. :-) karmat
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 09/20/2002 02:23:00 PM
Well... It's interesting!
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 09/20/2002 01:42:00 PM
you have certainly captured the theme, now work on content and capturing peoples interest
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 09/19/2002 06:34:00 PM
I like the concept on this photo and I am familiar enough with Mapplethorpe to understand where you are going with this photo. I scored this a 6. This particular image falls into a category of photography that I don't care much for. When I look at this, I ask myself, 'Is this a photograph'? This falls into my category of Digital Art rather than digital photography, even though both are digital art. This image, to me, doesn't resemble a photograph. The negative space here is definitely well defined and present in the image. The photo also has merit as artwork. :) - jmsetzler
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 09/18/2002 11:58:00 PM
This is much better than Mr. Mapplethorpe could do.
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 09/17/2002 03:32:00 PM
This feels like negative and negative - without a positive. I have seen this idea in art books etc. This one just doesn't appeal to me. Apologies.
4, Kavey
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 09/17/2002 02:21:00 PM
i get the reference! vrey creative! mag99
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 09/17/2002 08:58:00 AM
cool... what is this?
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 09/16/2002 08:06:00 PM
it would've been great to not tell what it was and let everyone see what they wanted to see... nice shot and idea.
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 09/16/2002 02:50:00 PM
It's kind of nice with such dramatic contrast, but I don't know what it is. I'd say it meets the challenge though. Good luck in the challenge! Grayce aka Gracious
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 09/16/2002 02:10:00 PM
Brilliant! 9 Jak
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 09/16/2002 01:50:00 PM
i guess i'm missing something here 3 sgtpepper6344
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 09/16/2002 12:57:00 PM
I like it, but oddly enough, find that I would prefer to see "something" of the flower, not just a white space. This gives me the feeling of a drawing (which is a good thing for me!). lhall-8
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 09/16/2002 12:03:00 PM
Great work (more comments later) 10
Ruthann One of the best uses/interpretation of neg space
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 09/16/2002 10:46:00 AM
Good work, I like it. Score 6 Justine
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 09/16/2002 07:32:00 AM
That really is negative space :). It's an interesting homage to one of Mapplethorpe's Calla Lilly photos. I know the exact one. It helps me to appreciate it in a new way... however, this photo on its own might not stand alone very well if I didn't know the reference you're making.
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 09/16/2002 07:02:00 AM
Composition: 4
Lighting: good 5,
Appeal: 5, Total Rating 5 Sulamk
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 09/16/2002 04:09:00 AM
I am so utterly confused by this that it must be good ;o) The good, the bad, the white, the black....give me a while to take it all in and I'll get back to ya. ~indigo997
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 09/16/2002 03:57:00 AM
to abstract for my tastes
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 09/16/2002 12:25:00 AM
I think you took "negative space" to literal... More "drawing"challenge than dpchallenge...
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