Dandelion Seed Soup (the recipe)

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• mporterf (672)
• [2009-06-11 7:21]
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And I was thinking as I read the recipe that you were telling us a recipe for dandelion wine...

This is a great photo—a combination of two timeless subjects: rusty tractors and dandelions.

On my monitors (mac and pc) the BG seems slightly too dark. Perhaps this adds to the lonely mood / theme?

TFS,
Michael

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• pozaru (18952)
• [2009-06-12 2:07]
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A bit too dark/gary maybe but I love your compo.


thanks,
v

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• claudees (576)
• [2009-06-13 0:07]

What a nice recipe of Dandelion Seed Soup. Very well narrated and tfs. I liked the silhouette. best wishes.

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• ed_galagan (2309)
• [2009-06-15 9:10]

Hi Erik!

Very interesting shot! I like silhouettes and composition!

Regards,
Edward

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• rewshearer (20678)
• [2009-06-16 17:36]
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Several critiques so far have mentioned the darkness of the image - Ed referred to the tractor as a 'silhouette.'

Inevitably when we view a photograph we make assumptions - about what the photographer wanted to show us, about what we are "supposed" to see - and base our critiques upon those subjective frames of reference.

This is certainly a subdued and subtle image. There is the shape, and indefined detail, of a tractor. There are the unmistakeable shapes of dandelions along the bottom of the frame. There is sky - roughly 50% of the image.

I don't mind the hidden, slightly mysterious nature of your subject, but I do find it doesn't sit so well with the brightness, and ratio, of the sky.

If you laid a gradient - either black, or even orange! - over the upper portion of the frame, or alternatively cropped to a "cinematic" style framing at top and bottom - I think the image would have far more style and finesse.

Just my contribution ... feel free to (dis)agree!

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• Astarot (734)
• [2009-06-22 15:29]

Hi Eric,
I like this shot. Just one remark, maybe a crop of sky about 15-20%, but it is just me.
Regards, Nebojsa.

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• mbrito (11262)
• [2009-06-23 17:12]
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Hello Erik
Excellent POV; I would call this one «work and poetry».
Superb the power of the tractor and the contrast with the flowers against the grey sky. Excellent the option for the b/w presentation adding a very good and strong mood.
mb

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• roges (4459)
• [2009-06-24 10:40]

Bonsoir Erik !
Un très intéressant que nous nous soumettons.
Réalisé et joué excellent.
Une soirée tranquille,
Adrian

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• giorgio2005 (1463)
• [2009-06-26 2:54]

To me this picture has a lot of poetry. Perfect composition

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• Tenfold (920)
• [2009-07-03 5:57]

Nice compo and gorgeous dandelions.
Peaceful agricultural scene.
The sky is a bit grainy, but it actually adds to the image.
TFS

Joris

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• Urfaust (13101)
• [2009-07-29 2:41]

ciao Erik..
an old style really effective.. with a nice effect dark and rich of mood!
b&W is superb!.. great composition!
thanks
ciao Marco

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• janneman (984)
• [2009-08-14 13:03]
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Ok ... deze lag al lang op m'n lever en nu ik even terug vakantie heb ... >:-)

Botweg : je idee vind ik geslaagd maar het komt er voor mijn part niet helemaal uit
( niks van " op mijn monitor " : heb h'm juist gecalibreerd :-p )
" en wat dan wel Jan ? "

De grijswaarden zijn of niet mooi uitgespreid ( zwart is er wel, wit niet )
of je moet het over een andere boeg gooien en er een " harde " foto van maken
( black and white )

Ik zou me eens moeten op PS gooien zodat ik wat termen kan laten vallen
die je " tekortkomingen " eenduidig vastleggen ...
( jij bent nog jong, ik voel me nog jong, dus geef me nog wat tijd
om geleerd uit de hoek te komen ... )

Dat korrel-effect vind ik perfect passen bij een verlaten, afgedankte, roestige tractor
" but " ik zie het enkel in de lucht.
Indien de " niet lucht " helderder of contrastrijker was, zou het effect, IMO, z'n werk doen.

Het is alsof ik het er om doe
maar we verschillen weeral van mening
en laat me dat nu juist gezellig en interessant vinden ;-)

Groetjes
Jan