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Published: 2010-05-18 14:59:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 1057; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 0
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Updated: 08/05/2010 @ 15:59This is the first image from a short series looking at the passing of time and the effect it has upon the observer and the observed. It was produced for my final college project in rather short order, and therefore is rougher than I would have liked.
The title comes from the Age Of Silence track of the same name, and is rather appropriate given the subject matter that the release deals with as it ties nicely with the concept I set forward with my own research work.
Comments and feedback would be most appreciated, as I'm expected to include peer assessment in my final evaluation.
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As soon as I saw the title I knew it was an Age of Silence song. Great band.
Very interesting shot here, I'm not too sure what to think about it, but I know I like it. The contrast of lights is really nice.
Definitely has the feeling of the flow of time, and of solid construction in fluid change.
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Many thanks for taking the time to comment, it's appreciated.
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There's a very arresting circular feeling to the image, as obviously horizontal as the motion is. It's the moment of almost-focus in the center, I think, that's doing that.
Thinking about in terms of the concept of 'passage of time', it makes a lot of sense: in memory, solid things in the past become undefined, edges get blurred, and things whose meaning we assumed was self-evident lose their form. Here's an image that half-resolves itself into a known quantity, that has the beginnings of becoming defined - but we're already moving past it.
Nice work.
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Thank-you for the comment. :F
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Bold, contrasting lights and darks marry in a feathery embrace. The geometric shapes weave between foreground and background creating an intense atmosphere of contradiction: capturing a still of Motion in its personification. The imagery seems to dare the viewer to understand its secrets - hidden in a kind of mock double (perhaps even triple) exposure.
The subject matter in this piece comes through as a bit jarring, something perhaps closely related to the specific headache you may get after overexertion: heartbeat pulsing inside your ears and interrupting your thoughts. Conversely, the feathering soothes the viewer, easing them in and allowing them to take in the entire image as a whole.
Perhaps what I see as the most interesting part of this capture is its ability to capture an entire millennia in one still. Its contents include an entire journey: from start through to its finish. It does this by being subtle and bold, calming and aggressive. An impressive abstraction.
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I didn't really know what else to say, heh.
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"Thank you for that wonderfully written and in depth commentary on my image, it's appreciated. Oh, and you're awesome." would've worked just fine.
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