No it's not...
Shohin
Heya!
I've got an idea. I was thinking that we could make a community critique of one of Walters trees to put the small bits of useful info in the "tangent"-thread to use (and also to add some other parts that I thought about posting in that thread but haven't gotten around to). I've chosen a tree (a particular tree for a particular reason) that I thought we could use, not very democratic I know. Anyhow, I just chose I tree that I personally have some issues with.
Here's how I thought it could work. I used photo software to replace the different elements of the tree such as foliage, trunk, deadwood and negative space with a color. By using the "layer" function in the software we can view different elements of the tree and how they relate to eachother (like how the foliage relates to the trunk or how the deadwood relates to the foliage or how all three of them relates to the negative space. Anyway, you'll get the idea when I show pics).
The tree in question is this one: http://walter-pall.de/Super shots/images/dsc_5356v.jpg
So, this is how I thought it should work:
First, we decide what element is the most important in defining the character of the tree, the element that makes it special and separates it from all the other trees you've seen (my suggestion is the trunk inthis case, but I'd like some input about that). What element we choose is not that important, so there no need to discuss what the most important element in general is. Just say trunk, foliage, deadwood or whatever you find most appropriate.
Then we add another element to the image and we all analyze the relation between them. My suggestion is that I'll make simple questions (like wich one dominates the other, or wich direction does it lead the eye etc.) and then together we try to improve the image. There's no "skill" or "talent" required to participate, just go with the gut!!!
After that we can add a third element or replace one element with another and do the same thing again. Hopefully we'll notice that we will have to make changes to the elements we've been through to make them fit when we finally put the whole image together.
This really needs a steady group of members constantly contributing for the thread to move forward, and to keep it interesting. Hopefully someone can learn something.
Whaddya say, anyone up for it?
edit: And if Walter reads this I hope he will ok the fact that we'll use one of his pictures?
I've got an idea. I was thinking that we could make a community critique of one of Walters trees to put the small bits of useful info in the "tangent"-thread to use (and also to add some other parts that I thought about posting in that thread but haven't gotten around to). I've chosen a tree (a particular tree for a particular reason) that I thought we could use, not very democratic I know. Anyhow, I just chose I tree that I personally have some issues with.
Here's how I thought it could work. I used photo software to replace the different elements of the tree such as foliage, trunk, deadwood and negative space with a color. By using the "layer" function in the software we can view different elements of the tree and how they relate to eachother (like how the foliage relates to the trunk or how the deadwood relates to the foliage or how all three of them relates to the negative space. Anyway, you'll get the idea when I show pics).
The tree in question is this one: http://walter-pall.de/Super shots/images/dsc_5356v.jpg
So, this is how I thought it should work:
First, we decide what element is the most important in defining the character of the tree, the element that makes it special and separates it from all the other trees you've seen (my suggestion is the trunk inthis case, but I'd like some input about that). What element we choose is not that important, so there no need to discuss what the most important element in general is. Just say trunk, foliage, deadwood or whatever you find most appropriate.
Then we add another element to the image and we all analyze the relation between them. My suggestion is that I'll make simple questions (like wich one dominates the other, or wich direction does it lead the eye etc.) and then together we try to improve the image. There's no "skill" or "talent" required to participate, just go with the gut!!!
After that we can add a third element or replace one element with another and do the same thing again. Hopefully we'll notice that we will have to make changes to the elements we've been through to make them fit when we finally put the whole image together.
This really needs a steady group of members constantly contributing for the thread to move forward, and to keep it interesting. Hopefully someone can learn something.
Whaddya say, anyone up for it?
edit: And if Walter reads this I hope he will ok the fact that we'll use one of his pictures?
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