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devimeuxbe (58557) 2008-01-07 13:52

Hi sam
What a creative picture !
Excellent idea and realisation. Lot of humour and also esthetisme.
Well done
Bertrand

luisafonso (862) 2008-01-08 0:57

I was waiting for the project to be finished to comment it as a whole, but this one really deserves a special mention, even if it wasn't the last one. It's incredible Sam. If it wasn't for that strange sensor dust (mine are usual circular dots while yours D50 prints SBs all across the frame...) I would gladly mark it as a favorite. Love the placement of the slack line, the slackliner, the blue background and the amazing graphical tree. It's a great one.
Now talking about the 11 photo project, I think it's a good one. I don't like the mix of color and b&w photos - I would like to see just one choice to strengthen the unity of it - but your compositions are very different from one another and that's great. The order is also good. A story is built from that and it helps us to understand what's happening. I don't think this one is a great ender though. I would place this one in the center of the project, because it's so emblematic. Number 1 is a great starter!
My favorites: Nos. 2, 5 and 9 (and of course this last one).

Manamo (3710) 2008-01-09 12:27

Hello Sam,
I've followed this series for a while now. I liked how you explored many facets of this sport/game. At first, I was wondering where you were going with that, but I finally liked the idea very much.

This one is my favorite, probably THE favorite. It has a visual impact, nice lines, nice colors. I'm pretty sure it was on purpose that the tree followed the same line as the line and the man, and I'm also pretty sure that it was on purpose that the line was not perfectly horizontal. Although I like the idea of the tree, I can't say the same about the line orientation. For me, either it's oblique, either it's horizontal to give a good visual appeal.
I think the aperture was a little too wide. You were a little short on the focus zone and I think the focus is over Logan's head...
I think you had a huge dust on the sensor (the foot)...It diminishes the quality of the shot a little and that would be easy to fix...


Finally, like I told, I like this whole series and I liked the initiative and the goal you fixed for yourself. However, I wonder if each picture can stand alone without the theme. For me, a series seen as a whole give strength to each picture individually. But, for this, each picture must be able to stand for itself without the theme. 2-5-7-10-11 really were able to stand for themselves. I'm not sure about the others. I know, each of them bring a new concept around the slacklining sport...It's just my 2 cents. I hope you won't mind my comment...

Have a nice day,

Marc

I forgot...the watermarks are not too bad, but could be even less visible...If it was me, I might have considered removing the one on the foot and 2 or 3 on the tree...

pboehringer (770) 2008-01-14 11:01

Sam,
this is my first moment looking into the ongoing "Slacklining" series. each shot has its merits, but this one is the strongest image by far. I was imagining the trust required to get this one and read about it later in your excellent note.
The all through goibg sharpness works extremely well and the bkue sky as background as well as the immense graphical tree are perfect.
The detail of the watermark is a sad proof that authorship is something that is not beeing taken seriously . Personnally I would prefer to see it without the watermark.
Peter