Square frame

Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
edited June 27, 2011 in Other Cool Shots
I have the opportunity to exhibit one picture of my choice in a gallery and it must be 20cm / 20cm (7,87 inches / 7,87 inches).
Can I have critics about these options, if you please ? :D Which do you like the most ? If any... :scratch
Thank you :bow
The first is the image I like the most. In spite of the blue canvas :rolleyes
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All the best ! ... António Correia - Facebook

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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2011
    I'm going with # 1. Nicely done.

    Tom
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  • TonyCooperTonyCooper Registered Users Posts: 2,276 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2011
    It must be some sort of optical illusion, but the subject seems
    much clearer in #1 than in #2. Perhaps the eye, seeing the blue
    background, is more aware of the blue in the subject.
    Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
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  • R.JayR.Jay Registered Users Posts: 974 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2011
    TonyCooper wrote: »
    It must be some sort of optical illusion, but the subject seems
    much clearer in #1 than in #2. Perhaps the eye, seeing the blue
    background, is more aware of the blue in the subject.

    15524779-Ti.gif Same here - much prefer #1.

    Cheers, Richard.
  • W.W. WebsterW.W. Webster Registered Users Posts: 3,204 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2011
    TonyCooper wrote: »
    It must be some sort of optical illusion, but the subject seems much clearer in #1 than in #2.
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    Is it exactly the same image in each?
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2011
    The gestalt of the figure blobs is stronger in #1. Better.

    As well, the blue is a Greek blue, and gives it an aura of Mediterranean mythology. Nice

    Neil
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,955 moderator
    edited June 26, 2011
    I like both versions. The brighter tone, stronger contrast and tighter crop in #1 make the features more prominent. The flip side of that is that you could say that #2 is more subtle. It's entirely up to you which is preferable.

    Not sure I understand the framing you are showing. Does the size limitation apply to the pic only or the entire framed work? If it includes matting, then I would definitely choose #1, though I would use white, not blue.
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2011
    Hi Antonio :D

    Congrats on getting to exhibit a photo thumb.gif

    Oh my ... both are good. Really I think your final choice does come to what you want the 'eye' to see. If you want a person to have to look closely to your photo to see what their seeing .. then I'd go with the second posted photo. That one you need to look closer to see the blue outline of the child. The one with the blue background makes the child visually easier to see right away.

    Great work thumb.gifthumbthumb.gif
    Mary
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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2011
    Agree that #1 is the stronger of the 2 :D
    Michael
  • Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2011
    Thank you all for the kind words. :D

    In fact the two images of the angel are different. One has more brightness than the other.
    @ Webster - The one on he left is the best under my point of view.
    @ Richard - The size 20 cm/ 20cm is for the hole frame with canvas. Anyway that is my decisition and I think the image is better with canvas whichever colour is chosen.
    I am not very fund of the white version in spite of having tried it :)
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    All the best ! ... António Correia - Facebook
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