Critique Welcomed Four Views of Reclining Figure

[Brian Moore]

Reclining Figure is a 1981 sculpture by Henry Moore installed at the Segerstrom Plaza in Costa Mesa California. I shot these on Kodak Tri-X that I had accidentally left in the car for an unknown period of time. Canon F1 with Canon 17/f4.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Wow, I think they're great. The last jumps out at me more - must be the leading lines are so strong. I love the tones throughout.

Reminds me of my own Henry Moore series: http://realphotographersforum.com/forum/threads/reclining-nude.21870/#post-169667

Ha, a new forum Theme. Show us yer Enery's!

 

[Brian Moore]

Thank a lot, Rob. That's a great set of Enery's you have there. I don't recall ever seeing those shots.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Haha. Despite commentating on them? Your at THAT age, Brian. We'll help you

 

[Brian Moore]

Haha. Despite commentating on them? Your at THAT age, Brian. We'll help you

Bugger! I doubted my claim and went to check but my computer was acting slow so you beat me to it! I hate that dammit! I stand by my comments, though! (Both sets!)

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Ha. Superfast connection here in Bonnie Scotland, Brian. You should move to a more modern, progressive country...

 

[Brian Moore]

Ha. Superfast connection here in Bonnie Scotland, Brian. You should move to a more modern, progressive country...

Trump will undoubtedly sort out all the "disasters" as soon as he gets in.

 

[Pete Askew]

Absolutely superb, Brian. Love them all but there a couple of touches I like especially. For example, the view through the torso in the first and they way it echoes the arch to the left and the partial mirroring of the arch by the figure in the last. Superb.

 

[Brian Moore]

Absolutely superb, Brian. Love them all but there a couple of touches I like especially. For example, the view through the torso in the first and they way it echoes the arch to the left and the partial mirroring of the arch by the figure in the last. Superb.

Thanks Pete. Much appreciated. Your observations provoke a thought. When composing these images I wasn't consciously trying to echo or mirror the arch; I was just concentrating on finding interesting angles or views of the sculpture. So now I wonder how much my selection of the framing might have been driven by an unconscious appreciation of the similar shapes. On the other hand, maybe it just happened. Perhaps it's just the inherent serendipity of photography. Thanks again, Pete.

 

[Dave Farnes]

That is a fantastic set of pictures. The statue and buildings seem made for each other. You have capture the '80s feel of them both beautifully.

 

[Beth Carter]

and here i was expecting portraits of my dad in his recliner. great set, but the statue looks huge in all of the shots. #2 set me straight on the actual size of it, but i really like the perspective of the others.

 

[Brian Moore]

That is a fantastic set of pictures. The statue and buildings seem made for each other. You have capture the '80s feel of them both beautifully.

Thank you, Dave. Much appreciated.

and here i was expecting portraits of my dad in his recliner. great set, but the statue looks huge in all of the shots. #2 set me straight on the actual size of it, but i really like the perspective of the others.

Thank you, Beth.