Monday, October 11, 2010

quiet, she stands

28mm f2.8 1/50s ISO:100
national gallery of art. west building
washington, d.c., usa

Posted by Jason Sparks at 4:36 PM

7 comments:

  1. Luis GomezOctober 11, 2010 at 4:37 PM

    Love the simplicity of this image. Just gorgeous.

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  2. Jason SparksOctober 11, 2010 at 4:51 PM

    thank you. i loved the framing of it... the long horizontal weighted tones across the bottom and the fine arched column balanced around subject. i like how it draws the eye right into the point of appreciation.

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  3. VictorOctober 11, 2010 at 5:10 PM

    like it...

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  4. BarbOctober 11, 2010 at 5:56 PM

    I love the way you've taken the (suggested) rule of thirds, dumped it on it's head, and created a beautifully composed image. Very nice.

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  5. SoraiaOctober 11, 2010 at 6:16 PM

    Very nice!
    I like it :D

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  6. Jason SparksOctober 11, 2010 at 7:12 PM

    Barb, when I was taking some of these shots I had a theme running in my mind for this blog. I was looking at historical world class art at one of the finest museums on Earth. In doing so, I wanted to see if I could capture the defined beauty and distinct artwork in a way that was point blank center. I did compose these with the subject deadpan center and worked to pull it together successfully. It was an exercise in forcing a change to accepted norms. That's how we push ourselves to develop and grow.

    Thanks for noticing.

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  7. GabriellaOctober 12, 2010 at 7:14 AM

    This is what I was thinking when I looked at it - why, that goes against all the accepted norms and yet it WORKS magnificently! Glad you ignored the rules on this one, J!

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