<< prev •
today •
next >> •
comments (12) •
archives •
about •
faq •
NY Times Interview •
Underground Exhibition
23 May, 2005 • Express Train
Photography © Travis Ruse • photoblogs.org • listed
Photography © Travis Ruse • photoblogs.org • listed
Photography © Travis Ruse • photoblogs.org • listed
nice composition. i am always scared to take such pics, majorly coz i am never sure how the pic will look with such a varied composition. guess, should try it now more often.
Ah, the secret intimations of the world of feet! They have their own story to tell. A startling composition! As always, way to go...
Something!
Something in the way she moves...
This is very suggestive, and I think it's (again) another provocative shot. If I taught English composition I'd send my stoodints to your site.
But you know something? I think a lot of what's here is extraneous to the couple's feet. If that was the story you wanted to tell, I thik you should have cropped the person on the right out. Gone. Goodby.
hm, there is something about this shot as stated on the board... but to be honest there is not enough tension in here to make it realy interesting. there is so much really wonderful work of you, this one is not one of your best in my oppinion.
greetings,
martin
Nice image.
~interesting POV once again, gives the viewer a unique view of this moment~
Martin, Thanks for the thoughtful comment. Do you think that because the tension is missing for you that the image does that add to the story? Or is just not a strong image on its own? I try to think of the project as one big story and not individual stand alone images. That is a very hard point to make though because I can only present one image at a time (well i do break this rule sometimes). There are many images that I don't post because they are very subtle and quiet. Alone they might not seem like much but if added to the mix they enrich the story line. This might be one of those, or it just might not be a very good image. I'm very interested in feedback on this idea. Thanks for your comment Martin.
hi travis,
i think its all boils down to each has its own views of beauty. A photo may be interesting, well shot, nicely crop up, but if its doesn't connects to the viewer, its doesn't. but its does not meant that its badly taken.
Just like music, the arrays of music you listen to are a mirror images of yourself. People are attracted to them because they see themselves in it. They are blind together by what the lyrics got to say. The same goes with photos too.
Sputnikmok, I like your music analogy. I was also thinking that this is probably not one of my best images but it was definelty how I was feeling the day it was made. In other words it is very fortunate when my mood on the train translates to an image that also connects with the majority of my viewers. Sometimes I look at an image and realize it's not the most resolved but it captures what was going on at the time, either on the train or in my head. I also agree the character on the right is not perfect but I don't mind him. Travis
Travis makes a very important distinction here between single images standing alone as individual works of art, and groups of images being evaluated together as part of a narrative journey. There is a lot of experimentation like this going on these days (my own photoblog included) in which photographers take an almost cinematic approach. Whereas it remains important that individual images/scenes hold together in some way on their own merits, the intended focus is on the larger communication happening. Some people don't want or are unwilling to accept the validity of this. In my own relatively new experimentation, I occasionally get feedback from people who don;t get it or don't care -- if each individual image can;t stand on its own (i.e. framed in a gallery), they are critiqued on this basis regardless of my overall goals of combination.Travis's approach holds much exciting possibilities for me, because the focus on an overall story adds the elements of time passage, contrast between moments, changing theme, side trails, etc. all of which construct a much larger and more engaging story over time. It is very difficult or impossible to incorporate these cinematic/sequential elements into a more traditional understanding of photography as a singular view through a framed window on the world. Sorry for being lng winded and hope this communicates. thanks as always Travis for challenging and box-breaking ideas.
I like it. I think it's the first time we've seen so much space devoted to the map. When it's been in your photos in the past, it's usually behind some interesting charatcer(s) that you've shot. It's nice to see something so integral to the subway system finally take such a prominent roll in one of your photos. But then again, I kind of have an information design fetish...and love the NYC Subway maps...
Dave and all, Check out this website. www.jorgecolombo.com/photos/index.htm. Jorge is an illustrator by trade but makes incredible photographs and movies. Your recent work reminds me of some of his "portraits" and speaks to this idea of multiple images to create one. I encourage everyone to check out his site. Especially his short films. Great stuff.