Dear Pixls-Friends,
I try to continue my journey into the Visual Flow world. However, in comparison to the last attempt where i merely tried to make images look similar - now I want to tell a cohesive story such that hopefully the sequence to be greater than the sum of its parts. This also means that I needed to drop some of the stronger images in favor of the story. I have the fear that nobody understands the underlying idea and the pacing. But see for yourself and let me know what you think of this.
The Entropy of Leisure also speaks the best to me.
However, I find that while the three first images share a diagonal as a dominating graphical element, the last image comes out as something separate.
I could think of starting with the last image, then in the next change perspective to “explain it” with a new image from a higher view point that creates a diagonal among the white/blue squares, and then further with the three first in some sequence.
I agree with the others that Entropy of Leisure works well, with the caveat that the final image breaks the flow built by the other ones…but you may have done that intentionally!
I honestly don’t feel like Lake Light is particularly cohesive. The images with lake foreground and forest mid-ground are all different color-wise, and then the fields go a completely different way. I’d be interested to know what your intent was in this grouping. It may have simply gone over my head.
Thank you for the detailed feedback. As for the colors I think you caught me rightfully as two of these images were swapped in without the full “treatment”. I will try to improve and exchange.
As for the concept: I think that when I have to explain then it is not good enough - so I will try better next time. For now just a few words of explanation.
Lake Light is supposed to be a wide establishing shot, then a human element to anchor the story, then a transition (connects lake and field - this is where I think the concept is the weakest) to land, then texture / detail, finally mood to fade out. So, it should feel like a day at the lake and each image should have at least one element that is similar to the image before (content, color, mood). Redundancy is not allowed but image 1 and 3 still look awfully similar.
Entropy of Leisure is just about the chaos humans create. The first shot is again an establishing shot, the second a medium shot that strengthens the geometrical repetitive character. The third shows the human interaction and how chaotic thing become. The last one serves as a mood shot to show that the day ends again and order is restored. I agree that this breaks the pattern but it felt very good to me to show the re-established order.
Thanks for sharing. Those are very nice both individually and even more so in conjunction with one another. The first series evokes images of a boat tour. Taking in the views as you cruise along. Nice !
I agree with this being one of the major causes that break the immersion or connection. You have 3 types of greens in the first three images and although that could be conveniently harmonized if there are other elements that show passage of time such as sun and the light from it .
What else I notice is that the first image in Lake Light is very flat and the next one pushes the blacks a bit more to the bottom but it still lacks some contrast in the shadows and then the third one I’d say is very balanced. This in itself makes it look like a different place with different lighting etc.
The other two images are out of place from someone going through it as a catalogue.
I think even images with nothing in common can be very harmonious. I don’t have great examples of my own but I think James Popsys has a great way of doing this.
One important point from my understanding is that it is less about which photographs you pick or the order of it and more about your own style of journaling a place or an idea. For example James is often around water bodies/ocean. He almost always have a a mix of elements from nature and humans. He also has that “minimalist” style to his blown skies and clear subjects wrapped around a blanket of either whites or a larger than life scene.
Both your Lake Light and Entropy Of Leisure lean heavily towards warmth and the Entropy Of Leisure is a great example of how your style of shooting can tie down anything even if there’s no relationship in the subjects themselves (although here there is).
Maybe this is just how I see it but I thought it’d be a nice idea to explore ways that don’t tie you down with strict rules or over complicate the joy of shooting and documentating. Great images regardless of how they flow!
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