Serenity

[Designer]

Not a serene scene, IMO. FYI: many people do not experience a sense of calm when on the water in a small boat. Then we see lightning, no land in sight, nothing at all to do with restfulness. Even the composition is unbalanced, with the prow of the boat piercing the center of the image, it is inherently off balance. Furthermore, it is not just me, because we see other comments on here such as: "overpowering", "stunning", "very powerful picture". You need to rethink this concept and try again.

Serenity fail. :thumbdown:

 

[manaheim]

Not a serene scene, IMO. FYI: many people do not experience a sense of calm when on the water in a small boat. Then we see lightning, no land in sight, nothing at all to do with restfulness. Even the composition is unbalanced, with the prow of the boat piercing the center of the image, it is inherently off balance. Furthermore, it is not just me, because we see other comments on here such as: "overpowering", "stunning", "very powerful picture". You need to rethink this concept and try again.

Serenity fail. :thumbdown:

Some of the best images often get very different reactions from different people.

Your claiming a failure on a particular interpretation is pretty narrow minded.

Share your interpretation and wonder at how you vary from others, yes... Declare it a failure because you don't happen to agree? No.

 

[Designer]

Not a serene scene, IMO. FYI: many people do not experience a sense of calm when on the water in a small boat. Then we see lightning, no land in sight, nothing at all to do with restfulness. Even the composition is unbalanced, with the prow of the boat piercing the center of the image, it is inherently off balance. Furthermore, it is not just me, because we see other comments on here such as: "overpowering", "stunning", "very powerful picture". You need to rethink this concept and try again.

Serenity fail. :thumbdown:

Some of the best images often get very different reactions from different people.

Your claiming a failure on a particular interpretation is pretty narrow minded.

Share your interpretation and wonder at how you vary from others, yes... Declare it a failure because you don't happen to agree? No.

Yes, I marvel at how I vary from others, especially since I know my analysis is more detailed and more correct. Guess that means the others are wrong.

 

[manaheim]

Yes, I marvel at how I vary from others, especially since I know my analysis is more detailed and more correct. Guess that means the others are wrong.

Haha... You've got balls of solid rock, dude.

I'm never one to say art is completely subjective but your polar opposite stance on "correct art" is hysterical.

 

[beanart]

Not a serene scene, IMO. FYI: many people do not experience a sense of calm when on the water in a small boat. Then we see lightning, no land in sight, nothing at all to do with restfulness. Even the composition is unbalanced, with the prow of the boat piercing the center of the image, it is inherently off balance. Furthermore, it is not just me, because we see other comments on here such as: "overpowering", "stunning", "very powerful picture". You need to rethink this concept and try again.

Serenity fail. :thumbdown:

Think what you'd like sir! I am open to hearing criticisms. That's how I improve on myself. Do I declare this photo as a "perfect piece of art"? No... of course not. Art is to each his own. I think it's perfect in my own line of sight because it's something I set out to do and I love the result. I'd also like to point out that some people may find this atmosphere calming.. Some may not. I named it serenity because it made ME feel serene. You assuming I'm trying to make you calm from this image is straight up presumptuous, and then to declare my work a failure based on your own ill-informed assumptions is a disrespect to all artists, not just me.

 

[Tee]

Yes, I marvel at how I vary from others, especially since I know my analysis is more detailed and more correct. Guess that means the others are wrong.

I'm all for people's independant critique but to call this image a fail is simply amazing. I look forward to someone nominating an image of yours so we can see what a "win" looks like. Can you direct me to your work?

 

[Tee]

Just uploaded this shot to 1x.com in hopes to finally get published with them! Love the calmness to this photo, which is what I was going for. Shot this in Thousand Islands, NY on Alexandria Bay. The horizon is Canadian border. I got out at 5am to enjoy the peaceful waters and just appreciate the peace. I wanted a photo which reflected those feelings and this is what I came up with!

Let me know what you think

The photo nomination thread led me here. I think it's brilliant and I get where you're going.