tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341026.post1729951786970900503..comments2023-05-20T05:34:56.934-07:00Comments on And the Ass Saw the Angel: Portrait of a strawJosh Gentryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02755754490724080605noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341026.post-23346858842911125882008-10-17T14:38:00.000-07:002008-10-17T14:38:00.000-07:00Interesting, Matt. I love this kind of critique. ...Interesting, Matt. I love this kind of critique. My intention was for your eye to travel through changing texture and value, with the straw being the highlight, the accent. It didn't quite work, and I was thinking the straw should be part of the transition to the darker value at the top. Now that you mention it, I see your point about the focus. I think I would have done better to have the whole picture in focus.Josh Gentryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755754490724080605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341026.post-8811666946043255172008-10-17T09:36:00.000-07:002008-10-17T09:36:00.000-07:00My problem with this picture is that I don't think...My problem with this picture is that I don't think this is about the straw. It's about the pavement that is in and out of the field of focus, and the straw doesn't do the job my eye wants it to do, which is to delineate the transition.<BR/><BR/>I think.Matt Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731018937989711921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341026.post-77335216657710067772008-10-17T08:51:00.000-07:002008-10-17T08:51:00.000-07:00Thanks, Anna. I really appreciate the feedback.Thanks, Anna. I really appreciate the feedback.Josh Gentryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755754490724080605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341026.post-12409888569854757702008-10-17T06:41:00.000-07:002008-10-17T06:41:00.000-07:00I like this one, too.I like this one, too.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13787835311084562111noreply@blogger.com