Twilight Zone
So I have been a subscriber for a number of years to a mail list for the "Leica Users Group". The LUG has members from around the world with a common interest in Leica cameras and lenses. I have never owned a Leica nor do I really want to, but I have admired their performance and design philosophies for many years. The LUG has recently started a weekly "assignment", run by a veteran Leica photographer, Ted Grant, from Canada. Ted is in his 80's and retired from many years of photojournalism and other photography. He is highly honored in his home country and has many fans in the LUG. Ted names a topic each week and lets members post entries on-line to the mail site. Then on the Sunday after the assignment he posts critiques of each entry. No winners, no prizes, just an opportunity to get feedback from an expert.
Last week's topic was "Twilight Zone" with each entrant to interpret the topic as he chose. Turns out hardly anyone interpreted it as Ted imagined. My interpretation was "twilight" in terms of the twilight of your lifetime, i.e., old age. That interpretation was suggested by my spousal unit and her arthritic hands are the subject, though she is very embarrassed to have anyone see their condition. I don't share that concern. They are what they are and they represent over seventy years of hard work and dedication as a wife and mother. Certainly nothing to be ashamed of.
Here is the photo. Comments are welcome.
Nicely done. I like the interpretation on Twilight, very creative.
ReplyDeleteThe photo angle and perspective on the hands are intriguing. Not quite 1st person, but not exactly third person either.
Questions: Can you describe your setup?
You have a sharp eye! Elaine was sitting at the kitchen table with her hands on a black seat cushion on the table in front of her. Lighting was the normal kitchen chandelier over the table. When I processed the shot, I rotated it 90 deg. CCW because I liked the more vertical composition. The skin tones were changed with some manipulation of the brightness/contrast curve and with the B/W conversion software that gives sliders for individual color conversion. Thanks for looking. The assignment this week is "flowers in a vase by window light". I'll post my entry in a couple of days.
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