Comments on: Mushroom pano

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By: Wayne Upchurch

Wayne Upchurch — Mon, 24 May 2010 18:38:55 +0000

I have been drawn to your singularly subtle color land/ocean-scapes, William, and inspired to eschew the current trend in oversaturating Everything in digital editing.
With This image, I parTicularly like the suggested rotation near the stem hole, as well as way you positioned it with respect to the lighting direction. I also fully appreciate the tonality and mandala quality of the shape. Very satisfying, and, as one other poster says, also disquieting in its lack of finality. That rotation may be part of that quality, too?

By: William Neill

William Neill — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:07:10 +0000

Thanks Mark. I hope to print it someday soon…

By: Mark Kinsman

Mark Kinsman — Mon, 03 May 2010 19:14:17 +0000

Stunning! I imagine this looks even more impressive printed as a large print.

By: William Neill

William Neill — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:34:30 +0000

Thanks Colin and Ron!

By: Ron Richins

Ron Richins — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:00:49 +0000

The mushroom patterns are so captivating. Like it.

By: Colin Griffiths

Colin Griffiths — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 06:13:48 +0000

From a photographer’s point of view I see a series; mushroooms, donuts, Polo mints (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polo_(sweet)) etc. From a viewer’s perspective I see a contemplative image where I don’t know whether to look from the hole to the edge or from the edge to the hole. Is it drawing me in to a black hole or am I escaping to the outside? And it’s a nice pattern. Regardless of the number of MB or degree of absolute tonal subtlety I think it was a good thing to find inspiration whilst cutting the grass!

By: William Neill

William Neill — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:06:12 +0000

Thanks for your comment but I don’t have the money to buy a Hasselblad.

By: Timothy Gray

Timothy Gray — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:22:24 +0000

If you wanted a square, and your intent was to make a large print, why not use a 500-series Hasselblad, and either shoot B&W film and have it drum scanned, or attach a CFV digital back and nail it in one shot? Either way, you’d end up with a file with more detail and more subtle tonality than could be achieved using the smaller format.