C&C Lost In Our World... Uknown...

The Snipe

Hey Guys,

This is a photo I've taken earlier, and I'd like to get a bit of C&C on it, aswell as maybe opening a bit of discussion about it!





"Lost In Our World... Unknown..."

I personally find, the photo, with the caption above, shows how isolated we make ourselves at times, both from ourselves, and from the world - and that we put too much trust into other people to do all our work for us; which in the end just let us down.

The wasteland leads into an old rundown construction site, that was supposed to be a new shopping centre, to match the 3 shopping centres (if you could call them that, one of them is more a selection of Super Stores!) which shows our stupidity at just throwing money about on senseless projects during the Celtic Tiger Era, that we now have to pick up the pieces for -- and leaving the great that once stood, on its knees!

The dark sky, I find, really shows a sense of nervousness & fear. Losing us in a mindset of longing, wanting what once was, only to realise, history will repeat itself; and thus knowing, the world is doomed yet again..


Okay, thats my wall of text!

/Discuss


Cheers Guys.

Snipe.

bullpost

Can I ask which came first - the idea or the image?

magicbastarder

the image doesn't work for me; it's murky, and i don't think the murkiness serves the concept. unfortunately, the concept stands or falls on the image.

The Snipe

bullpost wrote: »

Can I ask which came first - the idea or the image?

The Idea, I was thinking about for a while, However trying to exactly explain theconcept at 1am isn't the easiest too! :P


Thanks for yer input! :P

Persiancowboy

While I like the sky, the area of Limerick wasteland you refer to must be only visible to you because try as I could I cannot make out any detail due to the foreground being far too dark.

I'm no expert but I'd prefer to boost the light a little in the image.

sineadw

Sorry, but i wouldn't have had a clue what you were trying to portray if i hadn't read the text. I think you're trying to fit too much in. Simplify your concept maybe..

bullpost

Precisely - which was why I asked my original question.

I also think maybe a series of images would work better for your ideas. You have the site already picked out so go back and try for a number of images.

sineadw wrote: »

Sorry, but i wouldn't have had a clue what you were trying to portray if i hadn't read the text. I think you're trying to fit too much in. Simplify your concept maybe..

The Snipe

Thanks for the feedback guys, Doing a series would be a good idea!

I had just thought since I was passing where it was, when going between 2 gigs, I'd take it, since I was running low on light.


Thanks for the feedback guys. Simplify, and make it a series!

xelle

Ok would i be wrong in stating it would seem to be a conceptual piece?(wouldnt like to put words in your mouth!)....if it is we should therefore adopt the philosophy behind conceptual art and allow it to be cognitive over aesthethic. The only question is should the artist's intention always be considered the decisive factor in interpretation and must it always be involved? If yes, absolutely leave it alone. If no, still leave it alone....it creates interesting philosophical debate and becomes a defacto cognitive piece.:p

AnimalRights

magicbastarder wrote: »

murky

What a great word for the overall c&c



+1

pullandbang

As a gritty urban landscape it nearly works for me. A bit too dark overall and the heavy vignetting makes it even darker - unnecessarily so. I'm not a particularly artistic person and I don't see anything that you are seeing in it. I don't see isolation or anything about putting trust in others. I can appreciate a shot of wasteland leading to a derelict construction site - that speaks volumes, but in this shot it is just lost because of the darkness and lack of detail.
Maybe as part of a series I might see it but as a stand alone shot it's just a gritty underexposed grainy landscape.