Voyeuristic Mourning
by neolestat

Comment:

Originally posted by ignite: Nice shot, but gets confusing as there is no clear point of focus. Some parts are blurred for no reason; either keep it sharp or blur the whole image for a soft-focus look.

I'm never one for rules... who says whats to focus and what isn't? what you see here is deliberate, not some mistake in focus. The lens I use has an incredibly shallow dof. There is a plane to the front of the model, mid thigh where evrything is in focus, her breasts and behind that plane are deliberately out of focus since they are not the main focus of the image. the fact that she's topless is secondary in my mind. If you want in focus boobs that wasn't my aim... :)

Sentimental Graveyard
by neolestat

Comment:

Originally posted by shannylee13: totally frikkin perfect this would worked so well for the faceless portrait challenge excellent work

Thank you!

Angel in the Graveyard
by neolestat

Comment:

Originally posted by BradP: Nothing personal, but I feel this image falls under both bold-text areas above, or in the case of the explicit part, it is strongly implied and suggestive of a sexual act in general. Edit to add: I echo Judy's statement above and am in no way a prude either. This image, in my opinion does cross the line. Crop the bottom so her fingers aren't actually being shown in her panties and all should be fine.

There's traditionally a line between what people consider offensive and what becomes fine art. If this was in B&W would it have been less offensive or would it have seemed less like traditional pornography?

What pushes boundaries today will be deemed tame in 10 years time, one only has to look at film ratings to see wider tolerance to violence and profanity compared to a few years back or look at the history of painted art and photography.

A loose defintion of 'fine art' I read while researching stated that in 'fine art' there is usually no eye contact. In porn there is always eye contact, the model is inviting you to join her if you will. Angel is not inviting you to join her, I am a voyeur capturing a private moment.

Sure I could crop the photo but I'm not going to. It stands as it is... I never crop off camera, what you see is what I took. Besides, by cropping the photo I appeal to the masses and become safe. I'll leave safe to the people who want to be safe and I'll continue to push boundaries.

Thank you very much for your comment though... It was much appreciated.

Message edited by author 2006-10-10 19:16:26.

Intensity
by caba

Comment:
great depth!

Her Favorite Dress
by noraneko

Comment:
I love the contrast...