Monday, November 07, 2005
Fine Art
I got a camera last winter. I was so bored shoveling snow I needed something to do. I bought a flash attachment but never used it because it's more complicted than the camera. I knew they're'd be lots of night-time opportunity in Vermont this year, so I stuck my big toe in the water.
Here's one shot I got. It's Greg Stare of Adriane (Stollenwerck) and Greg...soon to be Stares all the way next July 4. The point of this picture isn't Greg, although Greg happens to be the subject.
What I like about this picture is the way it makes Greg look when the light bounces off the ceiling. I used a diffuser and a wide angle lens, so it brings out an effect you don't get straight on: it shows who Greg is plus what he looks like.
Adriane saw it and grabbed it out of my hands. "Dad, you really got him."
I keep looking at this picture and here's what I see. The light makes Greg look like he's blessed from above. Greg is relaxed and accepting the blessing he's receiving. I see a Madonna in the background looking on in approval with a light hearted smile, a Mona Lisa smile by Leonardo da Vinci.
And there's a hand reaching out from the left like on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in The Creation of Adam. God's right arm is outstretched to impart the spark of life from His own finger into that of Adam, whose left arm is extended in a pose mirroring God's. Famously, Adam's finger and God's finger are separated by a slight distance.
Michaelangelo or Leonardo with a camera? Nikonians, eat your heart out.
Posted by Jamie Stollenwerck, November 2005
¶ 4:15 PM
I got a camera last winter. I was so bored shoveling snow I needed something to do. I bought a flash attachment but never used it because it's more complicted than the camera. I knew they're'd be lots of night-time opportunity in Vermont this year, so I stuck my big toe in the water.
Here's one shot I got. It's Greg Stare of Adriane (Stollenwerck) and Greg...soon to be Stares all the way next July 4. The point of this picture isn't Greg, although Greg happens to be the subject.
What I like about this picture is the way it makes Greg look when the light bounces off the ceiling. I used a diffuser and a wide angle lens, so it brings out an effect you don't get straight on: it shows who Greg is plus what he looks like.
Adriane saw it and grabbed it out of my hands. "Dad, you really got him."
I keep looking at this picture and here's what I see. The light makes Greg look like he's blessed from above. Greg is relaxed and accepting the blessing he's receiving. I see a Madonna in the background looking on in approval with a light hearted smile, a Mona Lisa smile by Leonardo da Vinci.
And there's a hand reaching out from the left like on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in The Creation of Adam. God's right arm is outstretched to impart the spark of life from His own finger into that of Adam, whose left arm is extended in a pose mirroring God's. Famously, Adam's finger and God's finger are separated by a slight distance.
Michaelangelo or Leonardo with a camera? Nikonians, eat your heart out.
Posted by Jamie Stollenwerck, November 2005
¶ 4:15 PM
