I thought it would be kind of reflective to have the hands crossed, as if thinking. I used Analog Efex 1 Photo-Plate, and NIK SEP. Also some script was added. (Photo of my hands taken by a friend)
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I thought it would be kind of reflective to have the hands crossed, as if thinking. I used Analog Efex 1 Photo-Plate, and NIK SEP. Also some script was added. (Photo of my hands taken by a friend)
Very eloquent! Having the script on each half slanting in towards the middle is a very subtle, but effective way to add emphasis to the center where the lines of your fingers have already taken the eye. The soft b&w tones and the position of your hands also emphasize the idea of "reflecting". Well thought out and created!
Very well done!
Very evocative. Not sure whether I like the script or not... I have to think about it, but that is a good thing!
Hi, Jackie, this is very beautiful and thought provoking. I have a photographer friend who does hand portraits for people who are in hospice care - usually the patient and a family member's hands together. They are very moving and are treasured by the ones left behind.:S3:
Nice concept and well processed Jackie. I vote for toning down the text opacity a bit so it's not quite so prominent.
I tried it with the script layer at reduced opacity., and I like it better. Nancy, very perceptive, I just took the script layer and flipped it so it is a mirror layer. Cheryl, I wish I had more time to do that, it sounds so uplifiting to do that for people. Thanks for the comments!
Jackie, I vote for the original image. I think the script gives a visual voice to the hands. In your 2nd posting I can barely see the script and what I do see does not register very easily as script. Maybe something in-between?
I love the hands, their position, their look--hands that have lived. Very nice in B&W. If you are going to use the script, I prefer the first one, for reasons stated by Nancy.
Thanks Nancy and Anita, I think I have a preference for the original too:)
Yes, very nice. I vote for first script, too. Second is too hard to tell what it is. Cheryl, nice idea of your friend!
The original for sure. The text is important both in its symbolism and (as Nancy somehow observed) in guiding the eyes. Although the words are beautifully made, they're not easily readable, and that engages the mind. The composition and processing are well done, too.
