tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post3488840023192619378..comments2024-01-30T23:01:54.645-06:00Comments on Jean's Paintings: Austin Summer Blues (Re-photographed Yet Again)Jean Spitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-18370918601550626972012-06-24T15:13:47.545-05:002012-06-24T15:13:47.545-05:00Thanks, again, Paula.Thanks, again, Paula.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-66349698218192865062012-06-24T14:12:50.047-05:002012-06-24T14:12:50.047-05:00I agree and I like this painting a lot, whichever ...I agree and I like this painting a lot, whichever version you put up.PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059415005282675289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-51353925593643527782012-06-23T23:12:31.744-05:002012-06-23T23:12:31.744-05:00Thanks, Paula.
Maybe some of the loss of inform...Thanks, Paula. <br /><br />Maybe some of the loss of information is attributable to blogger, but there are also major differences in color depending on the settings of one's screen. <br /><br />So I'm just going to roll with it. Besides, a strong composition is a strong composition, no matter the colors.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-86206899072631964712012-06-23T18:08:09.263-05:002012-06-23T18:08:09.263-05:00I know that a lot is lost in translation on Blogge...I know that a lot is lost in translation on Blogger, it compresses some aspects of photos so you can't really convey the complexity of the colors.PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059415005282675289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-35006376721608888602012-06-23T14:47:32.844-05:002012-06-23T14:47:32.844-05:00Ruth, this afternoon I went to Barton Springs Pool...Ruth, this afternoon I went to Barton Springs Pool, the iconic spring-fed swimming hole of Austin. Truly van gogh blue, today, and full of laughing people.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-77858443399898680012012-06-23T07:04:31.701-05:002012-06-23T07:04:31.701-05:00Oh yes, van gogh blue. Bright and alive.Oh yes, van gogh blue. Bright and alive.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-73259360634094884962012-06-22T08:44:59.153-05:002012-06-22T08:44:59.153-05:00Thanks, Pointy Pix.
Maybe we should consider hous...Thanks, Pointy Pix.<br /><br />Maybe we should consider house-swapping.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-2283837989737988532012-06-22T08:42:19.305-05:002012-06-22T08:42:19.305-05:00PA, you just can't leave those heavy metals al...PA, you just can't leave those heavy metals alone. Me too.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-85401083175742167402012-06-22T08:41:38.288-05:002012-06-22T08:41:38.288-05:00Thank you, Julie. Heat and water are what it'...Thank you, Julie. Heat and water are what it's about, so I'm glad that comes across.<br /><br />I used natural light and photographed indoors, away from glare. I will try again at some point. Maybe outdoors, in shade?Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-77087437474119290102012-06-22T03:44:55.550-05:002012-06-22T03:44:55.550-05:00I love the colours of this - it makes me long to l...I love the colours of this - it makes me long to live somewhere with actual summer weather (and not varying degrees of rainy, rainier and torrential!) I could just imagine being there and feeling the warm sun as it sets behind those hills - beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-70700771252423055122012-06-22T01:24:23.356-05:002012-06-22T01:24:23.356-05:00hardest color to get right - light yellow. I like ...hardest color to get right - light yellow. I like working with naples yellowPasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596223475426533484.post-45819930442798832542012-06-21T15:43:51.302-05:002012-06-21T15:43:51.302-05:00I "feel" the heat and that makes it a su...I "feel" the heat and that makes it a successful painting. <br /><br />Was your light source warm when you took the photo? You said the sky was more yellow than shown. Indirect light may work better.juliefordoliver.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186754679744000743noreply@blogger.com