24 comments on "Karesansui (2014)" |
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| Robert |
| "Great, but..." |
Wed October 8, 2014 at 2:03 pm
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I'm with Dan here. The overall impression of clarity is damaged by the artificial blur. |
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| Dan |
| "Nice" |
Sat October 4, 2014 at 2:27 pm
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Nicely done. I only give it a nice though because I'm not a huge fan of artificial depth of field/focus. The limitation in photography is worked around and even used to advantage sometimes, but it's still a limitation. Normally when you use it it doesn't bother me or I just don't comment, I know it's just my personal opinion. But in this case the point of the garden is the clean lines so adding a focus blur seems not just unnecessary but damaging to the content.
There's plenty of photography examples of this kind of thing that are limited by real focus issues, so what advantage does your work have if you artificially add in the same limitations? |
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| jmpond |
| "10+++" |
Thu October 2, 2014 at 10:33 am
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Truly beautiful! One of the top 10 faves to me at least. |
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| Adam |
| "Awesome" |
Thu October 2, 2014 at 7:29 am
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This is really great. I agree that it would be cool to have a night render as well. I really liked the version with the "rotary phone" circles. Any chance of getting a multi-screen version of it? |
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| Randy |
| "Different angle" |
Wed October 1, 2014 at 8:48 pm
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Instead of improving on the old, why not show us the other side of the rock? |
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| Daniel |
| "Wow." |
Wed October 1, 2014 at 8:45 pm
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Are you considering a night-time version? |
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| Jenanne |
| "V2" |
Tue September 30, 2014 at 6:49 pm
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Outstanding. The center stone is an improvement over V1, and removing the "smiley" was a good decision. I second the night render request; the amber night shining through the screens in the 2002 version was so serene and beautiful. |
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| Janis |
| "thoughts" |
Tue September 30, 2014 at 6:26 pm
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The version with the circles seems a little too busy, but I really love it without them. I bet a night version would be awesome. As always, you rock, Ryan! |
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| Tom |
| "Simple and tranquil" |
Tue September 30, 2014 at 2:15 pm
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I like it. A creative but non-complex impression of serenity. I’m wondering, if the panels in the background were mirrors reflecting the foreground, would that be a distraction, or add to the beauty, making the gravel look endless. |
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| Justin |
| "All time favorite" |
Tue September 30, 2014 at 12:37 pm
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Thank you Ryan for recreating my all-time favorite DB wallpaper! |
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| James |
| "10/10" |
Tue September 30, 2014 at 9:57 am
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This is a fantastic upgrade to your original(10 years ago or so?)! This is extremely peaceful and will make a great dual background ;) |
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Ryan |
| "v.2" |
Tue September 30, 2014 at 9:40 am
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I've added a second version this morning which removed the "rotary phone" circles. I've also made the pebbles smaller and there are twice as many of them. |
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| Travis |
| "Background updates" |
Tue September 30, 2014 at 1:01 am
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Recently had the fortune to spend a week in Japan where I visited Tokyo and Kyoto. One of the details that really struck me with the old architecture, particularly with heavy shoji screen use, was the intricately detailed murals on most panels--especially internal doors. Perhaps you could add a subtle texture image to the internal walls in the background. Wouldn't take away from the foreground, but also wouldn't leave the background looking dated. |
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| Ted |
| "Not sure about the empty circles" |
Mon September 29, 2014 at 7:21 pm
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They seem out of place. The other flat circles have rocks in them, but the empty ones just don't make sense, especially because they look like they were just "stamped" in place; the ones with rocks in them more logically appear to have had the surrounding pebbles carefully swept. Kinda reminds me of an old rotary phone... |
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| Jenanne |
| "Maybe Kurt's right" |
Mon September 29, 2014 at 6:50 pm
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I admit my first thought when seeing this version was, "Cool -- Zen crop circles!" :) Do hope you'll keep this one in the pickle jar, though. |
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| susanj64 |
| "like the update" |
Mon September 29, 2014 at 5:16 pm
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Just looked at your 'mistake' version of this on Facebook. Can you please add this to the picklejar. |
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| Jonathan L |
| "Looks gorgeous!" |
Mon September 29, 2014 at 1:54 pm
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Regarding the background... I almost think that this structure, sitting a field (with a pretty clear sky, so as to not be distracting) would add some great colour to it. I'd love to see something like that in the pickle jar! |
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| Kurt |
| "On Second Thought..." |
Mon September 29, 2014 at 1:46 pm
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Actually, I like the version that is currently in progress better. I don't care for the empty circles surrounding the larger stones in this one. |
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| Spencer |
| "Amazing Center piece!" |
Mon September 29, 2014 at 1:32 pm
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Absolutely fantastic! The realism of the large center stone is breathtaking.
I don't know if it's intentional or if it's an optical illusion, but the rusty circular pattern on the stone looks like a smiley to my eyes :) |
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| Littlemom |
| "10" |
Mon September 29, 2014 at 1:13 pm
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Love this render. I like this one even better than the 2002 one. |
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| Kurt |
| "Love It - Pickle Jar Versions Please" |
Mon September 29, 2014 at 1:05 pm
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I love this wallpaper because it reminds me of Japan. You could do a number of pickle jar versions: moonlight, sunset/sunrise... |
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| Jenanne |
| "Excellent!" |
Mon September 29, 2014 at 11:53 am
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I love this update! The "gravel sea" is amazing -- really spectacular. Don't think you should add anything to the background -- keep it clean and simple like it is now. I do agree about the DOF, however, at least in the forefront. No blur in the front, if possible, and perhaps less going toward the background would look better, IMO. |
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| ChrisShort |
| "Great" |
Mon September 29, 2014 at 10:59 am
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A great start! But, when I look at it for a while it seems out of focus (at least the ground does) |
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| Tyler |
| "Love it" |
Mon September 29, 2014 at 10:34 am
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A stroke of genius. Agree totally that anything in background will distract. It's all about the stones and gravel and to your point they look unbelievably realistic. I don't think you could have pulled this off any better Mr. Bliss. |
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