Friends enjoy Autumn Foliage
Lisa Vining
Friends sitting under the blaze of color in Central Park.
submitted on: 07/03/2008 10:09 am
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3.8 stars (209 votes)
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This one is the best of the lot!
posted: 07/03/2008 by Elly
It's beautiful. I like the combination of trees, with street lamps, and then people. The image looks timeless.
posted: 07/03/2008 by Jordan
Central Park in the fall. What a beautiful impression this photo makes of the essence of
a fall day in NYC.
posted: 07/03/2008 by Barbara
This photo has me wishing it was fall already! The lighting is striking.
posted: 07/03/2008 by Jenn
Well done!
posted: 07/03/2008 by Penny Lewis
Love it!
posted: 07/03/2008 by Peter Valcarcel
the light ind color is dazzling!
posted: 07/03/2008 by christine
Makes me want to relax under some glorious trees.
posted: 07/04/2008 by Michelle
It's amazing how time folds over itself in parts of Manhattan. Can imagine that this is Manahattan in the 1880s as easily as a contemporary view.
posted: 07/04/2008 by Sandra
awesome color
posted: 07/04/2008 by Cheyenne
Makes me want to go back home this fall to visit Chicago. I can only imagine this is how beautiful Central Park is also.
posted: 07/05/2008 by Martha
I love New York, well done.
posted: 07/06/2008 by lisa
Wonderful! Outshines the competition by a mile!
posted: 07/06/2008 by Debbie Johnson
What a beautiful photo. The colors and imagery are fabulous. I'd love to have this in my home.
posted: 07/06/2008 by Ellen
Beautifully done!
posted: 07/07/2008 by Jan
Really like the colors, but the treatment of the picture is too much...the friends in the picture get lost and are difficult to see.
posted: 07/07/2008 by Karen
Gorgeous!
posted: 07/07/2008 by ilana
It is a beautiful photo. Unfortunately, it does not capture the painting that was supposed to serve as inspiration.
posted: 07/07/2008 by Marilyn
Good lighting. Great colors. You may have gone slightly overboard with the filter. The people get lost in the background.
posted: 07/08/2008 by Jonathan
I'm not sure that losing the clarity in the faces is a valid criticism for impressionism - but maybe for this assignment. Grenouillere, Les Grands Boulevards, La Femme Au Parasol, Boating on the Seine are Renoir creations which depict people whose identity takes a back seat to the scene. This is very representative of impressionism although not particularly like the painting designated to serve as inspiration. I couldn't discount this lovely art because of a minor deviation from the assignment.
posted: 07/08/2008 by Sandi W
What a wonderful contest! Thank you for the comments. I wanted to create a painterly image inspired by Renoir's masterpiece. I thought of this image because of the quality of color and light, and the idea of figures sharing a quiet moment in a popular meeting place. Trying to bring the spirit of the original into a contemporary setting.
posted: 07/08/2008 by LV
I love the photo! Beautiful!
posted: 07/11/2008 by Maggie M.
the beautiful photo!
posted: 07/14/2008 by Maggie Li
Merveilleux!
posted: 07/14/2008 by JH Bollywood
Looks like a photoshopped watercolor instead of a photo
posted: 07/17/2008 by OlBaldy
I wouldn't mind this hanging in my living room but I HIGHLY doubt this is a real photo. This has to be a water color, scanned image, scanned flattened oil, or something. Post the original picture that was used before the effects or email it to me and I will come back and eat crow. Honestly, should be disqualified. Sorry.
posted: 07/17/2008 by Aaron K
Lovely scene.
posted: 07/17/2008 by alan rogoff
Nice brushstrokes!
posted: 07/17/2008 by alan rogoff
I love it!
posted: 07/17/2008 by Adam Rogoff
This is absolutely a real photo, even taken with 35 mm film The filter was to "create an impression" I do have an original and would be happy to forward it/send it anything you like. When I looked at last month's contest, there were many pictures with filters as well as in this month. I guess it is up to interpretation. I personally enjoy all of the photos and am just happy to participate in a fun contest. Lisa Vining
posted: 07/18/2008 by Lisa V
Aaron-
Could it be that her photo, composition, and seamless use of effects are so brilliant that you just cannot believe it? I personally applaud the artist for creating a piece that speaks to the assignment so magically. Brava!
posted: 07/18/2008 by Morgan
One of the things I like about this image is that it is abstracted in a way that many of the other images are not. This image mirrors the Impressionists' concern with how we perceive light, whereas many of the other images have only chosen to emulate the content of the image, people sharing a meal.
posted: 07/18/2008 by Jordan
I really like the effects of this picture
It looks either painted ot edited
but each way it shows wonder and beauty
I really enjoy looking at it
posted: 07/18/2008 by Megan Askew
This picture started out as my favorite but I had to hold back one star because of content after seeing other submissions closer to the Renoir but it has the atmosphere and colors of the original. I wish I could get results like this with my digital. Where did I put my old 35mm camera? It's a beautiful photograph.
posted: 07/26/2008 by Cathy
A warm, wonderful piece of art.
posted: 07/26/2008 by Robert Heffner
amazing!!!
posted: 07/28/2008 by kaiti Bahrenburg
It is so peaceful, all the ideas of that perfect park.
posted: 07/28/2008 by Samantha S.
Beautiful ! What I love is that you can actually feel the light and the shade! Instead of just painting what you see it is evident that she was really feeling this place!
posted: 07/29/2008 by Lellani
Love it
posted: 07/29/2008 by David J Portner
Looks like a painting. Vivid, bold, a masterpiece!
posted: 07/31/2008 by Marti
A blury photo doesnt necesarily make it an impressionistic photo...
posted: 10/17/2008 by chris