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Let Me Go Farther

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I love this piece.. (I uploaded the fixed version, hopefully it loaded by now)
I was planning at first to make it Rina (one of my artwork characters), but to me the purity of a natural arctic wolf was the most proper for this landscape. This particular scene represents the edge of land, as told by the rough waves and obvious jetty. I always find people (myself included) who always want to go farther in life, who want to do more, and are restricted by the laws of society. This piece is representative of that fact, and also touches on the influence of peer pressure -- visible in the amicable arctic terns who very much want their wolf friend to come along -- and how so often we follow our friends with joy to whatever lies on the other side.
Yet, sometimes "farther" isn't necessarily "better", as I have found out multiple times on my own. (I.e., the grass isn't always greener on the other side) Sometimes, a storm is brewing just around the corner, and you're not always able to see it from behind the numbing desire to move on. So, be wise in what you do and test the waters before jumping in.
Yet even more, this piece symbolizes life that shouldn't be spent in one place (unless of course you live under a rock) and nothing should be a strong enough reason to hold you back from going where you want. Also, a silent calling to my friend ShadowsofSilver out there, and how oceans separate us and make the prospect of us visiting one another nearly impossible.
Perhaps I'll meet some terns, and they shall fly me over. :)

BG: [link] and [link]
Rocks: [link]
Wolf: [link]
Terns: Flickr
Layers: 20
Time: About 3 hours, including finding stock
Image size
1400x930px 812.15 KB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D300S
Shutter Speed
1/500 second
Aperture
F/9.0
Focal Length
35 mm
ISO Speed
400
Date Taken
Feb 12, 2012, 3:19:38 PM
© 2012 - 2024 RhiskandPeril
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Oh yeah right... it indeed requires premium account to ask for critique. I have hard time understanding why. Oh well back to moment when I first saw this. I though this was somekind of banner as you have been posthing those fairly often... and I do fail at reading descriptions when Im hurrying big list of deviations from all those that I watch. I should not have done so when it was about of one who I actually care somehow much when compared to most of those who I watch since of that they produce lots of material that im qurious to see... though I hardly never comment there. To me its more important to comment at those pieces of art that come from those who I care and who I see to have potential. Theres as well third rule that comes to play in your case. Its the fact that I don't want to comment if I find out that I could not do it any better. It would be like egg teaching chicken and that would be ackward and my word would be nothing. It would as well most often bring on on ligth of shame as "simple" or "fanatic" deviants would start yelling at me of how wrong im and that I should not judge when I cant do things any better. Photo editing is something where I totally fail. I have tried and its not a succes of any kind at all.

Okay that was just some talk about in general not to your deviation.

Title: Title is good, it says clearly what this artwork is all about and it makes your description of artwork short. Id say that it could be little better by getting there bit more something... like using just one word or, using some foreing language. It might be cool in that way to someones elses eye but I often consider it bit too epical try and often failure. Simpliest is often best. I still wonder... maybe some other words... maybe about hopes or what she wants to see there? -Shrughs. But I say this tittle is really good and making it better would be minor yet I see it possible. 3.5/5

Description: I dont have anythign to add there. You have all what I wish from good description and even better you have even sources mentioned. Maybe... mentioning photocraphers and art piece owners by name would make it even better as respecting and givin equal share to others is what we seem to lack on this world. 4.5/5

First expression of artwork: Okay... -tries to remember.- I think when I first saw this, I was thinking. COOL! and then what does those birds do there? Those seem to be thing that draws my attention away from expression of main character... like those are bit too close and sharp. If i would be standing there on wolfs place, I would find these birdts bothering me, but first of all they take bit too much of attention from expression of wolf even when they make her passion to go farther even more clear. 3/5

Deeper analysis: -Thougfull.- Okay I must admid. This artwork has really good balance. I mean you have taken placing objects really well that those dont bother me at all how bird is flying or wolf is standing. Sizes seem to match really well. What bothers me is how calm sea on backround is. Theres hardly any of waves that would plash like that to my view or so I think and well there could be easily but there comes matching of size again. I think that sea on background doesnt fit perfectly to scene on front at the rocks. That is minus.... --- Okay went to search original artworks and yeah I see that sea on backround is taken slightly differend angle and distance doesnt macht to my eye but when looking these source photos I see how mistaken im. Sea may be even more calm and have plashes like this. What comes to wolf I must say that I stare original crappy photo and now I look at this... so stunning difference. You made such poor picture to have completely new meaning. (-considers loading his more crappy pics as stock ones-) Wolf fits so well with these rocks... almoust perfect there is hardly anything hinting that wolf is added there. Blurr effect is what I disliked at first, but now when looking at it and original I dont find anything to complain. It fits there so well that it makes wolf of being there even more real... stunningly. Its like she would have her furs tangling with wind and getting soaked by dropleds that are plashing around. Really good work. Exellent. Seaguls are bit... clear and too good focus in my opinion and dont seem to have similar effects as wolf. Also those take too much attention. Theme coloring and lightning are things I dont find anything to complain... bit rare to have this good shot on camera so it feels slighly unrealistic of how good it is. Things are hardly ever perfect at real life... anb when those are its something we dont want to or cant believe.

Analysis by spots where my focus got.
Wolf 5/5
with pixel sized minus (youre not yet perfect... I deny to believe that!)
Fitting of rocks 4.5/5, background 4/5
Seaguls 3/5
Lightning, shadows, effects on overall 4.5/5


Amasing looking underscrip!

Overall 4/5