Zen
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Photo by Mona Lisa, photographer. Other objects: still-life, stones, lines. Published 02.07.2026.
Comments 24
Vladimir Ermolaev
02.07.2026 19:16
You have a great sense of the shape of a photograph... Thank you.
Mona Lisa
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02.07.2026 19:19
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Boris Gurevich
02.07.2026 19:33
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Boris Gurevich
02.07.2026 19:35
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Vladimir Ermolaev
02.07.2026 20:19
And also, is the curved bottom of the photo (the stand) a coincidence or a deliberate design? If the bottom of the photo (the stand) were straight, like a tabletop, the viewer would be significantly less likely to believe the photo... and the photo would lose, in my opinion, some of its appeal. Thank you.
S V
S V 21.21
02.07.2026 20:25
Sorry, gentlemen, I really liked the photo...
really!

I'm listening and watching and... A5.

Vladimir Vladimir
02.07.2026 20:30
Beautiful, atmospheric minimalism, Natalia. The texture, composition, and execution are amazing!
Mona Lisa
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02.07.2026 20:30
And also, is the curved bottom of the photo (the stand) a coincidence or intentional? If the bottom of the photo (the stand) were straight, like a tabletop, the viewer would be significantly less trusting of the photo... and the photo would lose, in my opinion, some of its appeal... Thank you.
Vladimir Ermolaev, it's intentional. The stand is real, a wooden curved one, it looks like a wave, and the lines and grooves on it are the same. It's perfect for product photography for me, and I bought it at Fix Price.
Mona Lisa
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02.07.2026 20:35
Sorry, gentlemen, I really liked the photo...
really!

I'm listening and watching and... A5.

S V, control yourself ))))))
S V
S V 21.21
02.07.2026 20:36
S V, control yourself ))))))
Mona Lisa, I'm sorry.
Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa 114.64
02.07.2026 20:38
Mona Lisa, sorry.
S V, 😊
Alloxa (Psigrafija)
02.07.2026 21:57
View crop If this "abstraction" weren't in the center of the frame, which is responsible for the "entrance" into the frame and trust in it... Then show the frame and my text to the AI, and it will sort everything out and explain...
And if you don't want many people to learn this "secret" of composition, then calmly delete this comment. I, no offense, understand and will no longer play with such nonsense. Hee-hee. 😉
Mona Lisa
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02.07.2026 22:05
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Mona Lisa
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02.07.2026 22:30
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Alloxa (Psigrafija)
02.07.2026 22:31
Alloxa (Psigraphy), you were confused by the leaf clone ))
Mona Lisa, if you try to verbalize what I've highlighted, then the associative = "abstraction" in the center and nature surrounded by... no, that's not entirely accurate either. More precise and clear would be, firstly, = the center of the frame should not be less intelligible than its surroundings. ... Although, I must admit, I can't always explain my logic convincingly and rationally, so I suggest you take a break.

😉
Mona Lisa
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02.07.2026 22:36
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Alloxa (Psigrafija)
02.07.2026 22:48
Alloxa (Psigraphy), how complicated it all is! I sing what I see, I don't think about rules, I intuitively see the picture in the frame )))
I'm an artist, not a photographer
Mona Lisa, the author is always right, with a correction = in the present moment.
Nice to meet you, colleague.
Good luck with your creative endeavors!
😊
Mona Lisa
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02.07.2026 22:55
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Removich R 33.44
06.07.2026 05:12
I like it. Subtle, elegant, laconic. You can hang the painting in the room.
Vladimir Ermolaev
06.07.2026 12:37
Good afternoon, Mona Lisa,. The work brings me back to itself again and again, and here's what I thought: if, let's fantasize, there wasn't a "dandelion cap" on the tip of the branch (for some reason it seems to me that this is how it was originally), but just a sharp, bare tip of the branch stuck out, it would be even better..., of course, in my opinion... The work would move into a different state in its perception, it would become deeper, with increasing dramaturgy, internal movement, and space for the viewer's imagination... In your version, it's a classic, beautiful, but a classic..., which is also not bad...))) Thank you.
Mona Lisa
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06.07.2026 14:14
Good afternoon, Mona Lisa,. The work brings me back again and again, and here's what I was thinking: if, let's imagine, there wasn't a "dandelion cap" on the tip of the branch (for some reason, it seems to me that's how it was originally), but just a sharp, bare tip of the branch sticking out, it would be even better..., of course, in my opinion... The work would move into a different state in its perception, it would become deeper, with increasing dramaturgy, internal movement and space for the viewer's imagination... In your version - a classic, beautiful, but - a classic..., which is also not bad...))) Thank you.
Vladimir Ermolaev, Good afternoon! The dandelion at the top was and is, it is real, genuine, it's a pity the picture cannot be inserted here!!! Thank you 😊
Troitskiy Andrei
06.07.2026 15:14
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M Y X O M O P
M Y X O M O P 157.54
06.07.2026 17:07
And if you imagine it, instead of Black Sea pebbles there was a pile of cucumbers...
Troitsky Andrey, and the cucumbers must be lightly salted.
Troitskiy Andrei
06.07.2026 20:28
Troitsky Andrey, and the cucumbers must be lightly salted.
M Y X O M O P, better salted, soft as fluff...)
Ps... and the figurine made of neo-cucumbers looks like a discus thrower who's been thrown, like David...)