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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 12 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
It's a great optical illusion! That could be an assigned subject! But I think it would be very difficult to do on purpose. |
Jan 23rd |
| 12 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Hmm, I wonder how to emphasize that fabulous blue sky reflection even better since that was the ultimate point of taking this picture. Maybe a different camera angle, closer and tilted more? Maybe a super wide angle lens held up close. Or if you had crouched down a little and made the reflection almost touch the building... |
Jan 23rd |
| 12 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
"Thinking out of the box" is a fun and self-challenging thing to do with photography. This metal building holds a wealth of potential photographic images. I can see a super wide angle of the bikes from a low perspective and the building going up above them. I can see a super telephoto close-up of the metal siding where it intersects with another pattern. And so on. |
Jan 23rd |
| 12 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Now that you pointed out the slanted flagpole, I find it quite distracting, too! Amazing how I never paid attention to the slant until you mentioned it. I did include the pole on purpose because of the American flag. I think fixing its perspective would place the emphasis on the steel beam while still keeping the patriotic flag element. There is probably distortion in the other objects besides the pole, so altering the pole might not change the reality of the rest of the picture. |
Jan 23rd |
| 12 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Optical illusion! Look at the side of the building underneath the black protruding section and starting thinking of it as a light gray marble floor. Once your brain sees it as a floor, the black area will appear as a bench sitting flat on it. I love optical illusions. You made one! |
Jan 14th |
| 12 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
Be sure to click on the image to see it larger. Otherwise, you might not notice the changes I made. |
Jan 13th |
| 12 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
I thought it was a bench, too! I tried cropping off some of the sky, but it still looked like a bench. I tried adding a keystone effect of looking up, but still a bench! I do like modern architecture and appreciate the starkness and clean lines of your image. Maybe shooting more of the building underneath the part that sticks out would show us this is a building instead of a bench. Definitely, this building is a subject that I, too, would like to photograph. The black-and-white idea could work well once we can see it's the side of a building. |
Jan 13th |
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| 12 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
See next February's assigned subject...thank you, Fran! |
Jan 13th |
| 12 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
OK, here's another version of your photo! Just different cropping. But it does emphasize the architectural lines. |
Jan 13th |
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| 12 |
Jan 23 |
Reply |
No, I hadn't noticed the white rose. And even if I had, I wouldn't have known the reason it was there. How interesting about the birthday! Thanks for the lesson! |
Jan 13th |
| 12 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
I can feel the old-time nature of the theater's architecture. Love the lights and the special look they give the building. Your camera settings have captured all the lights well so that I can look at the building's details. I feel this is like a live shot. The cars add to the story by being something new in the photo of something old. On the other hand, you have a good architecture picture and a different storyline without the cars. |
Jan 13th |
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| 12 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
I like your choice of architecture subject because it is so unexpected! Definitely not what architects study in college! The architecture of the building (the main subject) is sort of anti-architecture but also a big example of perhaps homemade architecture. But someone built it, and as time passed, other people put interesting things all around it. I'm enjoying looking at the old bikes and the new satellite dish. I find the sepia tone to perfectly mimic the mood. |
Jan 13th |
| 12 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
I think the "window architect" would be pleased that you noticed the grandeur and design pattern of these windows. I can feel the expanse of the room. The reflections of the ceiling lights are distracting to me, and it was a quick rubber stamp to get rid of them. When I was making my edit, I played around with the sliders in Photoshop Camera Raw filter and found that extra reflection of the interior wall on the right. I think it was the Clarity slider that made it appear. To me, it adds another element of architecture without being distracting. I finished with Auto Levels and liked the less yellow effect. |
Jan 13th |
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| 12 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Everyone - Remember to click on the small photos in order to see them full-screen size. |
Jan 13th |
| 12 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
The time-of-day lighting is what appeals to me the most. And that is what appealed to you to stop to take the photo. It makes the buildings look good. I see this view as a panorama. I think the bare trees at the left echo the architecture created by the shapes of the silos and their entourage. In my example photo, I also increased the detail in the shadows to make the image less contrasty and "cold" although it's supposed to look cold! |
Jan 13th |
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| 12 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
If you want to see the fabulous setting for this iron girder ruin, watch my slideshows. I made these 2 short, video slideshows with my photos from my local 911 Memorial. Other cities have great memorials, too, but I haven't seen any slideshows about them. Too bad, because we photographers have the images and aren't taking advantage of their possibilities. The story behind such memorials and how they are made...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CIr5P2HTx4
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWhI6D22_qU
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Jan 13th |
| 12 |
Jan 23 |
Comment |
Your most interesting photo showed me something I hadn't seen before. I had to google it. Wow, what a place! I found lots more info on this piece of architecture on trip advisor, too, at https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60763-d10340693-Reviews-The_Oculus-New_York_City_New_York.html. Your image is bright, clear, and colorful. My eyes are especially drawn to the building's and the city's reflections. A great way to show us some architecture this month! I think this composition accomplishes your goal of showing off the building and the city.
My city's 911 memorial also uses the sun to designate when each of the 4 planes crashed. A very moving memorial. |
Jan 4th |
8 comments - 9 replies for Group 12
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