First, I'd like to thank everybody for beating me up. That may sound a bit funny, but there is no irony in me saying that. It does not change my perceptions on the image, but it is educative.
I have been thinking about lightening the foreground a bit and see what happens. The reason I haven't is that I can't. Haven't got the skills to do it. (I'm not going to bore you, one more time, by telling you why I haven't, and why I'm hesitating to get these skills). About the photo: I'm trying to figure out what I like. And at this moment I am leaning towards the conclusion that I don't like the photo, but I am fascinated by the spot. I am not very interested in architecture, but this architecture fascinates me. Out of frame, at right side, there is an old bus station. At left in frame you see a mall. Behind me is the old library, and another building. Some clever architect has decided that he or she should try to connect those two buildings in front with a glass construction. It is kind of "old, new borrowed and blue", an odd mix of styles, making a strange statement. And the reflections from the buildings behind me made it even odder. I had an absurd reality feeling, when noticing. So. Here I have three options. - let the idea, and the feeling go, - or lighten the shadows and see if that changes the impact of the image, - or go back and shoot again, trying to find a better angle. (The more I do look at the image, the more I get obsessed with the original idea) Jens: You where the only person who had something positive to say "I would crop "...". Then you'll have an interesting shot of the facades, mirror-effects". I find it quite interesting, that you are the one saying this. First, you are the only architect on the list, AFAIAA. Second, you and I have very different taste in pictures. But here, we do connect, so you most likely are seeing something similar to what I am seeing. Could you please say a bit more? I'm asking because that could help me chasing the atmosphere of the spot. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Womer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 14. november 2005 14:46 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PESO - Messy Crap, a Snap or a Keeper? > > Tim, > > It doesn't work for me. The problem is that the > foreground is too dark, and the people walking into > the frame is hard to see. Without that element the > pic is just too static. > > I have a number of similar shots--the northern > European light is glorious, but it leaves lots of > things in shadow most of the day! > > Rick > > --- Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Mark's picture of the reflecting buildings reminded > > me of a shot I took some > > months ago. Both of Marks photos are interesting > > BTW. > > > > The title I have given it, kind of says it all. I > > can't decide on this one. > > According to normal aesthetic "rules", it is a > > chaotic crappy image. It has > > a lot of crossing lines, the perspective is hard to > > figure out, there are > > some people in frame who doesn't really have > > anything to do in frame, and so > > on. But, I still kind of like it. But what do I like > > about it? I don't know. > > But I am very curious about what wisdom of the list > > has to say. > > > > Me and Jostein had a interesting discussion on > > eastern and western > > perspectives on pictures. The western ideal seems to > > be to one or few > > subjects in frame, and isolate it/them as good as > > possible. There are off > > course some exceptions from this, mainly patterns > > and repetitions of the > > subject. The eastern ideal is slightly different. I > > personally haven't seen > > a lot of eastern photography, but my impression is > > that they like more > > chaotic (in our ease) compositions. The discussion > > was mainly on the course > > of this phenomenon. A very interesting discussion, > > hope we can continue it > > over a beer or two some day. > > > > So here it is, my "eastern" picture > > http://flickr.com/photos/fototim/62993610/ > > it needs a larger format, so for you with broadband > > or patience > > http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=62993610&size=o > > (230k) > > Data online. > > > > Like Boris often says, honest and brutal if need > > comments are sought > > after... > > Hope I'll learn something from this. > > > > > > Tim > > Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > > > > Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large > > crowds > > (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other > > clever guy) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > http://mail.yahoo.com >
