From: Marnie
I think I showed the best of my Fort Point shots already, but a few in
this bunch I like, some a lot.
Although I may have shown one before in B&W, and there are a few similar
shots to those shown before, this GESO is actually *all new!* Heh.
I've included two blurry shots (canon, powder casks) that I wouldn't
normally show, but they give context and show how it once was.
Also included is one accidental shot I've grown to like.
For viewing comprehension -- Ft. Point is directly under one end of the
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. One side of it was residential with
doors, the other side has openings that used to hold canons.
http://www.mapphotography.com/FtPoint/index.html
Comments welcome,
Marnie aka Doe :-) And Happy Thanksgiving to those that celebrate it!
I do rather like numbers 3, 4, and 30.
Number 3 has something about the juxtaposition of the white truss work
of the lighthouse and the red truss work of the bridge that just works
for me. And it's gorgeous light, warmed by the muted tone of the reds.
Number 4 is a very nostalgic image with the sepia toning and the grainy
appearance of the structure structures through the upper panes. The soft
focus has the warm, fuzzy feeling of old, large format glass plate
negatives.
Number 30 has the best framing of the repetitious elements of the
shadows and the vaults of the casemates. The strong diagonal pulls the
eye into the image. The B&W treatment suits it well.
Of the others #16 and #20 are good.
In #16 the color of the light reflected from the brickwork onto the
underside of the spiral stair works much better in color than #17's B&W
treatment. Number 16 is also a stronger composition. I just wish the
element seen through the window wasn't so high key.
I like #20, but I think a lower camera position more to the right would
make a stronger sequence of repeated elements, giving a stronger
vertical on the right & stronger diagonal on the left. And it could use
a bit of flash fill to brighten the nearest vault.
There's nothing wrong with the rest, but these are the ones that reach
out and grab me.
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