While I’m not convinced that this is all that great a shot I’ve put it up because, for me, it marks a transition – from someone who takes photographs, to someone who sees them. Not too many weeks ago I would have been able to tell you what was behind this window, because I would have looked at it first and photographed it second. But, with this shot, I didn’t do that – all I saw was the photograph. And I’ve noticed this happening more and more frequently; that I look at the world in a different way, and notice different things. And I think this is a good thing, and at the very least it makes the world a much more interesting place.
And on an unrelated note: we’re currently spending a few days decorating (new flooring in the kitchen, wallpapering, painting, and so on), and while I’ll still be putting stuff up I doubt that I’ll have time to visit elsewhere – I’ll catch up with everyone later in the week.
camera capture date aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO focal length image quality white balance optical filter
Canon G5
9.28am on 28/3/04
f4.0
1/60
program AE
+0.0
evaluative
50
12.7mm
RAW
auto
B+W UV 010
the texture is so weird and it looks like a strange painting. the red and blue look really nice in this image. i can imagine a lot of people whining about the centre-weighting of this image (i keep hearing people going on about this), but i wouldn't have it any other way. the composition is great.
comment byturnover at 07:50 AM (GMT) on 3 April, 2004
The texture is so weird !! The colors are very important for the global quality.
comment byturnip at 05:59 PM (GMT) on 3 April, 2004
Like the photo, though on this pidly 15" flat-panel at work, the image works better resized down, as in the thumbnail attached to this comments section: the distinction is that the image works better when viewed as a whole, which either requires viewing it from afar with a larger image or viewing a smaller version of it.
The reason for this, I think, is that the image has a number of disparate elements in it (colors, texture of center glass, texture of surrounding glass, frames) that remain disparate if not viewed appropriately. I often wonder, as a result, whether the images I and others post are really being viewed as I or others intend them to be viewed, since display resolutions differ, resulting in different-sized versions of, say, 600x400 pixels.
x: I hadn't seen the brillianthum image, so thanks for pointing me in that direction - there are some interesting similarities, ... but on the whole I think the images have a rather different focus, not least that the focus of my image is on what's through the window rather than reflected in it. By the way, I'm not overly keen on people commenting and leaving fake email addresses and non-existent urls. I'm happy that fake email addresses mitigate against spam, but I'm not sure what you gained by using http://z/ as a url.
While I’m not convinced that this is all that great a shot I’ve put it up because, for me, it marks a transition – from someone who takes photographs, to someone who sees them. Not too many weeks ago I would have been able to tell you what was behind this window, because I would have looked at it first and photographed it second. But, with this shot, I didn’t do that – all I saw was the photograph. And I’ve noticed this happening more and more frequently; that I look at the world in a different way, and notice different things. And I think this is a good thing, and at the very least it makes the world a much more interesting place.
And on an unrelated note: we’re currently spending a few days decorating (new flooring in the kitchen, wallpapering, painting, and so on), and while I’ll still be putting stuff up I doubt that I’ll have time to visit elsewhere – I’ll catch up with everyone later in the week.
capture date
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
focal length
image quality
white balance
optical filter
9.28am on 28/3/04
f4.0
1/60
program AE
+0.0
evaluative
50
12.7mm
RAW
auto
B+W UV 010
I adore the strong colours and texture here, I like the symmetry as well, great work.
the texture is so weird and it looks like a strange painting. the red and blue look really nice in this image. i can imagine a lot of people whining about the centre-weighting of this image (i keep hearing people going on about this), but i wouldn't have it any other way. the composition is great.
http://www.thebrillianthum.com/ photoblog/archives/000091.html
The texture is so weird !! The colors are very important for the global quality.
Like the photo, though on this pidly 15" flat-panel at work, the image works better resized down, as in the thumbnail attached to this comments section: the distinction is that the image works better when viewed as a whole, which either requires viewing it from afar with a larger image or viewing a smaller version of it.
The reason for this, I think, is that the image has a number of disparate elements in it (colors, texture of center glass, texture of surrounding glass, frames) that remain disparate if not viewed appropriately. I often wonder, as a result, whether the images I and others post are really being viewed as I or others intend them to be viewed, since display resolutions differ, resulting in different-sized versions of, say, 600x400 pixels.
In any event, like the shot!
Thanks everyone.
x: I hadn't seen the brillianthum image, so thanks for pointing me in that direction - there are some interesting similarities, ... but on the whole I think the images have a rather different focus, not least that the focus of my image is on what's through the window rather than reflected in it. By the way, I'm not overly keen on people commenting and leaving fake email addresses and non-existent urls. I'm happy that fake email addresses mitigate against spam, but I'm not sure what you gained by using http://z/ as a url.
one drawback i find to looking at the world through the viewfinder, so to speak, is that it takes me a LOT longer to get from place to place... :)
this picture is brilliant. i love the colors and texture!
Mondrianesque... of course.... ;-)
this is really appeals to me, i like the colors but really dig the texture. it has a very expressionistic feel to it- great shot!