Sweet, I get to be first. I've been admiring your photoblog over the last few weeks and hope to have mine up and running by October 1st.

I really like this shot. You nailed the depth of field.

effo le koten ;-)

Your image reminded me of the following.


How long can men thrive between walls of brick, walking on asphalt pavements, breathing the fumes of coal and of oil, growing, working, dying, with hardly a thought of wind, and sky, and fields of grain, seeing only machine-made beauty, the mineral-like quality of life?
-- Charles Lindbergh

There's something about bricks that just asks to be photographed. Maybe it's urban decay, maybe it's the color and textures, maybe it's the association with city living. I don't know, but I like this shot.

Hm, yes. This one does an absolutely fabulous job on creating an "urban feeling". Very good shot with a perfect chosen depth of field.

I once ran into a wall.

The depth of field is good, I just find the shot rather boring. There is no real subject and the wall is just basic brick. I loved the last two shots, but this one is making me sleepy.

A very nice shot...yes..there is somethiing catchy about these bricks that make you look at it again and again..

Love the site. Just wondering what program you use on the computer for the editing, reviewing, etc.

Just got myself a digital SLR and would like to know what is preferred.

Thanks.

So simple but so good. Everything just falls into place to make this another great one. Good Stuff.

I like this one a lot, especially that blurred figure in the background. not sure why, though.

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P.s. love this piece especially how u use that perspective.

What a shot! So beautifull.

Just seen your picture on the Sensitivelight blog from the Euro Photbloggers Meet.

Sounds odd, but you did not look how I expected you to look.... you sound a lot different on the Internet! ;-)

Isn;t it odd how we build up these mental pictures of people....

London Brick (not quite?)

Knowing you were in London over the weekend this was my first thought on viewing the pic - however my second thought was New London Brick and a nice bit of pointing. I would have preferred old soot encrusted london brick with more character. Still London contines to evolve at a pace and this may oneday become Old London Brick.

Bricks aside I like this and the way you see things - I come back daily before any other site.

Further comment on viewing again - I'm going off the colour of these bricks - would it have worked as a duotone?

I like this picture, looks pretty good especially the fading effect of the person who is moving away from the picture. I like how you have taken this pic, keep up the good work.

nice depth. It's not as crisp and vibrant as your typical shots. I think this is because of the glare (evident in upper right) and so it's hard to pick the focal point, because it's hazy. Anyways, I love your shots, keep it up!

I think these bricks look a little under exposed. Quite an achievement considering the light. As for the talking point, I appreciate it but I feel Mike Golding lives and breathes it a little more on his site. I do like the depth of field though but in the end it is still just another few bricks in a wall. Summarises the street name mind. Hmmm, still pondering really. One question, would you mount this image a wall at home? I think not.

I like bricks. They are always very interesting to me. Good shot. You got the saturation just right.

Thanks everyone.

Christopher: I use C1 Pro to review and process my RAW files, CS to post-process them.

David Patrick: no, that's not how I expect me to look either ;-)

j o h n: this may well have worked as a duotone, I didn't try it. I did do a black and white conversion, but I preferred the 'warmth' of this one.

tobias: yes, oddly, I might put this one up. There's something about it that I really like. As with some of the other commenters though, I'm not sure I could explain why.

I like it...like you said, no particular reason why but I do.

Quite an interesting picture, although at first I would have said "what's the point, just a brick wall". But then of course there's the name of the street and we can see that that one brick that's in focus is a bit recessed compared to the other bricks and also the lighting looks sort of artificial, as if ther we're studio lights pointed at the wall or a flash was used. Looks almost "Technicolor" like, sort of '60's movie feel to it. All in all...just another compliment to Chromasia!

i quite like this shot - looks like you took this from when we were leaving liverpool street to head towards the inner depths of brick lane (or visa versa).
i've tried taking a few "brick" shots in the past but i've not managed to achieve the same "gritty" look and feel of it. i'd be interested on finding out how you achieved that (or is that a secret ;o) )
can't wait to see more shots from the european photobloggers meetup just too see how those pics came out as i was stood watching you that those shots

The textures win me over on this, the strong shadows look good too.

Is it me, or does it look like the bricks are made of cake with icing in between? I know it sounds silly but the bricks are really bulging out.

i dont have much to say about this shot, except, that i like it as well......

:)

Wonderful.

I like some of it. I like the depth of field and the texture of the brick. And I like the person walking down the street.

But I don't like the focus right in the middle of the picture. It would be nice to pan right a little, show more street and less brick. There seems to be a little glare too, which makes my eyes feel out of focus.

It's nice though. I wouldn't hang it on my wall, but it's nice.

hey dave, i didnt know you lived near brick lane. i have been there. wow.
on a second thought, nice picture :)

i recommend you read brick lane, a book by Monica Ali. i found it facinating.

I like the perspective. Colors give it a grungy feel that works well. Shadows also help the grungy feel.

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Like this one, and like the lack of detail on the right.

Suggest the surreal feel of the wall is created by having the wall as a layer, and changing the values there?

The woman, although only small in the picture, contributes a lot to it because she looks typical of a high heeled woman rushing somewhere int he city....looks like aldgate to me, not a picture to put on a wall no, but then we'd all be taking sunsets wouldn't we

I like it too. A lot. Love the fact that althouth the wall takes almost all the picture, the perspective is good enough to let us see and imagine how was the rest of the street. Excellent DoF, it let us see the texture of the wall and that gives a very good idea of the feeling in the entire environment. :)

Nice one.
Maybe it would not work so well without the character on the right.

That's a really great picture!

I snook a peek at your picture on the SensitiveLight blog too (just to see what you look like) - diggin' the hat!!

There is a feeling of tension and intrigue, the brick wall leading to the mysterious figure on the pavement. Quality!

Bellissimo questo scatto! Complimenti Mapi

I really like this - a change from your more usual bold beach/ seascapes, but not the worse for it. You can almost feel the heat of the bricks! I’d bet it would look good on a wall too…

I only live round the corner from that spot - you've put a really good prospective on the area and people (yesterday's shot).

Simple and effective perspective/composition. Nice photo.

A very interesting point of view. I like the perspective and the color saturation. Thank you!

sweet perspective and great moody color of the bricks!

All we are is just another brick in the wall.

Nice picture, I love the out-of-focus people in the background.

i love this sorta pics!

Thanks everyone.

There is just something about long brick walls... I really like your shot and especially the depth of field. Here is my recent and much weaker attempt at a "brick wall shot."

http://buffalocrossing.blogspot.com/2005/08/brick-apartments-amsterdam.html

Wow that is some nice brick. Never thought I'd ever say that. lol

Hi dad, i never thought that a brick wall could be remotely interesting however this photograph is actually one of my favourites from this month!

feel like even the smallest and unnoticed around has that beuty factor if we look it at that with that special mind

First thing to flash my mind was: This looks like a Pink Floyd LP cover. No, not for the obvious analogy (The Wall), but because of the color. It's so similar to some older recors.

Yours turned out a sight better than mine, taken almost 2 years ago to the day! :)

http://www.fabricated.ca/archives/2003/09/brick_perspecti.php#000064