Dream Catcher

from the fire training facility. . .

Awesome red and design here!

Nice perspective of the idea. very arty.

Nice Carl ... no idea what it is, but I love it!

Glad you are enjoying it.

 

It's an oil tanker that has been used for fire training, hence the dings and scratches. The bright spots are from the setting sun behind me (bottom) and white paint (undercoat) on the top half.

That's an extraordinarily attractive bit of industrial hardware. Almost an oriental painting. The soft sunlight elevates it way beyond a simple abstract, and your composition has great balance and flow.

Very much a "Dream Catcher".

Very Zen.

Nice to see the stretch i feel you've taken.

The image has many wonderful qualities, with a fine sense of illusivness.

Well seen & presented.

Defenetly a wall hanger,!! Very impressive composition, with a lot of things going on, but they all work wonderfully together! You didnt mentioned the camera used, are you able to print it big in hq quality?

An abstract that looks like a flying bird... well "industry bird". I like the way you composed and spoted the erosion of time. Pnina

What has struck me about the fire training facility is that the subjects' elements go beyond normal wear and tear. These guys are destroying the vehicle in an effort to prevent the fire from spreading and in the process, create some strange lines and shapes that are hard to understand even if you're at the site after the fact.

 

I took this with my F5 and will probably run a 12 X 15 print through my Epson 2200 on my new Arches Infinity Smooth paper. Still trying to decide between that and Hahnemuele Photo Rag, Epson Fine Art and a few others.

I would be interested to know the paper you decide upon and how you feel about the results.

Guess what, I was just "abused" by the system which wanted to treat *me* as a *mate-rater* on photo of *yours*... So you are not getting your O7: guess you'll put up with that anyhow.

 

If I had not used the expression very recently, I could again make the point that this is quintessential "carlrootian". The colours, the lines, the shapes...everything seems to be perfectly where it pleases the eye the most: and that's a found abstract. It is beautiful.

 

Since I like everything, I can find something I do not like in what you did not!

 

I am glad the red is not "screaming" at you too much, would detract from the shapes otherwise. And I am equally glad that the white spots are not "hot" for the same reason.

 

I have a compositional question, though: why to include the lower band? On a side I like the black rim of the red surface, on the other side it would also be a nice all-red picture... what guided you? Maybe the fact that the triangle would have had the red rim anyhow?

Echoes of Kandinsky, if more calming. This could do well on the market. Salvatore's coined term made me laugh. "Carlrootion" - sounds neat, but might be too close to "Carljungian"...

Your title is also very appropriate, and the burn on the left is suitably feather-like.

Not much to add Carl, other than my praise also for this lovely image. It's right up there with your best work imo. Like Leigh, it struck an oriental chord with me too - both in design and palette. I think the lower bar is essential to anchor the shot.

I also shot this without the bottom element, but I like the base and added tones that this offers.

 

My wife gets full credit for the name and also made the oriental connection. I was just enjoying the dark red at sunset and trying to keep the unusually disparate elements in balance. Jungian associations come later, if at all.

 

I just printed this at 12 X 15. Thank you all for your encouragement. This is one that might have stayed in the depths of the hard drive otherwise.

Nothing to add to what has been said. Both thumbs up. Keep catching and trust you better half. Regards,

another one of your signature shots , you are fond of circles , semi circles and ... square root .. :) ; great shot .

Ah ! Yes !! I had never seen this picture before. It's awesome. Clearly a step above the other red shot in terms of interest / subject matter. I like the shine vs. darkness here, as well as the red to red nuances. Wonderful. I'd be curious to see alternative compositions to this: if you have any, please let me know... Cheers.