blick im museum

i love the light on the stairwell and like how i am drawn to explore the room behind the blinds. maybe a little cropping off of the left side, but maybe not. nice.

comments are welcome.

beautiful! great composition and tonning

Echt geniales Foto - amazing.

Ich habe mich gefragt, ob der Betrachter oben rechts überhaupt notwendig ist, ob es Varianten davon gibt - aber wie gesagt - outstanding!

Vey eye pleasing

The dark and light tones blend to make an attractive image

I keep coming back to this photo, the graphic impact is really great. The main figure plays a crucial role, and the small figure in the background (which looks like an exhibit rather than as a real person) contributes to adding a surreal look. There are infinite alternative ways in which this photo could be cropped, but I doubt that many can be found better than the photographer's choice.

A touch of class. Beautiful light, texture, compostion of geometric arrangement, exposure. It's all there for me. Is that another person a little further down, or a sculpture?

No crits from this corner, although I agree with the point above that something on the left would improve the balance.

Nice work. I'd loose the frame or do something different with it because, for me at least, it interferes with the framework within the picture i.e. similar width and contrast, especially on the left. Perhaps a slightly thicker white band between the black frame and picture would do the trick.

Beautiful composition and toning

I like the positioning of the elements it this photo, but what really caught my eye were the gradient tones of the spiral. A good photograph indeed.

This is excellent. I agree with Michele about the cropping issue. I think that the space to the left accents the look of wideness offered by the windows and the open blinds.

 

Yes. Simple but very elegant.

As an architect, I would answer your question by saying that the moments IN BETWEEN inside and outside are often the most captivating

 

These threshold moments (articulations of form between different spaces) are what make for drama in architecture and, I believe, architectural photography.

 

Good work!

This is a wonderful photograph. It is both very aesthetically pleasing and thought provoking. I think that the position of the camera from outside is unique and important. By showing us the inside of the museum with it's visitors as well as an outside observer, the photographer showed how like a cage the museum is. To me this photograph shows the grip that culture has on us. We are in a cage, in a museum.

 

Very nice indeed.

 

Igor

One point of note is the decision to use a positive slide film to capture this image. With Polaroid's Polapan gone from the 35mm market, Scala is the only B&W slide film left for 35mm photography. The smooth sheen, the tonality, and the luminosity in the staircase is no doubt aided by the photographer's imaginative use of film material. I would like to have seen a bit of separation between the figure in the background and the horizontal element on the right (stand on tippytoes maybe?) but other than that an aesthetically pleasing photo indeed.

I think the composition is great. I am more of an abstractionist myself, so w/ the staircase off-centered it gives is a little more. That is just my 2 cents of course. But all-in-all it is a great photo.

To me, this is perfect!

My reaction is completely subjective. I think the technical aspects of the picture are excellent. I also feel the picture is well framed as it serves to emphasize the repetition and overall size of the pattern formed by the window blinds: the "cage" effect.

When I first saw the thumbnail view, my knee-jerk reaction was that it was a picture of a cell-block in a penetentiary. Upon closer examination I felt the we could be looking at a visitor peering into the various detention rooms in an asylum. To me the "cage" impression (also mentioned by someone else) is very overt. Overall, I think it's a very thought provoking picture. I was surprised to learn it was a museum. After zooming in I had begun to think it was a school....thought by many of it's occupants to be a cage at times.

This is far from simple or elegant. There's alot going on in this image so I find it quite busy. Technically, it is perfect in tonality and balance so I would rate it as an excellent capture. But, there are MANY images that better this one as simple and elegant, IMHO.

I would have to disagree with last critique...

 

This is about as simple of a composition as one encounters in the realm of Architecture photography. This image retains a clear focus on particular building elements (cladding, stairs, perspective of wall) without resorting to an aestheticized type of macro photography.

 

Too often I see photographers focus in on material or joinery details (think of countless photographs on photo.net depicting doorways and windows of European cities). This photograph shows clear appreciation of spatial conditions and prospect-that is, the relation of different spaces with respect to each other.

Without resorting to frilly words, this is an excellent image. Got to get a roll of that Agfa Film....

I am not sure how i like this image, for certain it is quite unique, tonality yes definitely. I think i also like the overall horizontal blind as a uniform curtain to this image. It helps drawing the eyes to see what is inside this museum. Is that simple and elegant, i doubt. I personally prefer a tighter crop.

Gorgeous photo. Nice calming balance and smooth tones. I couldn't imagine a nicer composition.

Congratulations.

 

Can I ask what your setttings were and if you did much manipulation of the image in the darkroom or on the computer? Just curious. It looks very fine. In the dark setting with a filter and the nice DOF I'm curious how long your exposure was and if it took many tries to get these nice tones

Technically it is georgous shot, the composition is excellent, tone is great. ... yet, it lacks emotion and reflects a cold and stark rendering. Perhaps the man walking up the staircase would have given the image a more engaging perspective.

I wouldnt say 'busy' but complex picture... minimaslist and detailled at the same time. The repetition of venitian lines (isn't repetition the main characteric of minilalism in music), the regular alternation of blacks and whites, the pose of the guy on top ... are some elements that give the feeling of elegance and touch of class in that picture.

It also gives a rather static feeling thus a graphic mood than picture mood ... design and clean yes ... but without coldness, probably because of of the abundance of dark grey tones.

As for the balance of the composition, I am not sure, a more 'perfect' balance is always possible: granting more space to the wall on the left, avoiding the cutting of door lines, legs and head,...... meaning that the photographer would have to move his camera a bit lower (bigger down-up angle) and left.... but I just wonder if it would have made the picture 'simply' boring....?

Inded a complex and interesting picture!