black & white - architecture The Radcliffe Camera - B&W version

Good morning, Nick! As I said, difficult to keep up ... Same good things said, and also works fine in b&w, but this time I prefer prefer the nice colour version, for a change! Cheers

Nick, Thanks for your input on my B/W tonal range and contrast I have to agree with you and peter that it needed that some thing, So thanks for the help. I will use this in my next B/W. Good stuff this working together. All my best Rich.

As for your tricky shot of a round house it,s a cool shot to get the shape so definded and still looking so real.

and I do think that the grass helps add form.

Top shot.

 

Hi Nick,

Very nice.

 

This b&w version is quite powerful & stands by itself quite proudly.

 

Having seen the coloured version there are a number of components...most specifically where the blue sky shows through the center window, the grounding inviting quality of the green grass, & strength of the fence (as a component) in the foreground that I now kinda miss. BTW...? is Radcliffe Camera a "Camera Obscura".

 

Thanks Richard, thanks Gary.

 

I liked this B&W version too, and now wonder why I ever posted it as colour?

 

Unfortunately this is not a camera obscura. You will remember that "camera" just means "room" in Latin. It was built between 1737-1749 by the architect James Gibbs (who was responsible for much of modern Oxford) and cost a stately 40,000 pounds bequeathed by local man, Dr John Radcliffe, who was the royal physician. This little, perfectly round building is a stand alone reading room of The Bodlian Library. It is not connected to the rest of the library overground, and stands in its own courtyard surrounded by grass on all sides.

 

Oxford is a must see city for anyone visiting my fair country!

 

Regards, Nick.

I thought I would submit this one, as I was never happy with the colour version of the

same subject. I would like to know what the wider community thinks - thanks, Nick.

Nick, majestic isn't it?

I loved Oxford when I visited it as a student. Maybe that is why I like the photo more than usuall.

This is an interesting piece of architecture, but in this photo, I end up asking, "OK - but why am I looking at this?"

 

In other words, from an aesthetics' standpoint, this is almost like an identification photo for me. A human subject or something else to bring in the vieiwer's interest, maybe, would help.

Thanks Dilber.

 

Thanks Christopher, I know what you mean, but I saw the image as a celebration of architecture, which in itself is a celebration of the written word! - people don't figure here, they are the mere readers of books, and the builders of architecture!

 

Well, at least thats my excuse for not including them (thought up after the fact, of course!)! I have a similar shot with a bicycle chained to the railings, but it isn't so well exposed, and the proportions were all wrong. I will try and dig it up, to see what you think?

 

Nice to know that differennt things still appeal to different people!

 

Fond regards, Nick.

Hey Nick,

 

Trying to find my way around in this brave new world. I think the trick is to use the critique forum for what it was meant for anyway: to write critiques! I'll still be critiquing photos of those on my interesting people list, but I'll do what we should be doing and do most of my rating on the rate recent list based on the image alone. This is going to be interesting.

 

-Ned

Its funny that you should say that Ned, as that is what I have been doing today also, and I think that Peter has been doing this as well!

 

I will still visit my interesting people, and leave critiques, but I am only going to rate through the "Rate Recent" function, to see what will happen!

 

Regards, Nick.

Hi Nick, I too like the bw version much better. Very good picture with very fine contrast and tonal range. Just two things: the crop to the left and right is a bit too tight. And I find the fence in the foreground a bit distracting. Regards Chris

Nick, I think the subject is good for B&W and the traditional 'dead center' composition works for me on this one. But I do think the contrast is abit too strong because it's kind of lost details on both bright and dark areas.

Though I find certain parts of the photograph to be underexposed beyond repair, I still think this to be agood photograph coz, like some ppl said its taken from the viewers point of view and gives a feeling of being there. Also the semi solarised effect (obviously arrived at unintentionally adds to the photo. Well done. Regards

Hi Nick,I am fixed on the colored one,I feel I am there. This is more historic value. but both good. Alix

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