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Gilleleje Rowboats

cris benton

By cris benton

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This photograph and most of the others I have posted on Photo.net are taken from kite-lofted cameras. A kite, unseen in the image, supports a small, radio-controlled cradle that holds the camera. I can position the camera by walking around and/or letting out or retrieving kite line. I aim the camera and fire its shutter using the radio while I stay at the ground end of the kite line. The camera can rotate through the compass, tilt from horizon to nadir, and change from portrait to landscape format.I compose my images by watching the camera and imagining what it would see. The whole process entertains me to no end.

Details are available at http://arch.ced.berkeley.edu/kap

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cris benton

I find myself taking many shots with the camera pointed straight

down (as with these three rowing boats found in Gilleleje's chaotic

harbor). An interesting aspect of plan view images is that there is

no up thus leaving the photographer free to orient the image.

 

Which way is up for you in this image?

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yorick
To me this is a perfect example of pattern in photography. Its natural yet almost abstract at the same time. The parallel lines of the walkway? on the left are an essential part of the composition, with just the right amount visible, and the mooring ropes are also perfect. Could not be improved.
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jayme
This is so much fun to look at. It reminds me of fish on a line. I love the subtle gray shading of the vertical and horizonal lines of the boats and the pier. The red of the oar/paddles adds just the right touch of interest. My only suggestion is the far bottm left on the pier, the 3 little dot looking things keep pulling me other there to investigate them. I also like the contrasting zig zag introduced by the mooring rope. Really a nice image.
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mg
Interesting photo, with high impact. :-) The critique request is also interesting. Before even reading it, I was wondering which orientation was the best, and came to the conclusion that I would personally present this image with the front of the boats and the jetty at the bottom.
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schneekranich
perfect graphic, great colours, too, with the red things (sorry, my english..) in the back of the boats and the "black" water. Orientation? Must be sideways and I like your solution best. The other way round it would give a feeling of "hitting" the footbridge. 7/7
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