2008 New Hydro Tower

I see an airplane in a nose dive - with the 'pilots' and the well balanced scheme, it is a beautiful image. Of course it is a special airplane with that wing design. Well done.

Tony, Thanks for dropping by. I'll bet, with a little wind @ freezing temperatures, that those guys feel like they're flying (on the outside of the plane). Couldn't resist a frame or two on this chance encounter. My only wish is that I'd had more patience to see if they would actually silhouette themselves on the outer portions of the crossarms. In the original colour version they are more visible because of their 'blaze orange' safety jackets. Best, LM.

This is great! Your work doesn't cease to amaze me you have a very particular and acute sense for the aesthetic. Thanks for posting; regards, JC

Juan Carlos, Thanks for the validation. This was simply the result of a decision to stop the car & take a few frames of something one doesn't see every day. I'm ashamed of the number of times I've decided just to keep on driving because it was 'too much trouble' to stop & dig out the camera. Best, LM.

I see you finally quit your day job - you be careful up there - you're not 50 anymore (-;

 

Nice one Lenster - well seen - as they say ...

Ken, Great to hear from you again. I was going to call the PN cops & report you AWOL. I had these guys pegged as 'macho' until I spotted the sissy ladder built into the tower. :-) Not 50? Not even 60,........or 61,........or 62, ......or, ........well you get the idea. Best, LM.

tough job

 

thanks for your recent comments.

 

I am getting used to a new camera: Pentax K10D and observing the record snowfall with mixed emotions. I am still trying to figure out the weather difference between "light flurries" and "light snow". I am becoming an expert on "snow squalls".

 

I threatened to get together with you for a coffee and a yak. Let us try to do that soon. You can watch me fondle my new camera.

Bill, Thanks for stopping by. Always good to hear from you. Will be in contact soon. Best, LM.

i used photo.net to get an email address for you, hope it is still a good one.

 

you can get a valid email for me from my photonet user page

Any suggestions which would have resulted in a stronger image, either

pre or post exposure, will be gratefully received. Best, LM.

such a great image. you probably would have been happy with my 6/6, and the 3/3s you might have suffered are also a sort of badge of honour.

Jamie, Thanks for responding. I neither give nor seek ratings. Most are useless. That said, I'd rather have a 2\2 with a comment justifying it than a 6\6 alone. Best, LM.

Well seen and taken, great motiv ! Would be interesting to see the color version, how the orange works or not

i go back and forth, but i feel that i know something more general from 10 ratings than i do from 2 comments. the trouble is that it seems fewer and fewer serious photographers give them on photo.net.

 

the human forms in this image are fantastic, and they impart a strong sense of grandeur, but they are so small at screen resolution, unfortunately.

Carsten, Thanks for stopping by. Always appreciated. Here is the colour version for your appraisal. Best, LM.

Jamie, ".......fewer and fewer serious photographers give them on Photo.net...". Do you think that is significant? I do! I've also learned more from your comment than I would have even if you had given a 6\6 or a 2\2 alone. The fact that the human figures are small is also significant; I think they lend scale & emphasize the size of the tower. They are important but secondary. Works a bit better in an 8x10 or larger print. Thanks for taking the time, your thoughts\critiques will always be gratefully received. Best, LM.

Len,

 

I like both images very much; what surprises me is that I slightly (how do you underline here?) prefer the colour. The differences through most of the picture are minimal between colour & B&W, making the orange blazers really work the image into the brain. Hmmm.

 

Cheers,

 

Rob

well, colour, and makes them stand out.

 

comments gratefully provided.

glad to be of service.

best,

jamie

Rob, Thanks for your input. I guess both versions have their own appeal. The blaze orange of the safety vests make the guys more visible but the B&W accentuates the graphic nature of the tower. Take your pick. I've actually printed this one in colour, more a testament to my printers' shortcomings in the B&W department than my preferrence for the colour version. Best, LM.

Jamie, Thanks for weighing in here with your preferrences. As advertised, I am grateful to you for expressing them here. Don't be a stranger. Best, LM.