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Result of a late sunny afternoon!

Most people's idea of an abastract is a close up of something,

leaving the viewer wondering what the object was. I wanted to try a

large scale abstract, tilting the camera at an odd angle and

concentrating on shapes and blocks of colour. Have i succeeded?

This was a quick grab shot, I took 3 photos but this was trhe best.

This photo was taken spur of the moment while out shopping.I never

asked him to sit that way, it just happend, and i was amazed when I

saw it!

I took this on C41 b/w film as i dont have my own darkroom, and would

like some feedback on it.

Many thanks

Larry

That is a cool shot, the three tenors do hawaii!

Love it!

I since had developed the colour photos that i took at the same time, and it has to be said, the b/w ones are much more interesting!

When I saw the thumbnail I thought, ah, a digitally created pic, but opening it up I can see Half Dome with a weird cloud formation on top. Having read your history of the pic I'd say it was a lucky find and one to grab definitely.Whether or not the colours are unnatural or over the top I don't know, I've never used Velvia and i wasn't there at the time! I wonder what others reactions would have been if you didnt mention that it was on Velvia!

One criticism is too much black I think, but thats going by the rules and I think it works in this pic.

always nice to see poppies set against a blue sky, makes you long for those lazy summer days! I like the way the cross lighting has caught the hairs on the flower stems!

i love the distortion the 24mm lens gives, a perfect subject for black and white.Perhaps a crop of the very top part?

i like this, simple but bold.Taken from a low angle giving slight distortion and a sense of oppresion.

nice contrast in this one, i love the black cracks against the paler bark of the beech tree.

this is a great shot spoiled by camera shake which shows up on the large picture.

I think you used a telephoto lens from some distance away which has compressed the planes for an interesting angle, but you should have used a tripod I think.

interesting subject, i didnt know they were that red! I would have gone in closer to the pineapple itself, great pattern there!

now this is a nice shot, the composition is well balanced and shot in good light!

an interesting shot of some fruiting body,unfortunately it does suffer from a little camera shake and it's a pity you cut the top off or didnt go in closer to the bottom half of the berries and the fern leaf.

it is a cool shot, the arrangement being like a portrait with people out of focus in the background, and the guy in the forgeround putting his hand up! Not sure if the 'hand' distracts too much tho.

Thanks Marielou,I have a particular fascination with trees and never get tired of trying to capture them on film.

It's simplicity and minimalism reminds me of the work of Edward Weston(1886-1958) who found inspiration in everyday found objects.

 

a lovely shot but unfortunately the trees on the right distract the viewer and would be better cropped out.

Never been to Scarborough, yet,(tho it's not that far from me)but this pic makes me want to go! I love these wide angle shots that lead you by the hand into the pic. One criticism is the positioning of the figures, smack dead in the centre, top.Would have been better on the left hand side but it's still a great shot!.

A nice shot!

wow, what an atmospheric shot! Like something out of a Dracula movie!

Brilliant!

Love the colour on this one, and a good simple composition too.

That shadow is in just the right place.

i love this one,more so than the paino or burnt car series! The shape of the Ivy leaves sits nicely with that of the peeling paint. I dont think the two fight for attention because the leaves are dark whereas the paint is light in tone.

A nice shot.

I like the fact that there are autumn leaves arranged upon the discarded piano. Adds to the timeless feel.That everything returns to nature.

Nice one.