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Friday Photography Blog No.26 | 130 comments (128 topical, 2 editorial, 0 hidden)

PHOTOS AS USUAL (none / 0)

"PHOTOS AS USUAL"

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 04:03:19 AM EST

Re: PHOTOS AS USUAL (4.00 / 9)

Some pillars reflected in the windows of the Swansea Waterfront Museum.

I love the detail on old buildings like this. They just don't make 'em like they used to.

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 04:04:46 AM EST
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Re: PHOTOS AS USUAL (4.00 / 7)

Lots of construction going on around Cardiff. Sunny days are good for picking out the contrasts. This picture was taken through a fence but I liked the effect of the strips either side.

I wonder if I should have cropped out the bottom third though?

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 04:09:57 AM EST
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Re: PHOTOS AS USUAL (none / 1)

You could have cropped this in several ways - all of them valid. Being a hard-edge fan, I'd probably take out the OOF sides (film script shorthand for Out Of Focus).

If this is how you saw it, then that is how it should be.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 05:08:04 AM EST
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Re: PHOTOS AS USUAL (4.00 / 2)

I like the OOF sides for this one because it shows that I was peeking through something. Usually though, I'd opt for hard edge.

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 05:53:11 AM EST
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I like the OOF sides too. I think if there's a problem it's the way the bottom stairs don't include the - er - bottom stair, which possibly makes the composition look slightly incomplete.

If I have time I'll take five or ten slightly different views of a scene like this and keep the one that works best. It's not always obvious until later which one will work - and sometimes none of them do.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Sat Mar 15th, 2008 at 01:21:18 PM EST
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From estHer (4.00 / 7)

July, 2007.

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 04:49:40 AM EST
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freaky cloud formation (4.00 / 7)

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 06:26:09 AM EST
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sunset val di chiana (4.00 / 6)

sorry in wales, i can't believe i blew that...

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 08:21:34 AM EST
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Re: sunset val di chiana (4.00 / 2)

I wish I had this landscape right on my doorstep!

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 08:31:37 AM EST
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Re: sunset val di chiana (none / 0)

well, italy is not on your doorstep, but it is down the road...

i have to go over one range of hills to see this view, about 15k.

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 07:04:12 PM EST
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flash under oak tree (4.00 / 12)

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 08:23:11 AM EST
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Re: flash under oak tree (none / 1)

Thanks! Great photos btw.

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 08:27:47 AM EST
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Wow (none / 1)

That one really grabs my eye somehow.

by Nomad on Sat Mar 15th, 2008 at 02:11:02 PM EST
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Re: Wow (none / 0)

thanks nomad.

it reminds me of axons, neurons, and dendrites...

or something-

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Sat Mar 15th, 2008 at 03:27:19 PM EST
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Re: flash under oak tree (4.00 / 2)

Gorgeous photo, Melo. I've a friend who is a painter showing in Montreal, right now. Her paintings remind me of your photos.... here's a link:

http://www.delicatemonster.com/vol8/joanelliott/album/

by delicatemonster (delicatemons@delicatemonster.com) on Sun Mar 16th, 2008 at 11:54:44 PM EST
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Re: flash under oak tree (none / 0)

thanks dm. i love her work, and am flattered at the comparison.

it's often quite a surprise, which snaps i send in are the most 4'd.

wnadering around with my camera has become much more fun, knowing there's a bunch of folks who like where it goes.

haven't a clue about the tech stuff, but my eye constantly frames things in terms of composition, it can't help itself, any more than my ear looking for patterns in birdsong.

what i like best about this shot is the carbon-grey sky, and the moss on the branches showing up in the unearthly light of the flash.

cheers, and happy snappin'!

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Mon Mar 17th, 2008 at 06:58:51 AM EST
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Re: PHOTOS AS USUAL - Where Is It? (4.00 / 7)

All taken in the same city.

I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell. _ Blood Sweat & Tears

by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 06:05:40 PM EST
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Re: PHOTOS AS USUAL - Where Is It? (none / 1)

Hmmm, factories, cosmonaut monuments, Lenin, grimey old vehicles... That narrows it down to, oh, any town in the CIS. ;)

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 06:14:50 PM EST
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Re: PHOTOS AS USUAL - Where Is It? (none / 0)

You're right of course, but I didn't want to make it too easy!

I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell. _ Blood Sweat & Tears

by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 06:28:56 PM EST
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Re: PHOTOS AS USUAL - Where Is It? (none / 0)

Actually, there's a bit of unintended misdirection at work here also.

I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell. _ Blood Sweat & Tears

by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 06:33:07 PM EST
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Re: PHOTOS AS USUAL - Where Is It? (none / 0)

Hint - it's not in the CIS.

I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell. _ Blood Sweat & Tears

by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 06:46:39 PM EST
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Re: PHOTOS AS USUAL - Where Is It? (none / 0)

Kasachstan ?

"What can I do, What can I write, Against the fall of Night". A.E. Housman

by margouillat (hemidactylus(dot)frenatus(at)wanadoo(dot)fr) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 06:54:55 PM EST
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Re: PHOTOS AS USUAL - Where Is It? (none / 0)

No, and I think that country is still in the CIS.

I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell. _ Blood Sweat & Tears

by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 08:20:49 PM EST
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Re: PHOTOS AS USUAL - Where Is It? (4.00 / 2)

Have they given the jeep it's own fur coat?

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 06:21:06 PM EST
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Re: PHOTOS AS USUAL - Where Is It? (none / 0)

Mongolia, Ulan Bator ?

by Francois in Paris on Mon Mar 17th, 2008 at 12:59:16 AM EST
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Re: PHOTOS AS USUAL (4.00 / 3)

My end assignment for the fashion photography course can be viewed as a slideshow here.

I really enjoyed the course, partially because we had a wonderful teacher. I learned a huge amount about the work process of a big photoshoot etc.

You have a normal feeling for a moment, then it passes. --More--

by tzt (tztmail at gmail dot com) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 06:45:55 PM EST
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Bravo tzt. Very impressive. By the way, if you need someone to hold your camera bag on your next fashion shoot, let me know!

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 06:59:25 PM EST
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poetrait (4.00 / 8)

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 07:07:51 PM EST
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Re: poetrait (none / 0)

Nice one... Symphony in yellow :-)

"What can I do, What can I write, Against the fall of Night". A.E. Housman

by margouillat (hemidactylus(dot)frenatus(at)wanadoo(dot)fr) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 07:09:41 PM EST
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part seal, part polar bear (4.00 / 4)

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 07:17:33 PM EST
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there are those ET's again! (4.00 / 2)

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 07:28:40 PM EST
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val teverina, evening (4.00 / 5)

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 07:48:54 PM EST
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Re: PHOTOS AS USUAL (4.00 / 6)

Just for a smile- Reychavik, Iceland.
One of the three days of summer.

Capitalism searches out the darkest corners of human potential, and mainlines them.

by geezer in Paris (risico at wanadoo(flypoop)fr) on Sun Mar 16th, 2008 at 12:17:46 PM EST
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Re: PHOTOS AS USUAL (none / 1)

There are 10 types of weather a day, according to the locals. I guess you get summer in daily bursts.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Sun Mar 16th, 2008 at 12:29:03 PM EST
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Le sigh (none / 0)

Don't you just love the sight of a capital without skyscrapers?

Weatherwise, we lucked out in 2000. The sunniest summer of Iceland in a century. Even got a tan.

If we could set loose a batallion of ET photographers upon Iceland, I suspect the results would be beyond the amazing. But well. It helps that Iceland's scenery is beyond the amazing...

by Nomad on Sun Mar 16th, 2008 at 01:15:06 PM EST
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Here's one (4.00 / 4)

Site of the Reagan - Gorbachev meeting in 1986.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Sun Mar 16th, 2008 at 05:13:34 PM EST
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