Here's another that is out of my usual box. This is a replica of an 1850's tent building used by the miners in Columbia, during the Gold Rush. I was very taken with, and amused by the blue wall in an otherwise rather monochromatic scene. I made this photo in the winter of 2004 and found it lurking in my tranny box.
I cropped some from the bottom to accentuate the details in the canvas covering, the wood, and the intense blue of the wall.
Tachihara 4x5
300mm Nikor
Astia 100f
No Filtration
Your thoughts on this image will be appreciated.
-PB
Posted by Reno DiTullio on December 16, 2007 at 3:34 PM
Preston, I liked this one when you first showed it to me. Of course the blue wall is what it's all about for me, but without all the other textures and neutral colors the blue wall wouldn't be as powerful a statement.
Posted by Michael Hansen on December 16, 2007 at 9:12 PM
This is very different from your usual style Preston...I like it.
FWIW....My former photography instructor shoots lots of brightly colored doors and windows in her travels abroad and they seem to sell quite well for her.
Another interesting scene from the Columbia area, Preston. Really has the rough living look similar to Bodie digs too. Simply amazing what those old miners lived in and through back then. An excellent representation from that era here.
Posted by Lon Overacker on December 17, 2007 at 1:43 AM
Preston,
And I thought the last cabin shot was a fluke! You're showing a quite creative and "street photography" type of style. This is excellent. I could even see turning this in to b&w - except for the blue door!
I'm just wondering how many on-lookers there were baffled when you set up for this shot.
This makes me want to step out of the "nature" box once in a while.
Lon
Posted by Richard Wong on December 17, 2007 at 2:00 PM
I like the blue on white scheme you've got going here. I could do without that window creeping in on the right. Columbia has a lot of character.
Posted by Harley Goldman on December 17, 2007 at 7:18 PM
Cool blue door. Like the popping color. Glad to see you stepping out and presenting different images. I love old buildings and these kinds of shots.
Posted by Cory Freeman on December 17, 2007 at 10:41 PM
Glad to see your "side" work PB! I like what you're going for here, but something feels amiss between the grass and the door. I wish I could state why though I feel that way.
Posted by Harley Goldman on December 18, 2007 at 10:11 PM
Preston,
I have come back to this shot several times. I definitely like it. You might consider backing off the green saturation on the grass and see how it effects the image. I find it pulls my eye away from the door and I don't want it to. Something to play with, anyway.
Posted by Dan Truong on December 19, 2007 at 3:09 AM
I like this. I think what I am seeing is what you wanted to build.
The result photo is very striking and the composition is very strong. It is a stillife in my opinion as it feels live a very scholastic study (strong, static composition).
I like the saturation (green included) as is. I feel you need something to pull the eye out of the intense royal blue.
Richard, I thought long and hard when I was composing this on the ground glass about the window on the right. I finally settled on the composition you see here because I did not want to break the lines of the hanging canvas. I did go back to reshoot this for other comps, but unfortunately, the weather damaged canvas and the blue wall had been removed.
Harley: I'll play around a bit with the grass; good idea.
Discussion
10 repliesHere's another that is out of my usual box. This is a replica of an 1850's tent building used by the miners in Columbia, during the Gold Rush. I was very taken with, and amused by the blue wall in an otherwise rather monochromatic scene. I made this photo in the winter of 2004 and found it lurking in my tranny box.
I cropped some from the bottom to accentuate the details in the canvas covering, the wood, and the intense blue of the wall.
Tachihara 4x5
300mm Nikor
Astia 100f
No Filtration
Your thoughts on this image will be appreciated.
-PB
FWIW....My former photography instructor shoots lots of brightly colored doors and windows in her travels abroad and they seem to sell quite well for her.
And I thought the last cabin shot was a fluke! You're showing a quite creative and "street photography" type of style. This is excellent. I could even see turning this in to b&w - except for the blue door!
I'm just wondering how many on-lookers there were baffled when you set up for this shot.
This makes me want to step out of the "nature" box once in a while.
Lon
I have come back to this shot several times. I definitely like it. You might consider backing off the green saturation on the grass and see how it effects the image. I find it pulls my eye away from the door and I don't want it to. Something to play with, anyway.
The result photo is very striking and the composition is very strong. It is a stillife in my opinion as it feels live a very scholastic study (strong, static composition).
I like the saturation (green included) as is. I feel you need something to pull the eye out of the intense royal blue.
Richard, I thought long and hard when I was composing this on the ground glass about the window on the right. I finally settled on the composition you see here because I did not want to break the lines of the hanging canvas. I did go back to reshoot this for other comps, but unfortunately, the weather damaged canvas and the blue wall had been removed.
Harley: I'll play around a bit with the grass; good idea.
Thanks again, everyone!
-PB