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Windows....

Postby Marty on Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:55 pm

Two different buildings, two very different windows.
First had great warm winter sunlight.
The second was on the sheltered side but got nice reflections of the blue sky. Sorry about the slight perspective distortion, but you can see from the size of the bricks just how large these windows were...

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Postby rooboy on Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:02 pm

First shot is great, the contrast between the warm colour and the harsh broken glass is very effective. Fantastic shot :)

Second doesn't do a lot for me I'm afraid.
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Postby Marty on Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:18 pm

Thanks Mate,
honest feedback is what we need, its more useful.....
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Postby ghost on Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:53 pm

Both great images,
I in fact prefer the 2nd as I love the cool blue colours in the windows against the stark brickwork.
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Postby Steffen on Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:17 pm

Nice captures of desolation, I like them both.

But you should have posted them in the IT section... :twisted:

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Postby stubbsy on Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:34 am

Marty

Definitely #2 for me. I like the blue reflections on the glass and the almost tesselated effect the brickwork has. That's a bloody big window.
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Postby Marty on Mon Jun 19, 2006 5:51 pm

Thanks guys,
It is a big old building with lots of windows, it must have been a p.i.t.a to keep clean when it was operational.
I will post others to show the height, but I shot from the ground with a wide lens which gave very strong perspective/distortion.
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Postby Geoff on Mon Jun 19, 2006 6:08 pm

Marty - I don't tire of looking at your 'work'. The 2nd image is the stand out here for me - I like the contrast of the blue windows against the dirty old bricks - very nicely done.
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Postby Marty on Mon Jun 19, 2006 6:57 pm

Thanks Geoff,
I will keep posting till people tell me they are bored with my stuff.. :wink:
And I can see a new body in your sig, when are we going to see some of your images with the new cam...?
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Postby Geoff on Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:17 pm

Marty wrote:Thanks Geoff,
I will keep posting till people tell me they are bored with my stuff.. :wink:
And I can see a new body in your sig, when are we going to see some of your images with the new cam...?
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Postby greencardigan on Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:46 am

Marty,

I think both are good with the 1st one appealing to me the most.
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Postby Oz_Beachside on Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:17 pm

Nice captures!

The first had me take a breath, lots of sharpness, and warm color!

The second, at first, I was dissapointed, however, upon a second, more detailed look, I begun to appreciate the color variation in the bricks, particularly the lower left hand corner...

thanks for sharing!
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