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Photographer’s Note

The grid

Lisboa, Alfama, Casa dos Bicos, pavement, urbanites.
Not much more to say or to document – just ‘light on surface’ here and celebrating photography as the play with geometrics and textures. And maybe a bit of conceptualism.

I’m preparing our upcoming trip to Lisbon and revisited some old pics in the process.

More info and an earlier shot of the Casa dos Bicos is:
here

The PCS3 work flow: I corrected for perspective distortion, cropped, altered the saturation, contrast, curves and levels for the whole pic and some elements separately, using different layers, flattened the image, converted it o b&w (method: gradient mapping) adjusted the contrast locally, enhanced the edges, USM-ed, added a frame and resized and did a gentle USM (0,7px, 18%) again.
With this pic I used a graphic tablet for the first time and what a delight it was.

Camera Manufacturer : OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Camera Model : C8080 WZ
Exposure time [s] : 1/500
F-Number : 5.0
Exposure program : Aperture priority (3)
ISO speed ratings : 50
Date taken : 2005:03:09 13:19:40
Exposure bias value : -3/10
Metering mode : Multi-spot (4)
Focal length [mm] : 28 mm (35 mm equiv)
Colour space : sRGB
Image width : 3264
Image length : 2448
Exposure mode : Manual (1)
White balance : Auto (0)
Contrast : Normal (0)
Saturation : High (2)
Sharpness : Hard (2)

danos, jhm, sacavem, Vames, ribeiroantonio, lucasgalodoido, Floydian, carper, papon, avene, azaf1 has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

papon (857) 2008-11-01 11:20

Hi Bert!!
Good architecture....
Very sharp and clear..Idea of B&W is perfect here..
Congratulations!!

Sunandan.

ciakgiak (11204) 2008-11-01 11:39

Hi Bert,
Beautiful architecture in B&W.
Good POV and contrast.
Regards
Giorgio

aral (1195) 2008-11-01 12:02

Hi Bert,

very strong compo, I like the effect of the pavement. Very graphic facade and quirky windows are a nice touch.

carper (65598) 2008-11-01 12:06

Mooie foto bert en de zwart wit is zeer goed gekozen, prachtige compositie, uitstekend licht en donker. bijzonder goede foto Bert. prettige avond.
groet jaap

donluicu (23927) 2008-11-01 14:10

hi Bert
this is a great imag, well built,
and good b&w converion

congrats

clio (23017) 2008-11-01 16:19

Bonjour Bert,
A very beautiful composition around lines graphics strengthened by the choice of the black and the white.
Congratulations
Diane

lucasgalodoido (16789) 2008-11-01 16:31

Hi Bert,
really very interesting the textures and geometry of the wall, bu the contraste and sharpen of image was very good too, and the old man presence contribute for fine composition.
Parabéns e Abraço

Floydian (30970) 2008-11-01 16:32

Hallo Bert,
Je hebt wederom iets grafisch uit een straat scene weten te persen. De lijnen en de architectuur werken uitstekend samen hier. En die mensen geven er iets levendigs aan eht gehel...mooi in zw...prima werk.
Groet, Henk

ribeiroantonio (21967) 2008-11-01 17:05

First the work flow. Amazing! I did not know it was possible to do so many things on just one picture!!! I wish I could one third of it!!! By the way, “graphic tablet” – what is?
By now, I do not need to say how beautiful your picture is. Congratulations.
Antonio

UlfE (9158) 2008-11-01 22:44

Hi Bert,

An excellent perspective and an exciting achitechtural shot. Very original face and pavement. I love the inclsusion of people. TFS and have a nice Sunday!

Cheers,

Ulf

danos (33192) 2008-11-01 23:59

Good morning Bert.
nice the texture of the facade of this house in Alfama.I like the decoration as the specific shape of the pavement that is placed almost in the middle of the frame.I hope that a trip to Lisbon will be a good experience.Well done.

Have a nice Sunday,Danos

Vames (4356) 2008-11-02 4:27

hi Bert,nice composition and nice architecture !

sacavem (8507) 2008-11-02 12:11

Olá Bert,

Very nice shot.The subject of the image is a good one for black and white.Very nicely captured and composed shot from a very good POV.
Well done.
Best wishes,
Filipe

vascao (192) 2008-11-02 16:26

Hi, Bert
Fine quality graphical work here. The serious man fits well the sober building. The composition, as usual, very good, nothing in excess, nothing lacking. You would be surprised about how much I learn from your images.
[]'s
Sergio

jhm (83276) 2008-11-03 2:29

Dag Bert,

Met al de perikelen on TE ben ik wat laat, maar nooit te laat Bert zeker niet voor goede vrienden.
De grote fan van zwart wit ben ik al niet, maar u weet de gevels toch wel mooi in beeld te brengen, de decoraties zijn op zijn minst spectaculair te noemen.
Goede samenstelling, ook de twee mensen geven een goede verhouding voor de schaal.
Sorry Bert, bedankt.

Prettige week,
John.
Kijkt eens naar mijn vorige foto lees a.u.b eens de tekst van een bepaald persoon, zeer lange tekst, wat denkt u daar van!

cherryripe (19173) 2008-11-03 9:09

Hi Bert
B&W was the perfect choice here to bring out the best of the interesting building and have the 2 men stand out. The point of the pavement is well placed right against the frame to add dynamics and draw the eye to the men.
Regards
Nikki

Stepan (27175) 2008-11-04 23:26

A minimalist but pertinent title. The grid, that's it !
Tha B&w was the good choice and the curve in the foreground, the visual break that produces originality or extra interest. Well composed.
Stéphane

brevbrev14 (372) 2008-11-06 12:32

Hi Bert, i like a lot this image
really well captured and with the people in good position
the light is well managed too
HAVE A GREAT W.E. :)))))))))))))
ciao!
Valeria

MiguelP (14336) 2008-11-07 2:38

QUite a graphical photo, Bert. But at the same time gives this poetry the city of Lisboa has, specially with this old man walking throght the frame. Good idea B&W here.

Miguel

avene (11124) 2008-11-09 16:32

hello Bert,
I wonder if this place was created with photographers in mind :) just look how the sharp protrusion of the pavement mirrors the little pyramids on the wall, and that this similarity is so well visible from the point of view just at the tip of that pavement protrusion :) I like a lot the play of patterns here, and I completely agree with the choice of black&white, it certainly focuses attention on these elaborate details. very well seen and presented, my compliments.

regards,
Kristine

azaf1 (15547) 2008-11-10 1:36

Hi Bert
Absolute graphism in a very geometric composition, well seen thru b/w. I love those convergent curves and the human presence adds a special touch to it
TFS
Argiris

Bluejeans (33017) 2008-11-10 11:00

Ola Bert,
Bela foto da Casa Dos Bicos , um ângulo de visão bem diferente do normal , muito bem utilizado o bico da calçada gostei muito das pessoas a caminhar , boa escolha pelo preto e branco , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

devimeuxbe (56300) 2009-04-21 14:18

Hi Bert
this is a very well composed picture with an interesting cropping. Very well done
Bertrand

Photo Information

Copyright: Bert Hoetmer (bertolucci) (11994)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2005-03-09
Categories: Daily Life, Architecture
Camera: Olympus C-8080 WZ, 28-140mm/2.4-3.2 int, SanDisk UltraII 1 GB, UV Filter 52 mm
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: Março em Lisboa
Date Submitted: 2008-11-01 11:14