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Photographer’s Note

An abstract picture ? Hardly so ! We are in the lobby of the famous Casa Batllo, one of the most important works of Antoni Gaudi, a house built around 1904-06 which stands on the Passeig de Gracia. My picture is a detail of the staircase. Many problems there for a photographer who cannot use a tripod, because the place is very dark. So although I was unwilling to increase the ISO values I had to settle for a 500 ISO, and hold the camera at 1/8th of a second which is very risky.
I dedicate this one to my two friends from TE, Barrufeto 77 (Oscar ) and Coco ( Carlos )

coco, delic, axiotea, tehanu_f, riclopes, salvator, ALIRIZA, Tezic, pboehringer, Philippe, leo61, catherinetodd, enedimd has marked this note useful

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coco (28701) 2007-06-17 6:16

Merhaba Izzet.

Am I the first?
Thanks for the note and for the photo.
A few days ago I was just there and I want show you some of the photos (WS 1 & WS 2).

The same stairs... and even I have more.

Anyway, but I want to say: you show perfectly what means Gaudi's work in the Batlló House.

Regards.

[workshop] [compare]

suhan (3552) 2007-06-17 6:24

İspanya'dan olduğunu görünce ilk aklıma nedense Gaudi gelmişti zaten böyle bir karede.
bakış açısı, renkleri ve diyagonal bölünmüşlük hissiyle kontrastlar çok hoşuma gitti. yani bir tür Gaudilik de siz yapmışsınız bu fotoğrafta hocam.
tebrikler, teşekkürler
ps. süleyman, size yaklaşık yirmi tane fotoğraf gönderdi. umarım almışsınızdır.
saygılar
m-suhan

delic (6735) 2007-06-17 6:54

Excellent compositional design in tough light conditions. Looks like the backbone of a dinosour. Regards,
Hakan

oriolm (1142) 2007-06-17 7:19

Great colors, detail and descrition!

ben4321 (9839) 2007-06-17 8:18

Isolating this detail of the staircase has worked well, and your tight framing adds to the impact. The composition is very well balanced, with a harmonious arrangement of the various shapes.
The slow shutter speed and high ISO has resulted in a slight graininess and loss of sharpness, especially at the bottom of the frame for some reason, but I don't think it detracts that much from the image.
Good work Izzet, I like it.

Cheers,
Ben

axiotea (16665) 2007-06-17 8:27

Hi Izzet
Yeah, Gaudi was a great architect with its unique style.
What a great imagination...good you show the ws with people climbing the stairs so we understand what is all about. Good exposure, colors and framing too.
Cheers
Marilyn

tehanu_f (6874) 2007-06-17 8:46

Hi,
Casa Batllo is my favorite work of Gaudi. It's full of amazing details and you seem to have chosen one that exactly symbolizes his approach to architecture. It's obvious that this detail belongs to Gaudi - even Batllo House. Despite the light conditions, you skillfully managed to capture those lively, warm colours and shapes.Congrats.
Fusun

riclopes (33487) 2007-06-17 9:38

Spectacular graphical detail, Izzet. Gaudi's work is an endless photographic opportunity and this colorful one is superb. Like the backbone of a dinaussaur. It was nice to see the extras images of Carlos, that complement yours. Love it!
Many rrrrooooonrrrronnnnnsss from my cats,
ricardo

Cormac (26461) 2007-06-17 11:44

Great eye to be able to spot this, and great hands to be able to take it at 1/8 second. Like you, I hate to go over about 400 ISO, so it's a common problem. I like this shape, and the colours also are very interesting. Well done!

bantonbuju (49014) 2007-06-17 11:52

fascinating how well this thing looks as a photo-subject...
dominating yellow is just great here, with all these texture...
different, interesting,
best wishes, j.

partha (13679) 2007-06-17 13:05

Hi izzet ,
Its a great creation. U have a strong photographic eye.
Regards.
Partha

salvator (19073) 2007-06-17 15:19

Hello Izzet Bey,
Wow it is interesting. It does look like a backbone. The details and the colors are superb.
I wish you an excellent week.
Best personal regards. Salvator.

capthaddock (28640) 2007-06-17 20:56

Hello Izzet - at first I couldn't make any sense of the thumbnail, but after looking at the large version for a few seconds, I see the brilliantly seen detail, it does play tricks on the eye, I suppose this type of architecture is intended to test the imagination.

Regarding your question about Georgia, it's safe now, the police force is vastly improves over the years, I never felt unsafe. In general the countryside is fine, Tbilisi is just as safe as a mid sized italian city at night, the few unsafe areas are where tourists would not visit anyway (Pankisi gorge near Chechnya, and the lawless semi-state of Abkhazia) Svaneti region has a bad reputation, but is also the most photogenic, I did not go there this year, but I hear the security even there is improved nowadays, the main problem in Svaneti remains long bad roads, and difficult accesivility.

ALIRIZA (16201) 2007-06-18 1:37

Merhaba Sayın Hocam,
Gerçekten çok ilginç. Işık, renkler ve detaylarla yine nefis bir çalışma. Ellerinize sağlık...
Selam ve saygılarımla...
Ali Rıza

barrufeto_77 (26141) 2007-06-18 1:51

Hi Izzet.

A 100% "gaudinian" picture hehehehehehhe.

Good colours!

Rgs, Oscar

rigoletto (27404) 2007-06-18 3:30

Hello Mr. Keribar,
I cannot believe my eyes, and the fact of seeing the staircase in the shape of a backbone. But this is Casa Batllo, home of "expect the unexpected". Excellent graphics in perfectly presented vertical format.
Regards,
Deniz

lorienlorien (2086) 2007-06-18 4:51

Merhaba İzzet hocam,
Böyle bir detayı görebilen göze şapka çıkarıyorum, inanılmaz güzel bir fotoğraf olmuş
İlk bakışta bana gerçekten de bir mamutun iskeleti gibi gözükmüştü :)
Tebrikler ve saygılar,
Zeren

Tezic (16933) 2007-06-18 5:20

Merhaba İzzet Bey,
Farklı diyagonal bölünmüşlük, yumuşak ve oval geçişler ile renkler harika...
Sevgiler-Coşkun

pboehringer (770) 2007-06-18 11:51

Izzet, what a little jewel! Wonderful composition and colors and despite the adverse light conditions you got it perfectly done. My only additional remark is a mental exercise: can you imagine a sinlge person walking upstairs and being placed in the lower right portion of the image? Maybe a kid?
Have a good week, Peter

Philippe (11805) 2007-06-19 7:28

Bonjour, Izzet. Lecontraste entre le jaune clair et le vert pastel est très réussi. Mais le regard est directement attiré par cette ligne rouge qui monte en diagonale dans l'image et tranche nettement sur les autres couleurs. Chapeau pour avoir réussi une photo aussi nette à une vitesse aussi basse.

leo61 (44300) 2007-06-19 10:54

Hi Izzet!
I`m a physiotharpist and work a lot with people with spine problems.This looks indeed like an abstract,colored X ray version of a human spine.Yes Gaudi was a great innovative artist and I love his work and this great shot a lot.You had a great eye to the this detail.
Regards,Leo

enedimd (1528) 2007-06-23 8:43

İzzet bey selamlar,
Excellent POV. Great composition with contrast, colors, light and diagonal seperation. It reflects GAUDI architech sense to us.
WS's also are so good.
TFS,
Have a nice day.
Emir Nedim