Opportunism, a photo from East Sussex, England

Photographer's Note

The painted façade of one the lower seafront arches of Brighton Promenade in East Sussex, England. Opportunistic weeds having rooted in the smallest of cracks in the brickwork, get ready to seed and hopefully find another part of the red brick wall to root themselves in.

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JFS (32077) 2012-09-28 2:20

Nice crop Brian, very good eye, love the colors and the POV. You make that something simple looks great.
Enjoy your WE!
Cheers,
Juan

Budapestman (82620) 2012-09-28 2:31

Hi Brian,
a splendid photo with effective composition and vibrant colours, a superb observation with excellent realization, Tfs! Have a nice week! Kellemes hetet kívánok!
György

Antipodean (1092) 2012-09-28 3:52

Kia Ora Brian,

A nicely composed photo. The bright blue contrasts with the red-orange brick which provides an ideal backdrop for the little opportunist weeds. Great picture.
Cheers, Neil

chrisvek (5437) 2012-09-28 4:39

Hello Brian

Wo.Great variety of colors.Nice saturation amount and awesome lightning.The POV you chose is also splendid.Well done!

Best Regards
Chris

jhm (122366) 2012-09-28 4:39

Hello Brian,

New life in a very small angle, between the wall and docorative construction.
Very well composition, sharpness and clarity are perfect. TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

snunney (67254) 2012-09-28 4:40

Hello Brian,
The framing is perfect and as Juan implies makes the composition. Lovely saturated tones and excellent clarity. Well spotted and expertly presented.

mjw364 (3642) 2012-09-28 4:47

Hello Brian

And you made the most of this opportunity too. This is an excellently observed abstract composed with fantastic colours, shapes and textures.

Excellent. TFS.

Mike

ManuMay (33311) 2012-09-28 4:58

Hi Brian!

Well seen...a very good eye to dicover this nice subject, great realization and composition, colours and textures are both really good...

Congratulations...

Manu

SnapRJW (18690) 2012-09-28 5:38

Hello Brian - Contrasting colours work well in this composition; both the blue and brick red enhancing the impact of each other, a personal favorite combination of mine and with the details and shadows produced by the light, perfect. The plants add a natural touch which adds another good contrasting detail. Nice one ! Warm regards rosemary

krzychu30 (8817) 2012-09-28 6:14

Hello Brian,
you noticed the scene and its uniqueness perfectly.These vivid colors and strong contrast between them look fabulous.It looks almost like a painting.The picture has excellent clarity and light.Even the weedes and the way they cast a shadow on the wall contribute to the success of your composition.
Best regards
Krzysztof

carlo62 (12518) 2012-09-28 13:54

Ciao Brian
un particolare coloratissimo, molto ben ripreso.
Una bella idea ben realizzata.
Saluti
Carlo

ACL1978 (5755) 2012-09-28 13:58

Great capture of the tiny detail here, Brian. I'm constantly amazed at the spots plants manage to find to take root - every nook, cranny, and opening is fair game. Here, you combine that concept with a really nice color study and your usual brilliant blues and reds. Very nicely seen and captured.

Andrew

tyro (13043) 2012-09-28 17:28

Hello Brian,

I love these close-up views of little details - the sort of details upon which you just want to "home in" rather than just sticking to capturing the wider picture. But sometimes I worry that they might not be looked upon kindly by the administrators here and might be felt to be more appropriate to TrekLens.

I do have a TL and a TN account but, I must confess, I have been rather remiss in not being at all active there for quite some time. Do you have a TL or TN account? (I used to use TL for pictures of old cars, pictures of our pussy cat, odd "overworked" pictures, funny photos and things like that but I only have about four or five pictures on TN.)

But this one is lovely. Not only do we see the little plants (I hesitate to call them "weeds") opportunistically taking root in the crevices around this archway, but we see the fine details and textures of paintwork and brickwork too, all seen in the most delicious light.

Gorgeous vibrant colours, excellent composition and stunning sharpness.

Beautiful!

Kind Regards,

John.

cebe (1139) 2012-09-28 17:44

Hello Brian,

For this type of photo to work, it has to be pin-sharp; if not the magic is often gone. Well, this one could hardly be sharper! Great detail you captured beautifully. Pleasantly framed and very graphical, attractive colours. Stupid perhaps, but I like that the two plants are not the same species.

Best regards,
Claude

SteveH (6155) 2012-09-28 18:52

Hi Brian, attractive composition from an everyday scene. Well seen and executed. cheers, Steve

jjcordier (62280) 2012-09-28 22:11

Brian
Tu as un incroyable sens du cadrage et de l'association des couleurs. S'y ajoute une fantastique lumière et cela donne cette splendide photo!
Amicalement
JJ

Nicou (97583) 2012-09-28 22:13

Hello

quel détail architectural colorés une mervielle ces tons cette formes avec l'herbe qui pousse on ne sait comme fnatastique compo.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

siudzi (23837) 2012-09-28 23:54

Hi Brian,
Superb close-up of this fantastic view! Love the intensive tones achieved here. Creative and unique shot! Very well done. TFS.

Warm regards,
Malgorzata

baddori (18988) 2012-09-29 0:03

Brian
Jewish culture and pragmatism logical English.
From small to large, from large to small.
Are, for your channels, large panoramas traced back to two or three polarizing elements attention.
Even this picture has three or four elements "sense. Extendable conceptually and repetitive in large areas without losing expressive power.

yquem46 (32229) 2012-09-29 2:27

Hi Brian
Graphical RVB study shot, your style
Have a nice WE, best regards
patrick

dkmurphys (36737) 2012-09-29 6:03

Hi Brian,
Charming detail in woderful colors. I like the image very much, good idea.
Have a nice day.

Daniel

clic (10987) 2012-09-29 8:36

Hello Brian
Those common weeds hold a high-ranking post, set artistically amid the three primary colors!
Cheers.
Robert

alex4ndru (1348) 2012-10-02 4:25