Torus Glaswegian Photo

Photographer’s Note

After "Torus Dominicus" taken in Dubrovnik, i found this one on my PC. It is again the wide angle which gives this wide toroid section effect of a closed place.

The place is a long pedestrian overcross leaning over a busy highway. It was close to my conference venue, so that i could take this photo during the lunch break. The reason why i took attention of the cyclist is maybe i was taking a photo with my suit on. Possibly, i was looking quite ridiculous.

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Glasgow Konferans Merkezi'nin yakınlarında bir üst geçit. Konferansın öğlen arasında çektiğim bir fotoğraf. Bir önceki Dubrovnik fotoğrafında olduğu gibi bunda da geniş açının köşeli kapalı mekanlardaki toroid etkisi hoşuma gidiyor.

Takım elbiseli bir fotoğrafçının oluşturduğu komik görüntü, bisikletlinin dikkatini çekmiş olmalı...

bostankorkulugu, yedirenk, PixelTerror, enedimd, chpp, GFSSD-1, Dashab, ymrk, amazon, Wandering_Dan, AyseGurel, burGu, erthmuffin, Traczewska, isabela_sor, clio has marked this note useful

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grigand (12802) 2009-10-27 14:09

Hi Deniz,
A great shot, a perfect angle of 90°, I like a lot ... all perfect!
Ciao
andrea

guillaumejm (32) 2009-10-27 14:12

hello deniz
very interesting point of view with gret effect due to combination of b&w and wide angle. the biker add a real element in the compo.
Best regards
JMarc

yquem46 (8475) 2009-10-27 14:14

Nice graphical shot taken IMHO at the right median place. Thanks to the biker slightly OOF due to motion, for the dynamism included
Very well done
regards
patrick

bostankorkulugu (34024) 2009-10-27 16:05

kim bu takım elbiseli "photofreak" dedi herhalde...

geniş açı almanyada ucuz mudur?

yedirenk (7551) 2009-10-27 16:30

merhaba Deniz bey,
şahane bir geçit bu..hiç kaçırmamışsınız.en güzel açıdan bakmışsınız.simetri,derinlik ve kadraj ve de grafiksellik gözalıcı..kurallara uyan bisikletli de ayrı bir hava katmış.ellerinize sağlık.selamlar

Cevdet

vasilpro (9531) 2009-10-27 17:20

Hello Deniz,
Wonderful graphic composition, very good POV and perspective, excellent B&W presentation.
Have a nice evening, Vasilis.

evojim (237) 2009-10-27 17:41

Love the symmetry with the biker to add tension to the shot. Also, good choice of BW on emphasis geometric shapes. Furthermore, wide angle lens increases perception of depth.

Well done!!!

Jim

berek (29049) 2009-10-27 21:19

merhaba Deniz,
iki kaçış noktası model tam yerinde . çok keyifli bir fotograf. eline sağlık. selam
Burak

sayeed_rahman (2303) 2009-10-27 22:04

Somewhat similar to the last post deniz..i like this better than the last one actually..not because you are chasing men this time..gives the impression that you were on a cycle too and after him like the paparazzi !!!

You had positioned yourself well for this one..pre-visualized should i say..

tc brother.

jasmis (51047) 2009-10-27 23:03

Splendid presentation in B&W. Superb idea and an impressive result.
Regards.

PixelTerror (86957) 2009-10-27 23:22

Merhaba Deniz
Great pov, the double perspective widens the view, since the closest person isn't moving I wishit were a tad bit sharper
Have a nice day JY

veyselk (3831) 2009-10-27 23:47

takım elbilesi bi fotoğrafçının komik görüntüsümü yoksa "niye çekiyon len beni" diyen bakışlarımı bilemiyorum ama bu geniş açının bütün güzelliklerini yansıtan bir kare olduğunu biliyorum.
tek itirazım çerçevenin çok kalın olduğu yönünde :)) biraz daha ince yapsaydın keşke
ellerinre sağlık

enedimd (1528) 2009-10-28 0:41

Deniz bey selam,
Harika bir SB kare. Geniş açının etkisi muhteşem.. Kompozisyon, bakış açısı, tonlamalar ile süper bir kare. TFS,
İyi günler, E.Nedim

bantonbuju (48796) 2009-10-28 2:22

that's a splendid idea, this "mirrored" underground...

what interests me is how the rider turned here - this seems to be more than 90 degrees corner....

best, j.

alibasarir (14497) 2009-10-28 2:22

merhaba deniz
mükemmel bir geniş açı ve harika bir kompozisyon.özellikle sol köşedeki yolun derinliği çok güzel olmuş.ayrıca dediğin gibi bisikletli adam sana tuhaf bakıyor eline sağlık.
selamlar
Ali

Coolka (376) 2009-10-28 3:41

Hey Deniz,

I do enjoy the composition a lot and find this place as a fantastic object.

brgds
Joanna

delkoo (34866) 2009-10-28 5:14

bonjour deniz,

the strong structured pedestrian channel makes a really nice background, enhanced by the double perspective and of course, by the cyclist which was passing by.

didier

chpp (4015) 2009-10-28 6:38

hi Deniz
very nice shot, I like the double perspective and the choice of B&W here fits very wells
good sharpness and creative compo
TFS
C

GFSSD-1 (1355) 2009-10-28 8:02

Merhaba,
hemen söylemeleyim bu nefis fotogrası kıskandım....
tam damak tadıma göere bir görsel...
tebrikler

jonathan_hart (22675) 2009-10-28 10:08

the graphic is really nice, and the best detail is the fact that he's turning the head watching you
jc

rasto1893 (1805) 2009-10-28 12:00

Hello Deniz,
very interesting photo and place ... nice graphical and B and W effect ,
My best Regards
rastislav

Dashab (1243) 2009-10-28 12:06

Hello Deniz,
A great graphic image, great symmetry and perfect placement of the bicyclist. This one was asking for a b&w presentation. Well done! TFS and have a nice day, Dasha

ymrk (9180) 2009-10-28 13:36

Süper zamanlama de derinlik...İ.Melih biraz görsün de örnek alsın bu bisiklet yolunu.Atatürk burayı başkent yapmasaymış,pek bir şey olmazmış valla.o günlerin rahatlığını,kredisini kullanıyor vatandaşlar..geniş açıyı distorsiyon olmadan harika kullanıyorsun,yamuluyorsam düzelt lütfen :D bana da çıtlatırsın bir kaç bir şey dimi? :)

bergese (615) 2009-10-28 14:04

Photo trés interessante,le personnage est bien placé,le choix du N&B est bien trouvé.J'aime beaucoup.
Bonne soirée Isa

amazon (10881) 2009-10-28 15:07

seni şimdi takım elbiseli hayal etmeye çalıştım üstelik fotoğraf çekerken ve bu sebeple bisikletlinin bakışlarını yadırgamadım...alttan üstten niye bu kadar kırptığını merak ettim,güzel olmasına güzel de sırf bu kaygıyla mı yaptın yoksa altta üstte bozan birşey mi vardı?..merak işte,
sevgiler,
iffet

tomescuc (2837) 2009-10-28 16:39

perfect crop here to enhance geometry and depth. the biker is perfectly caught. and i also like the fogy background behind the glass.
cheers,
Cristian

rikko77 (6596) 2009-10-29 8:25

Hi Deniz
great job on your 10-20 mm zoom, really, I like it alot! The cyclist looking at you is really something strong, I think that, if he never looked at you, this pic would have be a bit different.
Congratulations on this job!
Rikk

Manamo (3474) 2009-10-30 10:08

Hello Mr Taskin,

I like the pov, gives a strong feeling of how this place looks and feel. That's the kind of feeling you want in your pics when traveling.

hey, weren't you tempted to try this one with a slower shutter speed so as to make this cyclist look fuzzier. I think I don't really like that he's looking at you. I like a photographer to be "invisible" (on most occasions) and here, you're a character in the compo because he's looking at you...plus, I think it would look good. period. However, reading the other critiques from the "pros" of this site, I'm probably just imagining things, so don't worry!

take care my friend,

Marc

Wandering_Dan (3299) 2009-10-30 11:13

Merhaba, Deniz -

All good photographers get stared at a lot - we are seeing things no one else notices and they can't figure out why.

Like this one: At first I wondered if perhaps it was a Photoshop effort, but now I see what it was you spotted. And of course waiting for the cyclist to get into position is the mark of a serious photographer.

I normally don't like long narrow framing, but this one works perfectly for the image.

Best,
Dan

chawax (6219) 2009-10-30 12:51

Hi Deniz,
Very nice graphical shot. I love the symetry and the B&W colour.
Regards,
Olivier

mesutilgim (37342) 2009-10-30 15:37

Selam sevgili Deniz,
Gözümden kaçmış bu nefis kare. Bana biraz da Ankaradaki üst geçitleri anımsattı.
Mükemmel grafik etkisi olan bir kare. Siyah, beyaz da cuk oturmuş bu çalışmaya.
Tebrikler
Selam ve sevgiler (hala Şileden !)
MESUT ILGIM

ninaL (19596) 2009-10-31 0:46

Hi, Deniz.
Excellent effect of geometry.
The biker is well placed.
Best regards, Grazyna.

pasternak (13698) 2009-10-31 4:39

Nice double perspective emphasized by the repetition of arches, cyclist is a good bonus here

Cheers
A

smarcell (14653) 2009-10-31 7:00

I missed this, which is just great.
An unreal atmosphere.
Regards Stefano

AyseGurel (536) 2009-10-31 7:41

dikkatini ceker ;sasirir tabi sasirmaz mi?

kiskanir ayrica...adama bek hem is guc sahibi hem estetik yetenekleri var hemde cesit cesit lens alacak parasi var diye..ben bile kiskanirim burdan!..hatta icinden bile gecirir takim elbisesini nerden aldi acaba diye:P

cin'den selamlar
Ayse

burGu (4548) 2009-11-01 5:08

Bence adamın yüzündeki “takım elbiseli fotoğrafçı” şoku değil, aksine “ben de artık bu tayttan kurtulup takım elbise giymeliyim” ifadesi... Nereden biliyorsun dersen Harika Hanım ve Seçkin Bey yaklaşımından beri ben de “daha sık böyle şeyler yapmalıyız” diye düşünüyorum. Buradan Uğur Bey'e sevgilerle.. (eee hep ekşisözlük olmaz tabi!!!)
Geniş açının nimetleri, simetrik kesim, sb görüntü (gerçi renklisini de merak ediyorum ama böylesi daha güzel olmalı), kalın çerçeve... Hepsi güzel ama son anda bisikletçi ile yakaladığın temas bonusu... Ben bu fotoğrafın anlattığın versiyonlarını da çok merak ediyorum...

erthmuffin (1537) 2009-11-03 10:44

love the symmetry and lines on this. black and white works well. this would have been a great shot by itselt but it's perfect with the bicyclist adding a sense of motion and interest in the frame.

Angshu (34157) 2009-11-06 10:13

Hello Deniz
Continuing with your wide angle series...your favourite theme of light and shadows again...works well in stark B&W. Funny part is the bicycle guy, who seemed to have braked suddenly seeing a guy in a suit suspiciously taking photographs. Strange effect this has on the eyes, almost sucking us into a vortex...problem is there are two;-). Another fine one!...though I might have wished the bicycle guy was not motion blurred
Best,
Angshu

Traczewska (7279) 2009-11-13 16:51

Missed that one Deniz and now simply adore.. everything see ms so natural, lines, symmetry.. complexed construction provides us with endless perspective which gives almost unreal impression.. What we, photographers, will achieve without the man..? Also this time, the bicycle rider steals the show! It's brilliant that you found one who had such an unusual sense of composition that he turned back just in the right moment!:)

with regards, agn

isabela_sor (42517) 2009-11-15 8:24 [Comment]

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westcoastgirl1 (1584) 2009-11-15 12:33

Hi Deniz

Great black and white format.
Good graphism.
Good candid with the guy on the bicycle.

Take care,
Tosca

Hunkar (4944) 2009-11-20 15:32

İkiz helezonik perspektifle hoş bir mimari görüntü olmuş.Bisikletli de hareket katmış.
Selamlar,

CMJC (3168) 2009-11-27 1:06

encore un NB au cadrage et à la composition interessante; le cycliste qui se retourne c'est sympa aussi, j'espère qu'il n'en est pas pour autant tombé!

clio (23161) 2009-12-06 7:58

Salut Deniz,
This kind of POV is generally reserved for photographing the cloister of churches.
And there is a funny relationship with these modern arches.
You were perfectly placed to take the photo, the symmetry is excellent. Beautiful frame also.
Great shot, bravissimo!
Diane