Bare Is Beautiful Photo

Photographer’s Note

another shot from the other day, somehow in black & white the winter doesn't seem so harsh and bare.. it's as if imagining what colours might be there and looking at all the many depths of the monochrome tones makes for a richer, even a more "colorful" image.. if that makes any sense at all! :)

nothing done to this photo exept the usual minor basic enhancement, thanks again for giving it a look!

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elihesamian (26091) 2005-02-07 9:46

glad to see you Ayda

I saw your gallery,thans for sharing the shots,and I select it to write,because of an atmosphere in it,without people,witha special mood,and a good prespective,the B&W medium add to the atmosphere,I like also the branches with a lot of busy lines in front of the building,...I think it was a bit foggy,isn't it?!...anyway,I like it,and well captured and nicely composed,too,Ayda.

an ask:I saw in your gallery that you have posted some shots in repetition,one angle,one motif,..with a slightly difference,have a reason?!hope you don't mind about my ask,Ayda.

have a nice time
Sincerely
M

sohrab (7423) 2005-02-08 15:32

hmmmmmmmmmm ok so you're trying to capture photographs without people.. but then i think you should try to capture the mood of the place as well... change your contrast a little , increase it, burn the sky a little.
i think for such bare photographs.. you have to be a little more finicky about the little things in the composition. for example , the tree in the foreground.. if you had included it fully, it would have created a strong diagonal element in the photograph. not only would this have been been graphically attractive, but it would also have led the viewers eye on from one side of the photograph to the other, thus enabling him/her to enjoy the photograph in a single sweep.

personally i would have kept the viewpoint as it is, with the incomplete tree, but i would have tried to get a half face in the bottom right corner with the eyes looking at me. but that's just my style, i guess you don't like to include people
. however please take care of your contrasts. i wonder if this was shot on a black and white film, if so, then try out the kodak tri x to get some beautiful grains
take care :)

pamastro (7213) 2005-02-24 0:33

I meant to come back to comment on this photo. It reminds me of a building at the University of Michigan that I would often walk by and photograph. It had some nice trees along the side, including a very large one that cast excellent shadows on the building on sunny days and on cloudy days created interesting patterns just with the branches. Here you have that same thing and I can understand why this would be an interesting attraction. The black and white was a good idea since it probably helps a lot in bringing out the delicate branches. That's one of my favorite things to look at, the fine details. Perhaps if you had cropped out the sky or pointed it a bit more to the right so you had just the facade and the branches it might give it a different , more graphic, look. Nicely seen and photographed none the less. It makes me want to fish out some of my photos of the UofM building to possibly post.