Challenge 34 - If at first...

[Flyinggina]

Still trying... Here is a rather eclectic selection. I think I like the first one best. I'd appreciate any comments or suggestions you might have. This whole challenge has turned out to be quite daunting and I'm feeling pretty discouraged at the moment. :help
Rivets
http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/photos/17520785-M.jpg


High rise
http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/photos/17438330-M.jpg

Red, white and blue
http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/photos/17520788-M.jpg

Stones

http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/photos/17438328-M.jpg

[rahmonster]

I like the first one too, and I'm having the same problems. I think the first one works best.

[aero-nut]

I agree...I think the first one is the best. I know what you mean...this is way harder then I thought it would be.

[Charlie Brown]

hmmm, i disagree i like the third one the best for this challenge. maybe its just my personal preference on minimalism? i will say that i love the highrise shot, being from the midwest we dont have much natural wonders to gaze upon, thats why we have the best buildings and thats where my love of architecture comes from. good shot bro.


charlie

[Flyinggina]

Thanks very much, guys, for taking the time to comment. The stones especially don't do it for me. A minimal theme doesn't necessarily translate into a minimalist picture, IMHO. Or perhaps more accurately, into an interesting picture. It seems that a combination of straight lines, angles and curves accented by primary colors almost certainly fits, but the photo still needs to draw in the viewer, And then there is the most important question, do I love it? :dunno Right now I hate everything I have taken for this challenge. This is sooooo frustrating. And I am only talking about theme, never mind the technical challenges of translating a theme into an outstanding photo.:(:


Charlie, I agree about the John Hancock Tower. It is amazingly and endlessly photogenic. Later today, after I have been a good doobee and done my chores (away from the computer), I will post a view that I took yesterday from a different perspective and in different conditions. If you get a chance, let me which of the shots you prefer.

Virginia

[lynnma]

Thanks very much, guys, for taking the time to comment. The stones especially don't do it for me. A minimal theme doesn't necessarily translate into a minimalist picture, IMHO. Or perhaps more accurately, into an interesting picture. It seems that a combination of straight lines, angles and curves accented by primary colors almost certainly fits, but the photo still needs to draw in the viewer, And then there is the most important question, do I love it? :dunno Right now I hate everything I have taken for this challenge. This is sooooo frustrating. And I am only talking about theme, never mind the technical challenges of translating a theme into an outstanding photo.:(:


Charlie, I agree about the John Hancock Tower. It is amazingly and endlessly photogenic. Later today, after I have been a good doobee and done my chores (away from the computer), I will post a view that I took yesterday from a different perspective and in different conditions. If you get a chance, let me which of the shots you prefer.

Virginiathe first one for me.. it just "fits" feels right.. I really like it.:thumb

[Flyinggina]

the first one for me.. it just "fits" feels right.. I really like it.:thumb
Thanks, Lynn. Your pom poms really cheered me up! :):

[Flyinggina]

OK. Another capture of the high rise. Anybody like this one as much as or better than the others as a possible entry in Challenge 34?


High Rise in Two Dimensions
http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/photos/17579499-M.jpg

[4labs]

I think the first building shot was more interesting

[landrum]

Red, white and blue
http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/photos/17520788-M.jpg


I like this the best. The only thing that bugs me is that the ribbon and the block aren't straight. Otherwise, this is what I think of with minimalism. :thumb

[Flyinggina]

I like this the best. The only thing that bugs me is that the ribbon and the block aren't straight. Otherwise, this is what I think of with minimalism. :thumb
Thanks for your comments on this photo Lauri. I like the idea but knew when I posted it that if I wanted to pursue it I would have to reshoot to straighten things up and to be sure the ribbon was flat (no big problem) and also do a better job dealing with the shadows etc. (much bigger problem). So I sort of gave up on it. :cry Virginia

[Flyinggina]

The author of the March 21 New Yorker review of the Arbus exhibit at the MET makes the following observation about her work: "Arbus's fine-grained black-and-white film and minimalist form -- usually a subject centered in a square format -- act with the virtual instantaneity of punchy graphic design." Ummm. Definitely food for thought. :huh Maybe that is why DF's mesmerizing iris, for example, feels right for a minimalist challenge. :clap

[digital faerie]

The author of the March 21 New Yorker review of the Arbus exhibit at the MET makes the following observation about her work: "Arbus's fine-grained black-and-white film and minimalist form -- usually a subject centered in a square format -- act with the virtual instantaneity of punchy graphic design." Ummm. Definitely food for thought. :huh Maybe that is why DF's mesmerizing iris, for example, feels right for a minimalist challenge. :clap
LOL, I guess that was on my subconscious brain....I kept thinking of the large 20 ft. red square on a plain white wall and of course viewing it, that's how it would be framed. kewl

thanks gina!

[Flyinggina]

I was going to work with one of the ones I already have when I took a look at a picture I took today that I really like. Here it is with a white frame and drop shadow (my first try at that) and without. Any reaction to the photo? :dunno Should I drop the drop shadow effect, which I kinda like? :scratch Should give up photography forever? No, dont' answer that because I am not likely to take your advice! :rofl :rofl Should I eat Chuck's cookies and forget the challenge? Just joking Chuck! :D

High Rise Illusion
http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/photos/17699435-M.jpg


Without border

http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/photos/17699436-M.jpg

Thanks for any comments and thouhts you might have.

Virginia

[digital faerie]

:jawdrop


that's what I did when I saw the first one......how creative and well executed! I think it's perfect!!! It's minimal but still interesting!! :clap :clap :clap

[RocketMan]

Very nice but i wonder if maybe it wouldwork better without the strip of brown building along the right edge, just have the blue windows. Other than that I think the composition is great.


RM