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Rob Ernsting
{K:8949} 9/15/2005
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You cropped the wide angle to draw the attention to the geometric patterens of the building. Indeed not so inspiring at all.
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Roger Williams
{K:83282} 9/15/2005
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Thanks Rob. This is uploaded for personal reasons, not because I think it has any artistic merit. I'm betting yours will be one of VERY FEW comments... Actually, it was perspective correction that caused the squarish image. I lost a lot at the sides compensating for the upward tilt I used to get the top in!
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Chris Spracklen
{K:32552} 9/15/2005
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As you say, Roger, not a view to write home about!
But if you were to crop it from the railings up and take a little off the right side, you'd have an interesting architectural abstract.
Best regards, Chris
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Roger Williams
{K:83282} 9/15/2005
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Mmmm. I see what you mean, Chris. I'm not much into abstracts, so it didn't occur to me. I think I might try that with a different lens, and without the tilt that needed so much correction.
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Colin Cartwright
{K:15699} 9/16/2005
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Hang on to the vivid images in your mind, Roger. It will save your sanity when looking out at his soulless, view. A superb capture of the bland, straight-lined, modern architecture, against the equally drab sky. I hope they pay you well, to suffer this, Roger!
Colin
p.s. Best thing to do, is to exorcsize your horror view, by turning it into freaky photoart, using colourful image software!!
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AJ Miller
{K:45772} 9/17/2005
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There must be great potential for original images from this type of architecture - I would home in on some of the details...
AJ
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Roger Williams
{K:83282} 9/17/2005
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Colin, I've set up my desk so it faces AWAY from the window... and I dislike freaky photo art even more than uninspired buildings. Unfortunately, as it's my own company, I suppose I'm paying myself. It certainly isn't enough! (Not for the hours I've been working recently, anyway.) Thanks for the comment.
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Roger Williams
{K:83282} 9/17/2005
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John, one of the redeeming features of bubble era buildings is that they sometimes put sculptures in the atreums or lobbies. Some of them are quite good... but the buildings themselves are usually not very inspiriting. They look as if someone has just thrown money at a soulless set of giant building blocks. Just occasionally you'll see something really original.
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Margaret Sturgess
{K:49403} 9/17/2005
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Oh dear Roger looks like you are feeling 'hemmed in' in the office, sorry you have to work Saturday, still a good image, love the lines and shapes - don't want to make you feel more 'trapped' but I think a crop of this would make another good image as well see what you think
Margaret
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Roger Williams
{K:83282} 9/17/2005
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Thanks, Margaret. Chris (Spracklen) made a similar suggestion. I think it works quite well, but not on this particular shot because of the rather unsettling distortion. I pointed the camera up about 20 degrees, and there's a bit of barrel distortion in the lens anyway. I tried everything to correct the perspective, but somehow it doesn't look quite right... As I said to Chris, I think I'll try again with a different lens.
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Mary Brown
{K:68582} 9/21/2005
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So you don't find the building opposite you to be very inspiring. But, it obviouisly has a little history. And it is interesting to see the architchure. Anyway, you're a street man, Roger That's where you get your shots from.
Mary
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