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Another photo of this striking building. Also see Simple Abstract 218 (flic.kr/p/2pBaBWF).
The information for my comments below was sourced from Wikipedia.
The Toast Rack, (the Hollings Building), is a Modernist structure in Manchester, England.
Completed in 1960 as the Domestic Trades College, it became part of Manchester Polytechnic, then Manchester Metropolitan University, until closure of the campus in 2013.
Designed by the city architect, Leonard Cecil Howitt, it is known as the Toast Rack due to its distinctive form, which reflects its use as a catering college.
The architecture critic Nikolaus Pevsner described the building as "a perfect piece of pop architecture".
It was Grade II listed in April 1998 by English Heritage who describe the structure as, "a distinctive and memorable building which demonstrates this architect's love of structural gymnastics in a dramatic way".
A semi-circular restaurant block is attached to the west and is informally known as the "Poached Egg".
Manchester Metropolitan University left their Hollings campus in 2013 as they consolidated their facilities towards the city centre.
The building is awaiting redevelopment.
My first photo of the Guggenheim in New York, taken during my visit in May 2024.
Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright.
Built 1956/1959.
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hey guys! i made a facebook page and it would be really really great if you could go like it.
also, i did a shoot with katie and evan yesterday and it was pretty awesome. we were originally planning on going to a carnival, but the rain ruined our plans so we did some night photography instead. i think it's really different for me, so look at for those soon! also, check out evan's stream or you're missing out.
Trees on a windy day.
Well this was a fun playtime for Sliders Sunday.
The idea and the implementation were relatively simple, but by the time I explain it, you won't be convinced. That will be my fault though in trying to document what I ended up doing :(
And the whole reason for explaining things is to try and encourage other folk to have fun too. Kind of shooting myself with my own rifle...
The idea: trees in woods move a surprising amount on windy days. It's scary looking up and seeing a big beech swaying by ten or twenty feet above your head. Take a series of shots looking up and stack them as a kind of multiple-exposure just to show what goes on.
The implementation: point camera up and hold the shutter in continuous burst mode. This is nine images stacked thuswise.
First mistake: the burst just took over a second according to the camera metadata so not much movement (a tree swaying takes several seconds) - but enough! You can see that the higher thinner branches move more so their patterns are more spread out giving a brushlike effect.
Stacked in Affinity Photo which is really easy. You could also do it in Photoshop.
I actually stacked it five different ways using different mathematical operators (I was just thinking: try them all and pick the ones with pretty colours - AP gives you a preview just mousing over the operator list).
Second mistake: to be honest, that’s overkill. Most of the individual stacking operators produced intriguing results by themselves. I was just trying to make the fun last longer :)
Blended the layers together using different blend modes. Again just keep adding the different stack versions and go for a blend mode that looks pretty or interesting. The Minimum version of the stack gave you nine images of each branch like a rake brush effect which I liked so I emphasised that.
So that got us the basic result. The rest was just finishing.
There seemed to be a problem with the end product - there was a quite a lot of grainy pixelation (inherent in some of the blend modes). So I used a Maximum Blur filter at a low resolution to clump up the pixels a bit. More painterly that way, or so the thinking went...
Then a Curves adjustment in LAB mode to brighten the image and increase the contrast, enhance the colours (the basic strange colours came out of some of the stacking variants, but stacking tends to reduce contrast and saturation too so I tried to counter that).
Then two tweaks I feel naked without: sharpening (with Unsharp Mask) and a vignette (slight dark one here).
And we are done. And I have had fun. And you are exhausted :(
As usual for this group I shall post a link to one of the in-camera originals that were stacked, in the first comment.
Thank you for taking time to look. Especially at one of these Sliders Sundays strange manifestations of captured imagery…
I hope you enjoy it! Happy Sliders Sunday :)
[For what it's worth here are the details of the blended layers, all at 100% opacity.
Base layer: Range operator (Normal);
Next layer: Median operator, Difference blend;
Next: Outlier operator, Negation blend;
Next: Maximum operator, Negation blend;
Top: Minimum operator, Luminosity blend. This was the one with that most emphasised all the stripey branches :)
]
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This is Gateway House, Manchester, completed in 1969. Architect: Richard Seifert. It stands over Manchester Piccadilly Station.
This is the latest photo in my 'Simple Abstracts (Architectural)' album. Here's the link to it: flic.kr/s/aHsm8T8Sjm
Just a simple card using background stamps and some colors that appeal to me.
Thanks for Looking.....
Stamps used:
K5175 Houndstooth Pattern
S5216 Grid Pattern
S5208 Designer Woodgrain
S5141 Four Leaf Grid
Hero Art bote cards Soft Pool and Apricot?
Hero Arts buttons and Gems
It's often about the simple things, isn't it? Painting and photography are first about seeing, they say. Writing is about observing. Technique is secondary. Sometimes the simple is the most difficult.
Linda Olsson
tones: AllEdges and Bärbel's PS/PSE actions
texture: kim klassen
wish you a good weekend :)
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I felt like this shot might be a good panacea for the unchecked greed that sometimes grips people's hearts on "Black Friday". For my little Bella, there is pretty much nothing in the world that makes her happier than an old cruddy ball and a human who cares enough to take the time to throw it for her. If dogs were into smiling, her grin would be from ear to ear. The truth of the matter is that sometimes the face of the person throwing the ball has a big grin, too, from the reflection of the joy of the animal. Don't forget simple pleasures this holiday season! And, if you are looking for an expensive pleasures - this lens (a loaner from Fuji) is fantastic and can be yours for only $6000 USD! This was one of a number of shots from this session that shows a nailed subject moving at high speed. To see my first look video: bit.ly/XF200fl | To see more images: bit.ly/XF200ig
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This dress really is a rather simple number yet it got a few lovely comments last night a few from yourselves that just goes to show that an outfit doesn't have to be too flashy.
Wasn't a very good class yesterday due to lack of number, I got stuck leading a partner who can't really dance, i hope next week is better.
Still i felt good about myself and had a laugh so all wasn't lost.