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I was sure I can never have the time to do deliberate photographic studies, let alone - on a predefined subject and with a deadline. November sunshine proved me wrong: I had 5 minutes, the subject was 'shadows' and I saw them, in my own sitting room and garden. Next day I even found time to crop and clean them a bit, and here they are - for your critique :)
Vitor doing homework at his desk;
Nikon D600 + Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D at ISO 2000; light from a lamp in front of him;
Depicting Marwan Rechmaoui's
"Monument for the living 2001-2008"
A sculpture of a high rise building in Beirut, abandoned while only half finished, as civil war erupted across Lebanon. The building acted as a base for snipers throughout the conflict, and remains in place to this day; too large to implode, and too tall to knock down, the building has become a monumental reminder of the horrific conflict.
Jeremy knows Connor will work himself to death when he gets stressed so he makes sure to take care of his boyfriend!
Connor is studying to become a doctor and it's really important to him that he gets in to a good college.
Zone VI Ultralight 4x5
Caltar S-II MC 135mm 5.6
Ilford FP4+ (100)
Pyrocat HD 1+1+100 20c 18 mins reduced agitation
Epson V850
Really only looking for two things with this one: first, what fun could I have with camera movements (camera angled down, rear standard returned to vertical to keep trees from converging, but front standard with exaggerated forward tilt, to throw the top 2/3 of the frame out of focus; and front swing, to shift plane of focus roughly along the front of the open shed; the result is some weird geometry on the shed roof, exaggerating the apparent convergence of the roof edges). And second, how much detail from the shed interior could I retain. Altogether, I'm pleased with the result.
I was studying at the library and all of a sudden...EARTHQUAKE! My very first California earthquake experience! And I spent the majority of the time trying to figure out what was going on.. So, exactly what am I supposed to do during an earthquake? Stop, drop and roll? Because I...um, just sat there praying the building wouldn't collapse on me -_-
The B shot for today. It sets a different mood, And absolutely something I'd imagine Kylo doing.
Which do you prefer?
This is a photo I've wanted to take for a while. I was going to upload it in b&w, but when I edited, I just liked the dramatic editing more than the b&w.
It's interesting, light on one side. dark on the other. unintentional, but I really like the touch.
watercolor on 300 g/m2 white watercolor paper
each approx 5 x 7 inches
2013
Feels good to go back to the basics, to pay attention to details, admire these colors and forms. Then eat them :-)