I'd Like a Room With a View, Please!!

aurafloraauraflora Registered Users Posts: 471 Major grins
edited September 20, 2005 in Landscapes
When I spoke to the reception clerk at the hotel, I asked for a room with a view. This is the view which I received from my hotel room. It turned out to be a nice pattern of light and shadow. The vacationers also added a nice touch to the frame, in my opinion.

Shot with black and white film--Kodak Profoto 400 ASA

MICHAL

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  • 4labs4labs Registered Users Posts: 2,089 Major grins
    edited September 16, 2005
    Hi Michal,

    Another interesting photograph. i have to respectfully disagree about the vacationers adding to the picture. In my opinion it woudl be a perfect abstract without any people in it. It is still a neat photo. Thnxs for sharing.
  • USAIRUSAIR Registered Users Posts: 2,646 Major grins
    edited September 16, 2005
    Michal
    Great shot thumb.gif
    Love the b/w and the shadows
    Good composition clap.gif

    Thanks
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited September 16, 2005
    That is a shot I really, really like!

    Looks like something Bresson would do, or someone famous, I really like it!

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  • thdizzythdizzy Registered Users Posts: 262 Major grins
    edited September 16, 2005
    I too like the vacationers. The people actually make the capture a living or alive abstarct and not just another staged abstract.

    IMHO
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  • aurafloraauraflora Registered Users Posts: 471 Major grins
    edited September 16, 2005
    Thanks for your comments and remarks.


    Ginger--to be compared to the Bresson style is the ulimate compliment.

    Thanks.

    Michal
  • mereimagemereimage Registered Users Posts: 448 Major grins
    edited September 16, 2005
    I like the shot -are you still there --if so do shots thru the day and give us March of the Shadowsclap.gif......................Mereimage
  • aurafloraauraflora Registered Users Posts: 471 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2005
    mereimage wrote:
    I like the shot -are you still there --if so do shots thru the day and give us March of the Shadowsclap.gif......................Mereimage
    That sounds like a cool idea--Unfortunatley--I have long gone--but that is a great idea for future shots.

    Thanks.

    Michal
  • KhaosKhaos Registered Users Posts: 2,435 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2005
    Very cool. Nice pattern shot with good contrast.thumb.gif
  • erich6erich6 Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited September 19, 2005
    I like this photo a lot! I think the vacationers add a different meaning to the shot. I think the picture would still be good without them but it would be more of an abstract. I think this is one of those cases where it all depends on what message you are trying to convey with the shot.

    Good job!

    Erich
  • NirNir Registered Users Posts: 1,400 Major grins
    edited September 19, 2005
    Michal, very cool shot! clap.gif
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited September 19, 2005
    Thats a great shot AF thumb.gif
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited September 19, 2005
    i'll add my thumb.gifthumb.gif
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  • OneWayMuleOneWayMule Registered Users Posts: 166 Major grins
    edited September 20, 2005
    Needless to say, i also think it's a fabulous shot.

    As for the people or no people deal, I personally would have preferred no people. But I would translate this image as humans causing incongruity with the beautiful harmony between the symetry and pattern. And while some of beauty is courtesy of mother-nature (i.e. shadows), the others are the man-made (i.e. umbrellas). So while man makes works of art on this planet, he can also induce unrest in nature.

    Probably read too much into it but hey, it makes the picture work for me :D
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  • aurafloraauraflora Registered Users Posts: 471 Major grins
    edited September 20, 2005
    OneWayMule wrote:
    Needless to say, i also think it's a fabulous shot.

    As for the people or no people deal, I personally would have preferred no people. But I would translate this image as humans causing incongruity with the beautiful harmony between the symetry and pattern. And while some of beauty is courtesy of mother-nature (i.e. shadows), the others are the man-made (i.e. umbrellas). So while man makes works of art on this planet, he can also induce unrest in nature.

    Probably read too much into it but hey, it makes the picture work for me :D
    Thank you all once again for your great feedback and the thumbs up and handclaps :)

    OneWayMule:
    I am glad this photo could evoke such a philosphical point of view on your part. I found your analysis extremely interesting.





    Michal
  • gubbsgubbs Registered Users Posts: 3,166 Major grins
    edited September 20, 2005
    works for me too, great shot!!
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