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Looking up in Wexford.
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Wexford Camera Club hosted a presentation by architectural photographer Iñaki Hernández-Lasa last Monday evening.
Despite not being enthused beforehand I found the talk very interesting.
One of the things that stuck in my mind was his suggestion to look up when out and about.
On Tuesday evening I took a walk around Wexford Town and looked up.
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John.
That is a very striking image, John. I love the colour and the angles, I have
recently done a series of shots for a competition all off buildings and I found
it quite challenging. But good to try different things and looking up is something
we probably dont do enough, I remember someone once telling me to always look
behind you as you never know what is looming!I guess just look everywhere and you cant go wrong! :)
I like your shot anyway!
Great image John. It really has a 3 dimensional feel to it. Well done on spotting (and successfully shooting) it.
ps Did you try a B&W version too?very good john!
love this for its vibrancy and simplicity.
you got great light and a clear sky which always helps.
well done John – it looks like somewhere in the Mediterranean !
shutterbug wrote:
That is a very striking image, John. I love the colour and the angles, I have
recently done a series of shots for a competition all off buildings and I found
it quite challenging. But good to try different things and looking up is something
we probably dont do enough, I remember someone once telling me to always look
behind you as you never know what is looming!I guess just look everywhere and you cant go wrong! :)
I like your shot anyway!
Many thanks Jenny.
Mr Hernández-Lasa’s talk was a bit of an eye opener and I noticed things
I hadn’t noticed before.I appreciate your comments.
John.
miki g wrote:
Great image John. It really has a 3 dimensional feel to it. Well done on spotting (and successfully shooting) it.
ps Did you try a B&W version too?Hi Miki,
The images Mr Hernández-Lasa showed at the talk were all colour and a question was
asked re B&W and he said that he found, especially with clear skies, that colour worked best.
As a result I hadn’t considered a conversion.
I’ll definitely try it at your suggestion.Many thanks for your kind comments.
John.
aoluain wrote:
very good john!
love this for its vibrancy and simplicity.
you got great light and a clear sky which always helps.
well done John – it looks like somewhere in the Mediterranean !
Hi Alan,
I must say I was pleasantly surprised when I looked at the LCD and saw this.
I was lucky with the clear sky.The green part of this is a portion of the unusual facia of Whites Hotel.
I had often wondered if there was a picture to be had but had always considered either
all or a large portion of the building.
I would never have considered using the rather bland building on the LHS as part of a
composition….until I listened to Mr Hernández-Lasa last Monday evening that is.I really appreciate you taking the time to comment.
Cheers,
John.
Not my type of image John, but I must give a friendly reply.
Well exposed, lovely and clean with nice colours.
I presume it’s Whites???
Pat
Hi Pat,
Many thanks for the reply.
I can’t say this is my type of photography either.
As mentioned above the exercise was as a result of a lecture at the Camera Club.I appreciate your kind comments.
Cheers,
John.
I think it was Tom Mackie who put out a book entitled “Photos with Impact.” Well worth looking at.
I do actually like these type of shots although I’m not sure I’m great at capturing them as well as this. I have to say, I’m a big fan of B&W but in this case I think the colours are too much a part of the image to go down that route. I’m not sure if this would work but If I could make a suggestion it would be to try cropping so as that the diagonal in the top right was running out on the corner of the frame and the left hand side was flush with the vertical of the building. Might be worth a try anyway, just to see. Regardless, it’s definitely a keeper :wink:.
Mark.bigalguitarpicker wrote:
I think it was Tom Mackie who put out a book entitled “Photos with Impact.” Well worth looking at.
Hi Alex,
Sorry for the tardy reply.
Been a bit distracted with other aspects of life lately.Thanks for the reply and I’ll be sure to look up Tom Mackie.
Cheers,
John.
markclehane wrote:
I do actually like these type of shots although I’m not sure I’m great at capturing them as well as this. I have to say, I’m a big fan of B&W but in this case I think the colours are too much a part of the image to go down that route. I’m not sure if this would work but If I could make a suggestion it would be to try cropping so as that the diagonal in the top right was running out on the corner of the frame and the left hand side was flush with the vertical of the building. Might be worth a try anyway, just to see. Regardless, it’s definitely a keeper :wink:.
Mark.Hi Mark,
Many thanks for taking the time to reply and for making such nice comments.
Please accept my apology for the delay in replying.See below a version of the image with your suggested crops made.
I do think the image is perhaps a little tidier.Thanks again,
John.
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