Sunday, July 09, 2006
Waiting/Watching (02700026)
I've been playing around a bit with toning my B&W shots. I'm not sure if it is really accomplishing anything, though.
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Very neat - like it. I feel for the dog shut away upstairs. Photographically there is very good balance between angles and lines. As an observation of urban development it picks up a number of details. I'm not sure what you mean about toning, but whatever you've done it looks fine - probably subtle.
I accept it is toned because I quickly checked (~-10% B??) but it is not apparent to me by eye. It might be with a quick comparison to a B&W version.
The two diagonals are very strong due to their size, tone and position. It turns the picture into two complementary triangles.
I am strange so I notice odd things; the door seems to open outwards; the vents from tumble driers (?) are sticking through large holes in the glass; Meters on the wall; sliding windows (unusual); what stops the dog from jumping?; what is the pipe and why does it stand so far off the wall; what’s the white cable/pipe?; what did the sticker say?……………………………..
Maybe the sticker said "Caution, door opens outwards. The meters aren't in here. Beware of the dog"
Without the dog this wouldn't be interesting. But then that's the point of choosing where to stand and when to push the button, isn't it?
The toning works well. I warn you though, that getting such subtle tones onto paper.....well, madness lies that way.
Yep. It's all abut the dog, but I like the diagonals.
I'm pleased that the toning is subtle, although you might be right auspicious; getting this reproduced on paper would probably be murder.
Regarding the odd details; the big vents with their crude holes are for the water heaters that everyone has on their patios. There are no clothes driers here, well at least none in my neighborhood. Sliding windows are the norm. I'm pretty sure the pipes with their big stand offs are gas pipes for the water heaters and burners in the kitchen. The pipes come in fascinating geometric patterns. I'm working on a series of photos featuring them.
...and I want to see the next few in the series of the dog sliding down the edge of the stairs. The dog is strong but being currently in to pipes and gas meters you can see where my eyes spend the most time. There's something of interest in all the quadrants save upper right. Not that this is a problem but there's a lot to take in here and top right seems just a tad quiet. Great "spot".
Akikana, I'd considered burning down the top right for just the reason you've brought up, but I think the empty space provides a necessary balances against everything else that's goin on.
Ha! My first thoughts were similar to Akikana's. How to get that dog down using all the strong lines? Odd what the mind can surprise you with.
For me, as with others, the dog makes this shot interesting.
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The two diagonals are very strong due to their size, tone and position. It turns the picture into two complementary triangles.
I am strange so I notice odd things; the door seems to open outwards; the vents from tumble driers (?) are sticking through large holes in the glass; Meters on the wall; sliding windows (unusual); what stops the dog from jumping?; what is the pipe and why does it stand so far off the wall; what’s the white cable/pipe?; what did the sticker say?……………………………..
Without the dog this wouldn't be interesting. But then that's the point of choosing where to stand and when to push the button, isn't it?
The toning works well. I warn you though, that getting such subtle tones onto paper.....well, madness lies that way.
I'm pleased that the toning is subtle, although you might be right auspicious; getting this reproduced on paper would probably be murder.
Regarding the odd details; the big vents with their crude holes are for the water heaters that everyone has on their patios. There are no clothes driers here, well at least none in my neighborhood. Sliding windows are the norm. I'm pretty sure the pipes with their big stand offs are gas pipes for the water heaters and burners in the kitchen. The pipes come in fascinating geometric patterns. I'm working on a series of photos featuring them.
For me, as with others, the dog makes this shot interesting.