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blackadder said:
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I just know this will show as a link only, how can I make it appear as a picture when using Flickr??


Anyho, critique please.
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i dunno, something like that? s'pose it's down to personal taste really but the cropping takes the confusing lines away

window
 
blackadder said:
Cheers Robster, I like the B&W but the confusing lines were what made me take the shot, it's full of right angles. Have a look at my cow right angles a few pages back

http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=3392460&postcount=357

Great thread this, thanks for the comments.
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I like that - it's different to the window though - the lines on the window sent your eyes all over the place and detracted from the rather captivating scene in the pic.

those cow's though, they're special.....
 
I think some photos of ordinary things can create a sense of mystery, almost of supernatural dread, if you know what I mean. They reveal the extraordinary through the ordinary.

Some of these photos, esp the tree and the eggs, do that.

Very impressive.
 
Johnny Canuck2 said:
I think some photos of ordinary things can create a sense of mystery, almost of supernatural dread, if you know what I mean. They reveal the extraordinary through the ordinary.

Some of these photos, esp the tree and the eggs, do that.

Very impressive.
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Cheers, fella. That means a lot having seen the calibre of your photos. :)

The one with the eggs is more abstract than anything, trying to create an unspoken link, without trying to sound too arty farty. I think all my photos are more conceptual; apart from a few exceptions like the one of the American sailors.

I haven't been out with my camera for a few weeks, I blamed the weather, now I'l blaming myself - which is more accurate. There's loads of stuff to take photos of in London, I'm just a bit paranoid after I got started on in Croydon with my camera :(
 
Yup.

Just got followed and some abuse hurled at me (and a few bottles), as soon as I got onto the main road they fucked off. Wouldn't of been arsed, as they were only kids. No older than 16, but there was five of them.

Last time I take photos of rubbish in the gutter :D
 
Firky said:
Yup.

Just got followed and some abuse hurled at me (and a few bottles), as soon as I got onto the main road they fucked off. Wouldn't of been arsed, as they were only kids. No older than 16, but there was five of them.

Last time I take photos of rubbish in the gutter :D
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I know the type, loads of the little fuckers like that round where we live. least they didn't nick your gear or lay into you.

come on, your a big lad (like a giant 10yr old from what i've seen) - get on the horse again.
 
Firky said:
Cheers, fella. That means a lot having seen the calibre of your photos. :)

The one with the eggs is more abstract than anything, trying to create an unspoken link, without trying to sound too arty farty. I think all my photos are more conceptual; apart from a few exceptions like the one of the American sailors.

I haven't been out with my camera for a few weeks, I blamed the weather, now I'l blaming myself - which is more accurate. There's loads of stuff to take photos of in London, I'm just a bit paranoid after I got started on in Croydon with my camera :(
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I've had a bit of a look-through; you're a good photographer. Each pic could be talked about but we'd be here a week. You use dark space/darkness well. The sailor pic is good, as is the old person with the dog, even if her features are a bit washed out. It looks like it might have been taken with a telephoto.
 
Johnny Canuck2 said:
I've had a bit of a look-through; you're a good photographer. Each pic could be talked about but we'd be here a week. You use dark space/darkness well. The sailor pic is good, as is the old person with the dog, even if her features are a bit washed out. It looks like it might have been taken with a telephoto.
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it was, well spotted.

Its shadow / light and patterns that interest me most.
 
ianw said:
i'm almost frightened to post on this thread, you're all so good.
i have no idea how to use a camera, but luckily my digital seems to know what it's doing on its own and takes decent-ish pics for me.

here are a few i'm proud of:

http://www.howdoesitfeel.co.uk/feb3gina.jpg
http://www.howdoesitfeel.co.uk/nov18katey.jpg
http://www.howdoesitfeel.co.uk/jan20hatty.jpg

be gentle with me.
:)
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I like number 3 best, because it's not just that it's an interesting shot of your friend, it's done in such a way that the photo itself, ie the positioning etc, is also interesting.
 
thanks.
i like the second one best. i know the positioning could be better - the glass in the left hand bottom corner doesn't need to be there, and there could be a tad less black on the right hand side - but i just love the fact that it's caught a very odd moment. i just look at that photo and think "what has he just said to her?" the way he's looking at her, and she's looking down, laughing, her fingers curled slightly. i just think if you could work out why she's curling her fingers, you could work out what he's just said. something rude i'd warrent.

i like photos like that, that (to me, at least) contain some sort of narrative. the last pic is sweet, but that's really because hatty is so stunning. as another poster commented about another pic, doesn't really count as it's not my work. :)
 
Yeah, I'll go along with JC and say that three is the best. The other two look as though they were shot from a position that appears to be higher than eye level, so it looks slightly voyeuristic. The final one has more jazz to it, as she's looking into the camera and addressing its presence.
 
ianw said:
thanks.
i like the second one best. i know the positioning could be better - the glass in the left hand bottom corner doesn't need to be there, and there could be a tad less black on the right hand side - but i just love the fact that it's caught a very odd moment. i just look at that photo and think "what has he just said to her?" the way he's looking at her, and she's looking down, laughing, her fingers curled slightly. i just think if you could work out why she's curling her fingers, you could work out what he's just said. something rude i'd warrent.

i like photos like that, that (to me, at least) contain some sort of narrative. the last pic is sweet, but that's really because hatty is so stunning. as another poster commented about another pic, doesn't really count as it's not my work. :)
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That's a perfectly valid thing to like about the photo, but I usually distinguish between the pics content, and the construction of the picture.

A photo of a friend at a memorable moment, or some news photo, can have great impact, making them good photos, but they are that due to the content of the photo.

That's distinguished from photos that are great because of the way they're put together as images. Those pics can have essentially zero content, but still be great photos.

Nobody can argue nor really analyze the personal meaning of the content to you; all we can comment on is the construction of the image.
 
yes, they are shot from higher than eye level. i guess i go for that voyeuristic vibe...! it's weird you mention it, but pretty much all of the photos i like that i've taken are taken from a higher than eye level angle.

a few more examples.
i like this because it feels like it captures a snapshot of friendship
http://www.howdoesitfeel.co.uk/sept16timfrankie.jpg

and this one because of who's looking at who
http://www.howdoesitfeel.co.uk/sept2stephen.jpg

anyway, they're only happy snaps. thanks for indulging me.
:)
 
Johnny Canuck2 said:
Nobody can argue nor really analyze the personal meaning of the content to you; all we can comment on is the construction of the image.
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yes, i see what you mean. i guess my favourite photographers are people that are able to capture interesting content - for example, diane arbus, to me, is pretty much the best photographer ever.
 
ianw said:
yes, i see what you mean. i guess my favourite photographers are people that are able to capture interesting content - for example, diane arbus, to me, is pretty much the best photographer ever.
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You'd probably like Weegee also, if you like Arbus.
 
just looking at some of his work now - you're right, i do like it. some of it's rather less focussed (emotionally, rather than technically) than the arbus stuff, but there's some great stuff there too.

but just stumbled across a weegee photo of a cinema crowd caught in the light of the projection....um, just like wot arbus did. only which came first? the arbus shot is much much better.
 
ianw said:
just looking at some of his work now - you're right, i do like it. some of it's rather less focussed (emotionally, rather than technically) than the arbus stuff, but there's some great stuff there too.

but just stumbled across a weegee photo of a cinema crowd caught in the light of the projection....um, just like wot arbus did. only which came first? the arbus shot is much much better.
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Weegee is earlier than Arbus generally, but I can't say for certain wiht any particular shot.
 
yeah, just reading all about it now. i get the impression arbus acknowledged his influence - it's fascinating to draw the lines actually. you can see exactly how she's looked at his photos and thought about how she could improve them. some of his stuff is a little frustrating - he's either too far away or just at the wrong angle. whereas arbus gets right in there.

just been reading about brassai as well. i *love* this photograph:

http://galeria.origo.hu/kincses/brassai.jpg
 
ianw said:
yeah, just reading all about it now. i get the impression arbus acknowledged his influence - it's fascinating to draw the lines actually. you can see exactly how she's looked at his photos and thought about how she could improve them. some of his stuff is a little frustrating - he's either too far away or just at the wrong angle. whereas arbus gets right in there.

just been reading about brassai as well. i *love* this photograph:

http://galeria.origo.hu/kincses/brassai.jpg
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Weegee's origins as a crime photographer show through in some of his photos.

That photo reminds me of another photographer; I'll have to think on it.
 
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