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great comps here with the lines and shadows...the lamp post I find particularly well done - I have several shots but none ever took this angle...I like it!
I'm interested to know if you focus on more as=bstract views like this when visiting new locations? Is this just a selection, and you've got all the usual tourists snap, too? If not, how do you relate to a new place through a more abstract approach?
In fact, I have very few "snaps" from the trip - if I can't make a good composition, I don't shoot, makes for lousy travel pictures and hardly images I'd want to show someone who is thinking of visiting Prague but I am reminded of the story of Brett Weston visiting London and finally taking out his camera for a spot of rust on a bridge.
Andy asked earlier if I had more in the series of the first image - unfortunately traveling with your wife you are always aware of time. Also I screwed up, several other images are not sharp (hardly surprising at half a second) but this time I was so sure of the composition that I took 8 images on the theory that one would be sharp - the theory was correct - I should have done the same with the other compositions (it doesn't take long), oh well, another lesson learned.
beautiful I do think the top is my FAV....very beautiful shapes
ReplyDeleteI can't keep my eyes off that top one; its magical. Keep drawing me to it. Any others shots from that particular series?
ReplyDeletegreat comps here with the lines and shadows...the lamp post I find particularly well done - I have several shots but none ever took this angle...I like it!
ReplyDeleteI'm interested to know if you focus on more as=bstract views like this when visiting new locations?
ReplyDeleteIs this just a selection, and you've got all the usual tourists snap, too? If not, how do you relate to a new place through a more abstract approach?
In fact, I have very few "snaps" from the trip - if I can't make a good composition, I don't shoot, makes for lousy travel pictures and hardly images I'd want to show someone who is thinking of visiting Prague but I am reminded of the story of Brett Weston visiting London and finally taking out his camera for a spot of rust on a bridge.
ReplyDeleteAndy asked earlier if I had more in the series of the first image - unfortunately traveling with your wife you are always aware of time. Also I screwed up, several other images are not sharp (hardly surprising at half a second) but this time I was so sure of the composition that I took 8 images on the theory that one would be sharp - the theory was correct - I should have done the same with the other compositions (it doesn't take long), oh well, another lesson learned.
George
Let me add my voice to the admiration of that first image--really well done.
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