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Love this image Craig. The vertical lines of the columns along with the horizontal lines of the wall really pull me in. A very simple image but also very powerfull.
Yes, there is the cool blue (tungsten??) rhythm of the columns lining up against the wall in some sort of epoch battle? Mostly, I like that the image leads to nowhere, like an eerie dream in which the hallway never ends…just keeps going on to nothing. But, there is a spatial rhythm to this image as well. The end of the path being the smallest. The ceiling is the next smallest, then the floor covers more space, leading to the columns which occupy even more of the frame, finishing with the wall which has the most real estate. I like the flow around this image simply based on spatial proportion.
Love the blue and all the lines, my eyes are drawn into the photo to the wall at the end, and then I noticed the lines on that far wall, would almost like them to be a little bolder to continue the idea that the lines, even though they turn in another dirction, they continue on forever.
Craig, well I keep waiting for Robin Williams to come out riding on his horse at any minute :0) The thing that I think is really neat about your photo is that it works regardless how it is rotated. It has a great abstract quality and depth even though the lighting is rather flat. Nice use of the disappearing point. For some reason I think I am missing your pod cast for week one and maybe two??
Murry
Well, this is the Craig I’m accustomed to. This image is so simple yet full of rhythm and beauty. And the coolness of the blue is such a fantastic touch. This is appealing on so many levels – the lines, the convergence, everything continues to draw my eye into the image. Great one!
Mark
Craig, I admire a true attempt at being “renaissance man” – one who succeeds in so many genres.
Having suckered us with lens baby, then smashed us with midnight colors we now are smoothed and soothed with blue, classical architecture.
Nice lines, nice color, nice repetition.
Hi, Craig – lovely, lovely, lovely. Even tho this is a shot of a real structure, it is totally abstract in that it can be rotated in any direction and still “work,” as Murry pointed out. Gary, you crack me up! “Renaissance man”! Craig does indeed have many talents.
One comment – which I’ve expressed in one of the threads in the Architecture part of the Community forum:: I used to try for shots like this. I’d wait long times, too, for any “extraneous” person to disappear. But now, as I look back at those photos, I’m disappointed that I did NOT include a person. So in MY perfect world, were I to take the same shot Craig did here, I’d get a person in black clothing with a red hat to “appear” between the columns very near the blank wall at the end. Some of you, including Craig, perhaps, will shudder in dismay at the very thought of this. But – that’s my story, and I’m stickin’ to it
These are words that come to mind when I first look at the image. I can’t quite put my thoughts of this photo into a sentence, but there is something pulling at me to enter and run my fingers over the textures of the wall, floor, and pillars. It almost makes me want to play hide and seek.
Really nice image. The ghost image would have been interesting. Perhaps there is something with all of the parallel lines that makes my eyes see it leaning to the left? On your podcast I would love to learn why you left the lights on the ceiling? Also, the second line on the wall looks too dark for the rest of the wall. Is this intentional? Finally, I am curious if you thought about lightening the end wall where the shadow is created at the top (triangular shape)?
Like I said, I like it but just trying to determine your thought process so I would love to hear about it.
Respectfully,
JG
This is such a beautiful and peaceful image. It’s not an image that jumps into my mind when I think of a typical architecture image. It has more impact on me than such an image.
It is so peaceful and almost abstract that it reminds me of something one remembers from a dream. The blue cast makes it seem even more dream-like. I can envision a ghostly young girl in a long flowing night gown, playfully running down the hall toward the end. I just love the image.
I really enjoy this photo. The cool color, composition and textures are really lovely and gives an overall simple and calming mood that’s great without any distractions. The perfection and balance of the composition is what gives such enjoyment of a man-made structure.
I love the color and lines. If I could make some improvements the first would be to have an offsetting object or person of a different color, like red, down the hall poking out. Without having an additional element I like the image about 1/4 of the way down from the top, this leaves only three lights and makes it more engaging for me.
I really like what you are doing here and commend you for your bravery, maybe some day I’ll do something similar.
I like this photo. The lines and color are clean…I find it inviting. How much is “real” vs photoshop?
Love this image Craig. The vertical lines of the columns along with the horizontal lines of the wall really pull me in. A very simple image but also very powerfull.
Yes, there is the cool blue (tungsten??) rhythm of the columns lining up against the wall in some sort of epoch battle? Mostly, I like that the image leads to nowhere, like an eerie dream in which the hallway never ends…just keeps going on to nothing. But, there is a spatial rhythm to this image as well. The end of the path being the smallest. The ceiling is the next smallest, then the floor covers more space, leading to the columns which occupy even more of the frame, finishing with the wall which has the most real estate. I like the flow around this image simply based on spatial proportion.
Love the blue and all the lines, my eyes are drawn into the photo to the wall at the end, and then I noticed the lines on that far wall, would almost like them to be a little bolder to continue the idea that the lines, even though they turn in another dirction, they continue on forever.
Craig, well I keep waiting for Robin Williams to come out riding on his horse at any minute :0) The thing that I think is really neat about your photo is that it works regardless how it is rotated. It has a great abstract quality and depth even though the lighting is rather flat. Nice use of the disappearing point. For some reason I think I am missing your pod cast for week one and maybe two??
Murry
Well, this is the Craig I’m accustomed to. This image is so simple yet full of rhythm and beauty. And the coolness of the blue is such a fantastic touch. This is appealing on so many levels – the lines, the convergence, everything continues to draw my eye into the image. Great one!
Mark
Craig, I admire a true attempt at being “renaissance man” – one who succeeds in so many genres.
Having suckered us with lens baby, then smashed us with midnight colors we now are smoothed and soothed with blue, classical architecture.
Nice lines, nice color, nice repetition.
Hi, Craig – lovely, lovely, lovely. Even tho this is a shot of a real structure, it is totally abstract in that it can be rotated in any direction and still “work,” as Murry pointed out. Gary, you crack me up! “Renaissance man”! Craig does indeed have many talents.
One comment – which I’ve expressed in one of the threads in the Architecture part of the Community forum:: I used to try for shots like this. I’d wait long times, too, for any “extraneous” person to disappear. But now, as I look back at those photos, I’m disappointed that I did NOT include a person. So in MY perfect world, were I to take the same shot Craig did here, I’d get a person in black clothing with a red hat to “appear” between the columns very near the blank wall at the end. Some of you, including Craig, perhaps, will shudder in dismay at the very thought of this. But – that’s my story, and I’m stickin’ to it
Flo
Clean cut; smooth; entrancing; formal; texture rich.
These are words that come to mind when I first look at the image. I can’t quite put my thoughts of this photo into a sentence, but there is something pulling at me to enter and run my fingers over the textures of the wall, floor, and pillars. It almost makes me want to play hide and seek.
Faye
Really nice image. The ghost image would have been interesting. Perhaps there is something with all of the parallel lines that makes my eyes see it leaning to the left? On your podcast I would love to learn why you left the lights on the ceiling? Also, the second line on the wall looks too dark for the rest of the wall. Is this intentional? Finally, I am curious if you thought about lightening the end wall where the shadow is created at the top (triangular shape)?
Like I said, I like it but just trying to determine your thought process so I would love to hear about it.
Respectfully,
JG
Hi Craig,
This is such a beautiful and peaceful image. It’s not an image that jumps into my mind when I think of a typical architecture image. It has more impact on me than such an image.
It is so peaceful and almost abstract that it reminds me of something one remembers from a dream. The blue cast makes it seem even more dream-like. I can envision a ghostly young girl in a long flowing night gown, playfully running down the hall toward the end. I just love the image.
I really enjoy this photo. The cool color, composition and textures are really lovely and gives an overall simple and calming mood that’s great without any distractions. The perfection and balance of the composition is what gives such enjoyment of a man-made structure.
I love the color and lines. If I could make some improvements the first would be to have an offsetting object or person of a different color, like red, down the hall poking out. Without having an additional element I like the image about 1/4 of the way down from the top, this leaves only three lights and makes it more engaging for me.
I really like what you are doing here and commend you for your bravery, maybe some day I’ll do something similar.