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Posted by Damon Schreiber (Toronto, Canada) on 3 December 2006 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.
I'm amazed at the saturated colours of overcast light.
[Barton & Albany, Toronto]
Henry Zhang from New York, United States
Fully overcast days do make for great colors and contrast (as long as you're not pointing at the sky!). The contrast looks great. I must say that perhaps if you moved to the right a few feet, it would straighten out the photographic plane such that you're not facing the wall at an angle. That would flatten out the small perspective that you can see from the angled lines.
As for the post yesterday, I was quite confused but I see what you mean now from my desktop. It's terribly difficult working with photos on an uncalibrated, small laptop!
3 Dec 2006 5:04am
@Henry Zhang: Thanks, Henry. The perspective was indeed a detail I'd tried to correct, but not with complete success. The brickwork not being perfectly square especially near the arch threw me off. Your comment caused me to reevaluate, and I saw right away what you meant. I've done some corrections and I think you'll find it a bit straighter.
Thanks again, and I don't mind if you don't see the flaws in an image, but I really do appreciate it when you tell me the ones you do see.
wanganeges from concord, ma, United States
i love the grit in this one. well done.
3 Dec 2006 10:55am
@wanganeges: Thank you, Wananeges. Grit is part of a healthy diet :-)
Duncan Galbraith from kyoto, Japan
Great rrban image. Is there any meaning to the SA or is it just a tag?
3 Dec 2006 2:00pm
@Duncan Galbraith: It means Toronto has a graffiti problem that I never noticed particularly before until I found that pretty much every surface I photograph has writing on it! Who are all these people. I never see them. Next chance I get, I'll go back and see what else was there. I think there were one or two other letters. Thanks!
Mommith in Chief from Naperville, United States
Yeah, great contrast. I like urban shots like these you recently have. Keep uo the good work!
@Duncan: I think it's probably a signiture of the 'artist'...
3 Dec 2006 5:32pm
@Mommith in Chief: Thank you, Mammoth. You too. I can't wait to see the next in your graphic design series, though I'm also envious of the snow you're showing lately. At least I don't have to shovel it.
@Craig Persel: Thanks, Craig! I'm not sure if the owners of this house would agree, though.
@Still: Thanks, Still. Full frontal!
Myst from Bologna, Italy
Love the composition and the contrast between the red and white wall
3 Dec 2006 9:56pm
@Myst: Thanks, Myst. I'm not sure what it was about this scene that attracted me, but perhaps something about the delicate signs of age vandalised but in a happy way, combined with the colours and tones.
Ben from New York City, United States
I'm with Myst. Great contrast between the red and white.
4 Dec 2006 12:34am
@Ben: Thanks, Ben!
Canon PowerShot G3
1/30 second
F/4.0
ISO 50
11 mm