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Description
This is from the first meetup of the just-forming Northern CA group, at Battery Alexander on the Marin Headlands last week. Most of us poked around after the idea session and I got a few pictures worth posting. One already went in Abstract Nature and here’s the second – some sort of heavy metal door. It was wedged partway open and in order to shoot the inside of it I was wedged with the back of my head against the door frame with dim light and no room for a tripod, so I went with shallow DOF. I think it worked well for the subject.
Specific Feedback
All comments welcome! This was the contrast as shot (and interpreted by the default Adobe Color profile). I tried adding more contrast (which added more saturation) and didn’t like it as much as this interpretation.
I did almost nothing tonally. Removed some thick white graffiti on the right and some sort of grommet-shaped object behind the left side of the ring. Darkened the white graffiti in the LL corner with a masked curve.
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Diane. Way to Cool !!! I love the rust and the focus on the ring. I can relate to this style of photography. You have given another side of your Photography … Thats what I love !!! DIFFERENT and Focused in Composition. !!!
It looks like you folks got some nice images from your meet-up. I love images like this. The composition works really well and holds my attention. I’d like a little more DOF, but you did your best considering the situation. The color and tonality is spot on.
Come to Columbia (Tuolumne County) some time. There are tons of abstracts/details like this in the restored Gold Rush era buildings. If decide to travel here, give me a head-up and I’ll give you guided tour.
-P
Interesting image, Diane. I really like the rust and peeling paint. The lack of anything to create a true sense of scale, adds a sense of mystery-this door could be as big or small as your imagination feels like making it. It looks like there would be millions of compositions available on this door if you could just get access.. Very nicely seen and executed.
Preston, we have a friend in Columbia and Ted flies up sometimes to meet him for breakfast. I’m usually busy with other things because it would shoot down a day, but I could twist his arm almost any time to make a run up there. Spending a day with photography is somethingI always have time for. I’ve poked around the historic town a bit, but not for a long time. PM me and let’s get together! I’d love to meet you!
The textures present are very nice. Its a fairly nice abstraction as presented. This would be a fun one to go back and rig the camera up for stacking. That would capture the peeling light blue paint better. Awesome–Jim
Thanks, @Jim_Zablotny! I thought about stacking but would need to try to fit the tripod. It could be possible as it would take up less “backspace” than my head, but I couldn’t see how to get the articulating screen where I could see it as the back of the camera would be almost against the door frame. Handholding could maybe work but it’s at a very awkward height – just too high to kneel so I was very unstable.
Could try shooting it with guesswork… Might give it a try next time I’m out there.
@Diane_Miller, I didn’t go for the interesting door bits of rings, bolts, etc., like you did. I was looking at the colors and textures, for use in composites. Here’s one of the straight shots; didn’t do much except adjust the exposure since one side was darker than the other. It was an awesome door!
Holy cow! I didn’t see anything like this! We gotta go back!! And @Dennis_Plank is right about butterfly wings – that should inspire an idea of some sort…
Diane: My apologies for being so tardy commenting on this marvelous image. I love this kind of stuff but don’t shoot or post as much as I should. I really like the single capture aspects of this with the limited DOF focusing attention on the POF. Just wonderfully seen and captured. >=))>
And @Bonnie_Lampley , your image is tailor made for the Weekly Challenge!
Thanks, @Bill_Fach! No apologies for getting in late – too much here to keep up with! There is some awesome material in the boat yards on the OR coast, or in the historic Old West towns.
