Photography

Submitted by Katrina on May 19, 2008 - 11:40am. Art

I've been a fan of photography for as long as I can remember and thought I'd post a forum for it.

Black and white photography is one of the most classic forms of art imo prominently because they eliminate color and emphasize the play of light. They are ideal for capturing facial features and expression to detail and adding a degree of drama that results in a beautifully artful expression.

True to Life - B&W

(of course, the forum is for all kinds of photography - I just love black and white)

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Photography Competition

Submitted by jaz on November 20, 2008 - 11:39pm.

Hey, I just got an email that one of my photos was selected in the architectural photo competition that Jukin entered me in--so it'll be appearing in their calendar. I think it was this one:

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That's a really cool photo

Submitted by DominaLuna on November 21, 2008 - 11:56am.

Congratulations on the contest!

I like the perspective and depth in this shot.

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Awesome!

Submitted by The GC on November 21, 2008 - 9:37am.

So what is this a photo of, exactly?

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Cambridge

Submitted by jaz on November 21, 2008 - 9:51am.

England, that is. I don't know what the building was--I don't think it was connected to any of the colleges though. I had just walked out of the college green at Trinity and this was back out on the street (had to avoid scaffolding from some kind of construction I remember).

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St. John's

Submitted by 3rdSon on November 21, 2008 - 11:13am.

Isn't this St. John's or the Church of St John???I don't remember all of it? The only reason I might know or remember is because I was side tracked this weekend with some old photos of England. I'll have to check when I get home.

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St. John's

Submitted by jaz on November 21, 2008 - 12:48pm.

Wow, good eye. I googled St. John's and found the building. It's where the divinity faculty for St. John's college has their offices (on St. John's Street). Built in 1878-79, the architect is Basil Champneys.

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What a coincidence

Submitted by 3rdSon on November 21, 2008 - 2:53pm.

It also helps that I just looked at the pictures this weekend. I didn't think about it when I saw it on FB, but when I saw the word "Trinity" in your description, I remembered exactly where I had seen it before. I have a very grainy photo of the St. John statue which is above one of the entrances of the building. Did you happen to go inside?

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Coincidence

Submitted by jaz on November 21, 2008 - 3:05pm.

No I didn't go inside :-(

I'm not sure it was open 'cause they were doing some kind of renovation work.

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A few more photos that I found

Submitted by jaz on September 1, 2008 - 10:22am.

This is in London off Picadilly Circus

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Re: a few more photos

Submitted by jaz on September 1, 2008 - 10:36am.

Note to GC--I don't quite know how this works--if I'm hogging bandwidth or whatever the pertinent measurement is, let me know :-)

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Re: a few more photos

Submitted by jaz on September 1, 2008 - 10:31am.

Cambridge, MA

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Re: a few more photos

Submitted by jaz on September 1, 2008 - 10:25am.

Cloisters, NY

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Re: a few more photos

Submitted by jaz on September 1, 2008 - 10:34am.

Cloisters, NY

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Beauty of Bridges

Submitted by Katrina on May 27, 2008 - 11:07am.

Well, if there were an "ancient architecture" forum I'd post there but there's not and I'm too lazy to start one. This'll do.

I thought these were absolutely stunning and comes with nice descriptions of historical background.

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Think my favourite one there

Submitted by jaz on May 27, 2008 - 11:29am.

is the Ponte Vecchio. It's the colors--and the idea of people living on the bridge.

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Bridges

Submitted by jaz on May 27, 2008 - 11:27am.

I like the Zakim Bridge in Boston a lot. Zakim Image 1; Zakim Image 2

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Boston's bridge

Submitted by Katrina on May 27, 2008 - 11:42am.

Oo, preeeety...

The Ponte Vecchio bridge was my favorite as well.

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Fingers Crossed

Submitted by jaz on May 23, 2008 - 6:04pm.

Trying to post some of my photos:

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Nice

Submitted by Katrina on May 26, 2008 - 6:53pm.

When was this taken? What is the picture of, exactly? It looks a bit on the abstract side...

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The original?

Submitted by jaz on May 26, 2008 - 7:21pm.

The original photo--the photo within the photo--was probably taken in the 40's. It's my aunt. I took the photo and placed a branch of bougainvillea on top of it and I played with it in photoshop--think I used the watercolor filter. It's about 15 years old I think.

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