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{SI} My Impressions of Glass, Steel, & COncrete
In spite of the server problems, I think we had a very successful round.
There is something I enjoy in every image. Bob Hickey: Bob, I really want to love your shot. I enjoy the architecture, the construction, and the feel. But the exposure seems a little off (burn those bright window frames) and I am not sure where the glass and steel are. Alan Browne: I enjoy your use of the glass-like surface of the water to meet the mandate. But like Bob's, I think the exposure could have been more balanced. If you were going to lose the snow on the far shore anyway, why not expose the guard rail properly? Very creative though. Quercus: Very interesting. It certainly meets the mandate, and as a student of architecture I am interested in the angles and use of steel in the geometry of the siding. Thanks for bringing this to us. Bowser: OK, so it's missing the concrete. Who cares. I really enjoy the shot. It is tightly composed, properly exposed, and tells a story. Good work! Jim Kramer: This one still has be chuckling. Thanks. Ken: Yes, it's a little contrived (a broken bottle on the concrete would be believable), but I like the lines and sense of composition. It is well exposed and well presented. Thanks! Vic Mason: OK Vic. Please explain. This one has me a little stumped. Are you commenting on change? Brian: It's loading now!!! Very well done. As someone with no studio skills, I find these shots very enticing. Good work! Al: What can I say. The inspiration just doesn't always come. But it meets the mandate! Thanks also for fighting the server and getting the mandate up. Now, regarding my own shot. I wish the weather had cooperated, but as anyone who lives in the East knows, we haven't had a decent day in weeks, so a boring sky was all there was. I also wish I had a PC lens, but I don't. Still, I hope I conveyed a little of the beauty and feel of the building. More than that, I hope that all of you are curious about what is displayed inside. It is a remarkable place. And, since some have asked, the planes my father helped fabricate were the early Northrup flying wing and the Lear 23. My father and I also pit crewed for several of the racing aircraft displayed. -- Walt Hanks |
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says... And, since some have asked, the planes my father helped fabricate were the early Northrup flying wing and the Lear 23. My father and I also pit crewed for several of the racing aircraft displayed. I love that Museum. A lot of great old planes. I've got a few shots up from my visit there on my site at: http://www4.pbase.com/bcbaird/airspaceannex As for the family connection, my grandfather worked at Lockheed for quite some time. He ran the P-38 production line during WWII and worked on various projects after that, including the C-130. For a summer job, my dad built C-130 wings. Unfortunately, my grandfather passed in the 1970s and never spoke much of his work. All of his coworkers are sure to have passed on, so it's impossible to know what other cool things he may have worked on during his tenure. I should go back and visit the annex - it's only a half hour away and I'm sure there are photographic possibilities still untapped. -- http://www.pbase.com/bcbaird/ |
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"Walt Hanks" wrote:
Ken: Yes, it's a little contrived (a broken bottle on the concrete would be believable), but I like the lines and sense of composition. It is well exposed and well presented. Thanks! Hi Walt, Many thanks for your generous comments. Fewer and fewer (myself included) seem willing to tackle this aspect. I imagine that my reluctance to comment is rooted in the same unease that many of those lurkers reading this post feel when they think about posting their own photos to the SI. In both cases it just doesn't happen. I do find "a little contrived" to be a *very* interesting reaction as the scene was actually a found composition. The bridge is located right outside of town and carries a lot of pedestrian traffic. There is an Albertsons grocery store a short walk away and a Safeway grocery just beyond that. I assume a walker on their way home was briefly standing there looking down at the creek (or at the recently rebuilt bridge itself) and likely forgot the unfinished bottle and just walked away. I dunno... Maybe I'll stop by those grocery stores to see if they actually stock 8-ounce glass bottles of Coke. I heard somewhere that these are manufactured and supplied solely for the tiny number of people who still own vintage antique Coca-Cola vending machines. (And there's a lesson in that for those who constantly proclaim that film is dead forever.) In retrospect, I wish I had waited and come back after dark to try photographing the scene using an electronic flash. Doing so would have made for a harsher, but more graphically appealing, image by eliminating all of the background clutter of trees. (See, Alan. I do listen to the opinions you offer... grin) And I did keep the bottle. Ken |
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"Walt Hanks" on 31 Jan 2005 posted
In spite of the server problems, I think we had a very successful round. There is something I enjoy in every image. Bob Hickey: Bob, I really want to love your shot. I enjoy the architecture, the construction, and the feel. But the exposure seems a little off (burn those bright window frames) and I am not sure where the glass and steel are. or the concrete. Those are cut stone blocks no? |
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