Downtown shadows and shapes

[cgipson1]

Downtown today... looking at shapes, reflections and shadowplay in the buildings... hope you like!

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[Demers18]

Nice work cgibson1!

I like them all for a different reason but #3 is my favorite.

Curious to know if these were shot today? I was actually downtown today shooting away.

Thanks for sharing.

[cgipson1]

Nice work cgibson1!

I like them all for a different reason but #3 is my favorite.

Curious to know if these were shot today? I was actually downtown today shooting away.

Thanks for sharing.

Yep.. shot them today! Downtown Denver.... went to shoot people, but it was the deadest I had ever seen it. So started looking closer at the buildings..

[Bitter Jeweler]

Hmmm...LOL...

[cgipson1]

Hmmm...LOL...

hahahaha.. that IS funny! Even funnier, is that I was actually thinking of you, and your love for abstract Geometrics when I was shooting these!

[Bitter Jeweler]

Awww, you had Bitter on your mind. How sweet is that?

[cgipson1]

Awww, you had Bitter on your mind. How sweet is that?

in a inspirational sense.. yes! As in "what would Bitter do?" lol! Some of the shots you have posted have actually helped me to appreciate this type of photography.... and I do appreciate it! (no matter how poor my emulation is!)

[Bitter Jeweler]

It's not poor. It may be a little basic, but my shot was from when I first got my camera, in '09. I was just begining my foreay into abstraction and minimalism. Weren't you the one questioning abstraction in the abstract thread? Keep at it, you're off to a good start in thinking in this manner. The more you do, the more complexity you will start seeing.

[cgipson1]

It's not poor. It may be a little basic, but my shot was from when I first got my camera, in '09. I was just begining my foreay into abstraction and minimalism. Weren't you the one questioning abstraction in the abstract thread? Keep at it, you're off to a good start in thinking in this manner. The more you do, the more complexity you will start seeing.

Yes... that was me! lol! Some abstracts I "get"... and some I am starting to get a bit more than I used to. Same for the minimalist approach!

I appreciate your feedback... very much!

[Bitter Jeweler]

I would say the second and third work better than the first because there is a pattern break (pesky theory of composition "rule").
Look for pattern breaks for interest.

Like my Photo Synthesis image. Would you like it as much without the three plants?

Keep it up! It will translate into just about every other kind of photography you do!

[cgipson1]

I would say the second and third work better than the first because there is a pattern break (pesky theory of composition "rule").
Look for pattern breaks for interest.

Like my Photo Synthesis image. Would you like it as much without the three plants?

Keep it up! It will translate into just about every other kind of photography you do!

I will keep that in mind... need to do some more reading! Don't the pattern changes in the first one count as a pattern break? Even though they repeat themselves? Or does it have to be a more concrete change.. like your plants.. or the lamppost?

[Bitter Jeweler]

The changes in the individual lines make up the pattern.
A pattern break is that one thing that is different from the rest, so to me, yes it should be a concrete difference.
Start looking for it, and you see how elusive pattern breaks can be.

[Bitter Jeweler]

Breaking the Pattern

A repetitive pattern that fills the frame gives the impression that the pattern is massive and goes beyond the image even if the pattern or repetition is only enough to fill the screen. This is done to take images of people’s faces in a group or crowd or an assembly of arranged bottles in a factory.

Another technique is capturing the disruption in the flow of a pattern. Using the previously mentioned examples, photographers can have one person wear a yellow shirt in a crowd wearing purple. These disruptions can happen naturally or can be manipulated to appear as such. The break can be achieved by introducing an element in a contrasting color, with a different shape or texture. Removing one of the elements that make up the pattern can also work. Focus on the break to create emphasis.

Such as: http://www.lightstalking.com/wp-cont.../variation.jpg

[cgipson1]

Breaking the Pattern

A repetitive pattern that fills the frame gives the impression that the pattern is massive and goes beyond the image even if the pattern or repetition is only enough to fill the screen. This is done to take images of people’s faces in a group or crowd or an assembly of arranged bottles in a factory.

Another technique is capturing the disruption in the flow of a pattern. Using the previously mentioned examples, photographers can have one person wear a yellow shirt in a crowd wearing purple. These disruptions can happen naturally or can be manipulated to appear as such. The break can be achieved by introducing an element in a contrasting color, with a different shape or texture. Removing one of the elements that make up the pattern can also work. Focus on the break to create emphasis.

Such as: http://www.lightstalking.com/wp-cont.../variation.jpg

I think I see what you are getting at. Nice example! I will see what I can do!

[Bitter Jeweler]

Do a search on' photography pattern break' for more examples.

Dunno if this link will work...

photography pattern break - Google Search