Urban Fragments

[cherrymoose]

I went on my first full fledged photo shoot in a while last weekend, and came out with a lot of urban type architectural shots.

C&C?

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[I Like It Sideways]

I like the keyhole shot a lot, the detail of the scratches, from years of use

 

[Chris of Arabia]

I don't know whether it's the Californian light, but there's a definite warmth to the shots (except #6 perhaps). I like them a lot. Got any more?

>;o))

 

[elsaspet]

Beautiful! They'd make some great PS textures!

 

[gravy]

these are great! I really like #4... leaves a lot to the imagination.

 

[Weaving Wax]

Is the keyhole upside down in #5? I like #6 the best.

 

[Trenton Romulox]

The focusing is nice in all of the shots, and all the exposures and colors are good as well...
but, I can't tell what the artistic focus of any of these shots are. The only ones that might have a clear focus are the ones with a lock, in which the focus might be, being locked out of locked away or blocked in somewhere. I'm not sure. Don't let yourself think "close-ups are artistic" without really backing that up. Keep working on close-ups though, I think you can really pull off some nice shots.

 

[Tangerini]

Very nice Cherry! The texture on them is fantastic!

 

[gmarquez]

Beautiful! They'd make some great PS textures!

Exactly...I'm beginning to think that she may be the queen of textures! I like the lock the most.

 

[Claff]

5 and 7 are my favorites, though I'd rather see the lock in 5 more centered or somehow cropped differently so the entire lock unit is in the picture. But that's just me.

Not sure what you were trying to show in 1 and 3, especially with the focus in 3 not being on what I think would be the natural focal point, the point at where the metal parts of the window frame meet (if that makes any sense).

 

[cherrymoose]

Thanks, everybody!

I don't know whether it's the Californian light, but there's a definite warmth to the shots (except #6 perhaps). I like them a lot. Got any more?

>;o))

Well, it was a very sunny day. I do have a couple more, so I might post them if I decide they're good enough.

Exactly...I'm beginning to think that she may be the queen of textures! I like the lock the most.

You guys are making me blush! Thanks.

The focusing is nice in all of the shots, and all the exposures and colors are good as well...
but, I can't tell what the artistic focus of any of these shots are. The only ones that might have a clear focus are the ones with a lock, in which the focus might be, being locked out of locked away or blocked in somewhere. I'm not sure. Don't let yourself think "close-ups are artistic" without really backing that up. Keep working on close-ups though, I think you can really pull off some nice shots.

Thank you for the critique. :thumbup: Yes, I know not all of them are perfect; I was mainly trying to work on my macros and using DoF.

5 and 7 are my favorites, though I'd rather see the lock in 5 more centered or somehow cropped differently so the entire lock unit is in the picture. But that's just me.

Not sure what you were trying to show in 1 and 3, especially with the focus in 3 not being on what I think would be the natural focal point, the point at where the metal parts of the window frame meet (if that makes any sense).

Thanks. With number 1, I think I was mainly trying to show the colors. It's not my favorite either, though.
As for #3, do you mean number 2? That's the one with the window frame. Either way, I wanted to get the texture of the spots of paint, as well as the beautiful rustic color of the window panes.

 

[JDP]

Number 6 is my favorite, but they're all wonderful! Good work!