Heading For The Open Road
May 11, 2014 17:00:27 #
An MG in the Yorkshire Dales. I do have one of him coming towards me but I like this one better.
Graham
Graham
May 12, 2014 00:49:56 #
Lovely image my friend. Looks like this chap and I have the same haircut!
May 12, 2014 09:56:19 #
Graham Smith wrote:
An MG in the Yorkshire Dales. I do have one of him coming towards me but I like this one better.
Graham
Graham
Ee ba gum!
I love this image. The use of the layby visually sets the car away from centre, which would be the case it the wall had been straight. A glance says 'snapshot', but a study shows a wicked talent for being a very considered scene.
Another example for me, of skills to be learned.
nairiam
May 12, 2014 10:30:52 #
Reminiscent of Kenneth Grahame's "Mr. Toad" who appears to be "merrily on his way to no place in particular". Composition is perfect, the greenery/shrubbery sharp, especially for the gentle breeze. Sets a mood of carefree independence.
May 12, 2014 10:37:44 #
carlysue wrote:
Reminiscent of Kenneth Grahame's "Mr. Toad" who appears to be "merrily on his way to no place in particular". Composition is perfect, the greenery/shrubbery sharp, especially for the gentle breeze. Sets a mood of carefree independence.
Parp Parp!! :lol:
May 12, 2014 11:18:39 #
A couple of things, Graham. Questions actually. What do you think if you removed the pole? I know the wire fence is there on the left and it seems just fine to leave that alone. But I wonder if you get a better sense of overall depth if the pole were to be removed?
The next thing that I noticed straight away was the semi circle grey disc shape at 10 O'clock about 30 yards away from the MG. At first I thought it was smoke, then I saw how perfect the circular shape was and I thought it might be a plastic greenhouse in the brush. Then I realized it was a natural occurrence. I would have broken that up with some cloning so as not to be a distraction. Your thoughts?
Tom
The next thing that I noticed straight away was the semi circle grey disc shape at 10 O'clock about 30 yards away from the MG. At first I thought it was smoke, then I saw how perfect the circular shape was and I thought it might be a plastic greenhouse in the brush. Then I realized it was a natural occurrence. I would have broken that up with some cloning so as not to be a distraction. Your thoughts?
Tom
May 12, 2014 17:52:09 #
This one made me smile the second I saw it. Out for a leisurely Sunday drive ... not a care in the world. Two leading lines strengthening the movement of the car. I would get rid of the power pole. I know they are a reality but they kill the shot for me.
Nice lighting, exposure and color.
Nice lighting, exposure and color.
May 13, 2014 11:16:06 #
Having spent a little time in England it brings back memories and it tells a story or at least gives me a myriad of things to contemplate. How long did it take to build the stone walls, years, decades or millennia? What would it be like to live in that house barely visible back in the woods? Is the driver fully immersed in the joy of the moment or is he in fear of the Lucas ignition leaving him stranded on a Sunday afternoon? Yes, I have not discussed the technical aspects of the image but I did touch on the story value of the photo.
May 14, 2014 05:44:11 #
Graham Smith wrote:
An MG in the Yorkshire Dales. I do have one of him coming towards me but I like this one better.
Graham
Graham
Nice capture that looks deceptively casual. Well exposed and focused to emphasize the car and driver.
I would not remove a thing - it's a slippery slope. The entire image is composed of things that are either man-made or arranged.
May 14, 2014 06:39:14 #
selmslie wrote:
Nice capture that looks deceptively casual. Well exposed and focused to emphasize the car and driver.
I would not remove a thing - it's a slippery slope. The entire image is composed of things that are either man-made or arranged.
I would not remove a thing - it's a slippery slope. The entire image is composed of things that are either man-made or arranged.
Thanks Scotty, I shy away from "idealised" pictures, as you say "it's a slippery slope" where does it end?
Graham
May 15, 2014 00:00:48 #
I like the lines of the rock wall leading the viewer into the image. More than that I love the TD or TC, whichever it is. Classic BRG, shining in all it's perfect nitrocellulose lacquered glory, rolling down a country road as it was designed to do. I drove a '58 MG A back in college and I truly get it. It's an image that takes me back to the feeling of driving a British sports car. (I'm driving a 370Z droptop now so the feeling of a convertible has never left me.)
May 15, 2014 08:10:11 #
Well Graham, This is where I have to disagree with you. The first time I looked at this photo, The first thing I saw along with the car was the area to the upper left of the car and the pole; all at the same time. when I followed the stone wall, it led me to the car alright, then I followed the wall to the pole and then straight up and out of the photo without letting me follow the wall further into the background. This happens every time I look at the photo. Up and out. The other area of which I mention, is quite noticeable and when trying to view the overall picture, it appears as a splotch that should not be there.
The splotch, the car, and the pole seem to form a triangle within the photo and I am forced to ignore this in order to recognize the remaining photograph. Now this is just me. Others may disagree. I fully understand where you are coming from and normally I would agree with you, but if I were to see this hanging on a wall of a gallery, I would have to wonder; what was the artist thinking? That pole is just driving me up a wall. Hey, that is a pretty good pun!
Anyway, this is just how I see it.
Tom
The splotch, the car, and the pole seem to form a triangle within the photo and I am forced to ignore this in order to recognize the remaining photograph. Now this is just me. Others may disagree. I fully understand where you are coming from and normally I would agree with you, but if I were to see this hanging on a wall of a gallery, I would have to wonder; what was the artist thinking? That pole is just driving me up a wall. Hey, that is a pretty good pun!
Anyway, this is just how I see it.
Tom
May 15, 2014 10:33:07 #
tainkc wrote:
Well Graham, This is where I have to disagree wit... (show quote)
Hello Tom, my pictures are never destined to hang on a gallery wall. I don't have any ambition in that direction so I don't make pictures with galleries in mind. I record, by and large, what is there. Power/telegraph poles are an intrinsic of the landscape. There were far more poles along the roads when this car was new, if this picture had been taken at that time we would be looking at it now and accepting the poles as part of a "nostalgic" image.
Cheers,
Graham
May 15, 2014 12:37:12 #
Graham Smith wrote:
I understand. The "gallery" thing was just an expression.Hello Tom, my pictures are never destined to hang on a gallery wall. I don't have any ambition in that direction so I don't make pictures with galleries in mind. I record, by and large, what is there. Power/telegraph poles are an intrinsic of the landscape. There were far more poles along the roads when this car was new, if this picture had been taken at that time we would be looking at it now and accepting the poles as part of a "nostalgic" image.
Cheers,
Graham
Cheers,
Graham
May 15, 2014 12:51:12 #
tainkc wrote:
I understand. The "gallery" thing was just an expression.
I understand too Tom :-)
Cheers,
Graham
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