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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 3/31/2008
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Now, what a great idea, Andre! Thanks a lot for that! I must really search my images again and see how many doors I have, that would fit such a collage!
But surely I'll try that! There are so many doors around - at least one for each house!!!! ;-)
I think it could look very nice if the doors also "match" each other in some way - color, or mood, or anything.
Thanks a lot lot lot again!
Nick
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Andre Denis
{K:66327} 3/30/2008
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Hi Nick,
Yes it's possible that the bottom of the door might add to the presentation too.
One thing I've seen done with images like this is a collage, where the frame is divided into 12 equal spaces with a differnt door in each space. That could be quite effective. You only need 11 more doors to do that :) If I were doing one like that, I think I would try putting it together without any borders around the doors at all.
Andre
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 3/30/2008
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Quite the contrary, Gustavo, it is possible! Look at the images of National Geographic, for example, that have either no or very little additional touch in PS. It's a matter of mastering the camera/lens and those guys do that brilliantly! That's why there are 3.2E7 wannabes but only just a few photographers that write history with their work.
So, in order for me to be able to master camera/lens a bit better than I do today, it is a big help to read all meaningful critiques and suggestions here, and try to follow them when I am shooting. If I rely on PS work afterwards for correcting the results of my own incompetence then I'll make no progress.
Cheers!
Nick
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Gustavo Scheverin
{K:164501} 3/29/2008
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No te olvides del retoque digital con el photoshop o cualquier otro software que te permite eliminar detalles molestos, y aunque finalmemte la foto no sea un reflejo exacto de la realidad, sí sea más estético...lograr la foto que uno hubiera querido tomar aunque eso sea imposible en la realidad...
Un abrazo!
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 3/28/2008
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Thanks a lot for the nice and detailed comment, Andre!
I must say that I find the idea of an "only very very red" also very inviting. It would look very "strict", I guess. Minimalistic in some sense.
Dave's crop seems to me to be the best combination for minimalism and also some more "reality" touch. Still it would be good to see what that would look like, and what other possibilities would be available if also a bit more of the bottom was present.
All the best,
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 3/28/2008
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Thanks a lot for the detailed reply, Gustavo! I thought that the reflected red was so strong that it hid details, but it seems that still enough detail is there.
Your idea for the top seems to stand in diametric opposition to the idea to crop it off. It would be so nice to also include some more of the bottom for just seeing if it would match the top well, but I missed it and so we can only guess. Without it the image gets much simpler and definite, but with it the image gets more "real". That's what I am able to see up to now at least.
Thinking of it. Thanks again!
Nick
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Andre Denis
{K:66327} 3/27/2008
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Hi Nick,
This composition is fine the way it is, with the inclusion of the off-centred elements.
Let's put it this way, the door alone might be interesting, but it would be very, very, very red!
In this case, I think Dave's crop is probably the best way to go.
Andre
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 3/27/2008
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Thanks a lot for the nice and detailed comment, Visar! So, if we combine your idea with Dave's the result would be to simply turn the camera a bit downwards, avoiding thus the upper part (Dave) and adding some of the lower part (you). And it seems to be a good way to improve the shot.
Thanks a lot and all the best!!
Nick
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Gustavo Scheverin
{K:164501} 3/26/2008
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mmmm, la exposición me parece buena, logras unos muy buenos colores, especialmente los rojos, y en lo que respecta a ese detalle arriba, me gusta, vale, le da dinamismo a la foto.
Un abrazo!
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 3/26/2008
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Exactly this simple elegance was present all over the city, Gustavo! And we all know, if it is simple it doesn't have to be elegant, but if it is elegant it is simple. Avoiding the overload with a the many is necessary (but still not sufficient) for elegance, and the people there seem to know that exactly!
I am glad that you consider the inclusion of the street number to be a good choise. Dave also thought this way, and so we all converge here. What about the top? I see now, after Dave's suggestion that cropping it off image supplies more "integrity", but what do you think? And what about overexposure? Didn't it ate up some details?
Cheers!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 3/26/2008
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Thanks a lot for the nice comment, Dave! Especially for the suggestion for the crop! I do think that it has a more "finished" appeal this way. (Attachment).
Best wishes,
Nick
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Cropped off a bit of the top after Dave's suggestion |
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 3/26/2008
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Thanks a lot for the nice comment, Ben!
Still I guess that it is a bit overexposed. Or so I perceive it.
Cheers,
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 3/26/2008
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Many thanks for the encouraging comment, Ilir!
Cheers!
Nick
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absynthius .
{K:20748} 3/26/2008
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ah Nick, I can't get my eyes out of this shot. Indeed, you have put together many details that complement with the idea of welcoming!!
as Dave brought it up, the detail of house number and the ring are so great- even more when it brings the lovely yellow stripe vertically, and so contributing on a vibrant canvas- that if we could see a little more of the lower part, having the entire door within, i think we would have an outstanding shot!!
that's from my side Nick,
regards,
v.
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Gustavo Scheverin
{K:164501} 3/25/2008
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Muy buena, simple pero elegante, el "8" es un detalle magnífico...:-)
Un abrazo!
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Dave Stacey
{K:150877} 3/25/2008
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I like the inclusion of the number and bell ringers, Nick, and great colour! Perhaps more of a crop at the top.
Dave.
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Arben Mallaki
{K:10761} 3/25/2008
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Woww! I like the colour compositon here.
The red door colour, in this old wall, is greatly presented.
Best regards,Nick.
Ben
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Ilir Xhemsiti
{K:4285} 3/25/2008
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Hi Nick i like your work last series are great,....congrat,...ILIR
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