Infill Through the Knothole
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by ddng: A different idea for a photo and yet I think it could have been executed better. Your photo seems a little too busy and more like a 'happy snap' rather than a well thought out and well composed photographic work of art.

Originally posted by Minstrel: fun idea. like spying. But what you're spying on could be a little more exciting...

Thanks for the comments (everyone!). This is definitely more journalistic than "artistic" in intent and execution.

I don't know about exciting -- modest residential construction probably shouldn't be exciting, since that usually means somethng is not going according to plan ...

It actually is quite "composed" for a capture of an actual scene, much better than the other shots from which I could have chosen. Specific elements I feel contribute to the effectiveness of this as a record of a construction scene are:

@ Worker in foreground concentrating on a task.
@ Worker in the background, possibly carrying something
@ Plans on the table in the center
@ Concrete forms on the right lined up with the edge of the hole
@ Wheelbarrow in profile in the BG
@ Dug out area in front of forms
@ Relatively good detail of forms construction

I'm trying to document the contruction of this house by shooting from the same position each day -- hopefully to eventually make a time-lapse movie of it.

Young Crow
by GeneralE

Comment:
Thanks for all the positive comments! I don't really know the bird's age, but I didn't want the title to sound like a bottle of whiskey.

There were a lot of crows that day -- this one "got in the way" as I tried to shoot the Golden Gate Bridge through a hole in the adjacent sculpture.

Turkey Shoot
by bcoble

Comment:
Just in time to miss the Bird challenge ... my son saw a bunch of wild turkeys this morning when golfing with a friend, but I missed out.

Squirrely
by channeled

Comment:
Nice use of a natural spotlight!

Four Hinges and a Frame
by bucket

Comment:
I just had to go shopping for a safe yesterday ... maybe one a little smaller and newer than this.

Oklahoma City under Mammatus
by postoakinversion

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Is that what those clouds are called? Gotta brush up on my meteorology! At least it shows that weather folks have a sense of humor ...

Sunday In Sydney
by megryan

Comment:
The curves of the palm fronds and the roofline complement each other nicely.

Beautiful Streamer
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by HAPPYphoto: I love it. Don't any of you see the irony in this picture? Americans, we who are in a constant search for beauty, are slowly destroying the world's greatest; Trading it in for natural resources which shall last us 10 small years. After that, these spots which have had so much life, energy, and above all, beauty, will become nothing more then a sarrowfull memory of what it once was. This picture, my friends, is the epitomy of beauty in our society of oblivion.

Thank you.

I thought it was a beautiful example of this type of pollution -- clearly-defined at maximum extension before dissipating in the wind, and not some wispy brown fog but really BLACK soot shooting out at high speed.

Plus, there is an element of sarcasm, as in the person who might be sitting at that vantage point saying "Now, isn't that just beautiful?"

Dave Ross once proposed a simple engineering change which could bring about improved emissions-controls almost overnight -- simply mount the exhaust pipes in the front of the truck.

PROOF!
by GeneralE

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Originally posted by bpickard: So if the light goes off......what was illuminating this photo???!!!! I don't see evidence of a flash here. This is not a scientific experiment. I remain to be convinced. P.S. How did you fit inside?

I did use a flash, but disguised the fact with Curves and a little cloning. I used the timer, and remained outside while the shot was taken.

Originally posted by ecorrus: Haha! This one took a minute to understand. I passed by the first time and came back when the title clicked in my mind. Clever shot.

Thanks, this perfectly describes the intended response. : )

Not Again!
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by chuck50124: this would have been better without the blur in the foregroung. good job

Thanks -- I really wanted to keep some reflection to make it "clear" that I was outside the window.

Glad to spread some chuckles around -- thanks for the comments!