Power Cubed
by Manic

Comment by Yellowpeep:
Great choice in background! Very geometrical!

Power Cubed
by Manic

Comment by lisae:
Interesting idea. I like the fact that you used a square crop. I can't really find anything to critique about this photo technically, but thematically it isn't interesting to me at all. Worth a high mark objectively, but it doesn't grab me on an emotional level.

Power Cubed
by Manic

Comment by ClubJuggle:
Excellent use of this background.

The Blue Leanie
by Manic

Comment by Manic:
Thanks for the critiques folks :o) A few responses:

Like I mentioned in my previous comment, I couldn't crop any lower due to a streetlamp being just below the shot (and its right next to the building, so nearly impossible to avoid without spoteditting). I even used the 640x427 ratio to get more of the building in view, but really needed the new unrestricted aspect ratios of dpc2...

The colours are a bit oversaturated, as I was trying to bring out the blues of the glass, but the bricks really are close to that shade of redish-orange. The jaggies are mostly the result of having to meet the 150k compression, plus theyre one of the known weakness of the camera.

What I was really trying to achieve with this building was a shot similar to this shot which I'd taken a few months previously, but I wasn't able to get the same angle nor lighting as before.

Oh, and I've heard of Beckley, but I've not been (or been through) there I don't think :o)

Message edited by author 2002-12-12 19:19:49.

Power Cubed
by Manic

Comment by shutterfly:
well you know how to turn a normally dull subject into something interesting! nice composition.well done.

Power Cubed
by Manic

Comment by jenarom:
Cool composition. I've seen this kind of pictures befor, but not with this object. Lines and angles are great. I don't quite like the shadow, but still the picture as a whole works great. Good luck!

Power Cubed
by Manic

Comment by HBunch:
Could this background be becoming a trend? The background is nice, the subject isn't super thrilling, but it does make for a nice abstract-ish photo. The shadows bother me. It has like a double (maybe tripple) shadow and that is what I find myself trying to figure out, rather than looking at the block. The light on the top of the cube seems to me just a tad bright, it almost blends in with the white background. I love the angle and framing/cropping you have chosen. And your focus and clarity are good as well. Good luck in the challenge.

Power Cubed
by Manic

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Very good photo! The lighting and composition are really nice, but even with all that, it doesn't move me in any way. 7 Swash

Power Cubed
by Manic

Comment by inspzil:
This would be a great shot for an advertisement. Nice macro and great choice of backgrounds

Tribute
by Manic

Comment by ChrisW123:
LOL, tribute to what?!