Is this abstract? - DPChallenge Forums

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

03/12/2007 09:13:38 PM · #1

I took this picture (My first RAW shot) of the side of the IMAX theater building in OSAKA. I used Lightroom (Interesting software that will take me a while to get used to) and played around with it. Overall, what do you think? Boring? Too much noise? Not enough substance?

dewdodesign

Nikon D850

03/12/2007 09:48:25 PM · #2

it's a nice idea but for me there is just not enough going on. The sky also looks a little overexposed and i would have liked to have seen the shot taken from a perspective slightly further away so you could see more of the subject?
Just my pennies worth :o)

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon

03/13/2007 02:11:27 AM · #3

The building itself wasn't all that interesting. I just wanted to see what I could do with a shot like this. Not many comments on it...which I suppose kinda means it's not really worth a whole lot. I'll see if I can get some better shots.

yanko

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

03/13/2007 02:15:30 AM · #4

The angle is interesting but if there was a way to include just building and no sky it would work much better, IMO.

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

03/13/2007 02:27:29 AM · #5

I could've, but at the time thought some sky would make it look better.

dewdodesign

Nikon D850

03/13/2007 07:16:48 AM · #6

best way to learn is to look at it and spend some time thinking about what you could do to improve it, and then go back out there with a fresh outlook on what you want to achieve and see how it goes second time around.

undieyatch

Olympus E-10

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

03/13/2007 08:07:01 AM · #7

Is this abstract?

Webster's or some other generally accepted authority on the meaning of words is a good place to start.

I would say the image contains recognizable features which may not qualify as pure abstraction. Geometric shape would probably qualify but your context of blue sky/ may not.