Still sorting through the images. Laborious but it has to be done. The Babooshka household is a mess again at the moment. Lightboxes(yes a real one), printers, scanners cluttering the floor. Then of course it's Gary's artwork. The political pile, the vector pile, the scanned pile, the prints,the BBC pile, the .. oh you get the drift. It's like playing hopscotch on the living room floor. No clear path, like avoiding cracks in the pavement. Like the schools, the Politicians go back in the UK after summer and that means Gary has to have his satirical, biting, political cartoonist head on for the next BBC gallery he's about to start. So he won't be cooking my dinner for a while!
The image today is just a stock pic for another project. Ramsey Skylines. As you can see it's a jaunty angle and incomplete either side. There is a reason why it's like that. It all about aging a town. It's not the shop fronts you should look at but the skyline. Ground level can go through many incarnations, new windows, doors, paint, tiles, clading, but the top layer tends to remain the same. The topline architecture is what I need to concentrate on as this is where the building can be accurately assessed and aged. So you have two clear buildings and one, the left top corner, the hint of the next building. The angle allows the chimneys pots(weeds optional) and tiled sloped roof to be viewed. A straight on shot would flatten that part of the image, which for the project is the pivotal point. Not so glamorous now this photography lark is it? If it was all sunsets though I would be soooooooooo bored! Note the colours are left natural and the image not brightened. Project images like this have to be as seen.
Are you still awake? Who is that out there I can see nodded off? You mean you did not take notes. Tsk! Ok for being good boys and girls you can have nice skywatch shot tomorrow. The possibilities. Arty farty, black and white, dripping with sunest hues or thunderclouds. Who knows. I'm just not that organised this week.
26 comments:
Babooshka -- your posts are always so much fun.
I really like the skewed perspective in this shot. For all the reasons you mentioned, and also because it makes this scene look quirky, not traditional.
With our impending move, I have started going through photos, too. . .It is so much work, isn't it?
I like this shot for the perspective, too.
So Ramsey isn't Scots? Like the slanting detail. Why is the Island's flag flying though?
is it me or is the building tilted. lols. great shot again.
What? Gary not cooking? I love your posts. I think our minds ramble alike. I do think these green buildings are neat. and the angle is just, well, more interesting than straight on. How the heck do plants get up there???
Beautiful colors and excellent composition. Makes this photo eye-catching and riveting.
I can't see one thing that I don't like about this photo, not one thing.
This building like imperial age building.. I think
hehehe
Your audience is still awake and anxiously awaiting your Sky Watch post. ;-)
Hello !
Ta photo est un peu penchée...
Nice text...
Haha, I`m still awake. Nice shot and funny reading.
answering virginia; birds drop seeds in the accumulated muck on uncleared drains and the stuff takes root and grows - lots of that kind of plant material on roofs round here too.
un angle de vue très spéciale ;o).
an angle of view very special ;o).
Hey...nice blue sky!!!
Lovely - you like taking photos of Parliament St. don't you?
Ciao
Scarlet xx
And yes I guess this mean's I'm back...
Great greens and love the angle! Cheers.
Seems you need M&S with their ready meals. Do they have a branch there? I love the angle of this shot. Great way to prevent the buildings being boring. It might help me present the grey skies here in a non grey way. looking forward to your amazng sky tomorrow.
I hear there's some evil weather headed your way so Skywatch could be interesting. Good point about the top levels. I usually find them more fascinating, too much plate glass at ground level, but hadn't really analysed why..
Can you show the ground level to these buidings? Impressive image Would like to but the whole area in context. Many thanks.
i like this part of your commentary:
"It's not the shop fronts you should look at but the skyline. Ground level can go through many incarnations, new windows, doors, paint, tiles, clading, but the top layer tends to remain the same."
How true!
:)
I like the angle. It makes the stodgy old building look fresh!
I like the colors too. Imagining island life as peaceful...
Love the details - your "walk through" was great!
I love hearing the reasoning behind the photo - it made me look much deeper at it and it is such an interesting image.
I'm still awake, but have organizational challenges of my own LOL!
Nothing wrong with jaunty angle photos. Adds some interest and a different perspective.
If we should happen to see one of Gary's cartoons on the Politics Show, I can say to Gail that the partner of my virtual friend in the Isle of Man drew it!
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