Cedric MASSOULIER
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Still in La Défense, my favourite playground...
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Reflections
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Alain Briot
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Cedric,
Je prefere cette version:
J'ai egalement photographie La Defense en de nombreuses occasions. Jacques Tati's film Playtime is a great inspiration in this regard. It is now available on DVD in the Criterion collection. Tati is to cinema what Cartier Bresson is to photography!
Je prefere cette version:
J'ai egalement photographie La Defense en de nombreuses occasions. Jacques Tati's film Playtime is a great inspiration in this regard. It is now available on DVD in the Criterion collection. Tati is to cinema what Cartier Bresson is to photography!
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
I like the way you have used reflection to create a kind of natural impressionistic interpretation. There's far more. You have avoided the esthetics we expect for beauty. There's possible misfortune hovering in the sky. The receding immense buildings provide an impression of the vertical layered society. In a way, it's like the presentation in the Batman and Robin movies where, society has grown vertically to take over the skies and dominate those below.
Asher
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Cedric,
Je prefere cette version:
J'ai egalement photographie La Defense en de nombreuses occasions. Jacques Tati's film Playtime is a great inspiration in this regard. It is now available on DVD in the Criterion collection. Tati is to cinema what Cartier Bresson is to photography!
Alain,
I have no "Sophie's Choice" here! These are two different works. One has social implications to me and the other, your corrected version, is more agreeable, showing balancing and interesting forms with light as jewels and shadows as ribbons in a pageant.
Asher
Alain Briot
pro member
To each his own. One of the essential keys to success is thinking positively. I find that social criticism focuses too much on the negative for my taste. Beauty on the other hand focuses on the positive.
I leave the negativity, and social criticism, to others. Have it all. Rest assured that you will not get competition from me here!
I leave the negativity, and social criticism, to others. Have it all. Rest assured that you will not get competition from me here!
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
This original thread on Cedric's view of buildings in Paris' La Défense business area spawned a lively and important discussion on motivations, mood, success and more in Photography as Art. As with other robust daughter topics, it now has it's own place and can be found here.
We're now back to Cedric's photograph!
Asher
We're now back to Cedric's photograph!
Asher
Alain Briot
pro member
I liked the title "reflections" for a discusion in which we were reflecting on art and success . . . !
Alain Briot
pro member
Moving the discussion to a new thread is a good idea. However, it would be even a better idea if my posts to this new thread were posted! Since each post requires approval, they are not visible until approved. I have now posted two responses, none of which are visible....
Alain Briot
pro member
My apologies Alain,
I don't think we need to have approval for each post in that section. Yes, it does require that we keep the level of discussion higher there. Instead if posts are not to the point, they can be moved. I have approved your posts, of course, and I will now remove that need for approval altogether.
When this is understood I'll tidy up this thread again!
Thanks for bringing this oddity to my attention!
Asher
That's cool, and I appreciate that you approved my post.
But honestly, engaging in a discussion on a thread in which all posts have to be approved is just not fun. Plus, it's unpractical because there's no such thing as a quick post-answer in such a situation. Posts are approved sometimes much later than when they have been posted, and the delay "kills" the instant feedback. How would you like to participate in a dinner conversation in which all the interlocutors would have what they say approved before you can hear it, and furthermore approved by someone who isn't there right now necessarily? It would kill the desire, or even the capability, of conversing wouldn't it?
It sure does for me!
Alain Briot
pro member
Thank you Asher. I think the discussion is a lot more intuitive that way.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
I'm relieved. It's good to know I can fly this thing correctly sometimes! I'll trim our discussion of function after folk have time to learn that there is now no approval needed to post on the interesting and popular daughter topic, "Goals, Passion and "Success" in Photography as Art", (or anywhere else), in the Art Theory forum!
Asher
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Asher Kelman
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Cedric Massoulier: Reflections
La Défense, Paris
Cedric,
Coming back to your picture, the argument in bold lines appeals to me. The converging verticals of these commercial and business buildings are boldly cross with strong diagonals for the interior space but the exterior buildings stand firm. With the surface ripples, the components now are fused to one being, your image.
Now, when you were taking this picture, how much movng around did you do to get this particular composition or did you see and just grab it?
Asher
Cedric MASSOULIER
New member
Hi,
In this image, buildings are reflecting in a pool : the strong diagonals are its borders. I made 3 or 4 attempts before i got one with which i was satisfied. As you maybe noticed, it is an inverted image, difficulty was to frame in the real sense and to imagine the result when inverted.
Regards,
Cedric.
In this image, buildings are reflecting in a pool : the strong diagonals are its borders. I made 3 or 4 attempts before i got one with which i was satisfied. As you maybe noticed, it is an inverted image, difficulty was to frame in the real sense and to imagine the result when inverted.
Regards,
Cedric.
Sandrine Bascouert
Member
What I like is that the poles look like they stand in the air, and that you don't know where is the top from the bottom.
Mark Hampton
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Cedric Massoulier: Reflections
La Défense, Paris
I turned this the right way up ... then back the right way....
I quoted it so it would be next to my name ... I love it... I have not seen a massive amount of your work Cedric but what I have seen lifts me... I have no suggestions other than dont stop...