Hola from Costa Brava

[Cem_Usakligil]

Here is another one of the House-museum of Salvador Dalí in Portlligat, near Cadaques. I tried to place the egg and it's reflection as close as possible to the composition I had in mind. I could not take a step towards the back or to the right as there were walls and restrictions.

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[Rachel Foster]

Hi Asher,

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This is stunning, vintage Cem. This goes on my "study list.'

 

[Rachel Foster]

Here is another one of the House-museum of Salvador Dalí in Portlligat, near Cadaques. I tried to place the egg and it's reflection as close as possible to the composition I had in mind. I could not take a step towards the back or to the right as there were walls and restrictions.

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Breathtaking.

 

[Asher Kelman]

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Breathtaking.

Rachel,

The words that intrigue me coming mostly from women are usually adverbs, like, "definitely", which concisely respond with a flair of clarity.

"Breathtaking" got me thinking. I agree! But is it the architecture or the composition used by Cem? If I look at the second picture in thread # 24, that is breathtaking from both aspects. The picture in post #24 is also memorable for the choice of shooting angle that was discovered which had the trees leaning n towards the two affectionate heads. The egg picture setting lacked, at that time, the extra elements to make it as a picture, not only breathtaking but also as memorable. Cem succeeded in bring to us the splendor of the architectural forms.

However, as he pointed out, he was very restricted iin movement for composition. A panorama made from two stitched 8mm overlapping shots might have allowed discovery of the extra ingredients needed by an extraction from one projection or another. However, not always do things come together as we'd wish. Next time, perhaps, different clouds, a man with a black bowler hat or a child with oval balloons, would give the same opportunity for being as memorable as the trees leaning in in post #24.

Still, this scene is breathtaking and I could not do better.

Asher

 

[Cem_Usakligil]

Hi Rachel,

This is stunning, vintage Cem. This goes on my "study list.'
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Breathtaking.

Thanks a lot for your comments. How are you? I hope you are coping well with your health and all that. I think of you often and I hope you and your kids will get/remain well.

 

[Cem_Usakligil]

Hi Asher,

...."Breathtaking" got me thinking. I agree! But is it the architecture or the composition used by Cem? If I look at the second picture in thread # 24, that is breathtaking from both aspects. The picture in post #24 is also memorable for the choice of shooting angle that was discovered which had the trees leaning n towards the two affectionate heads. The egg picture setting lacked, at that time, the extra elements to make it as a picture, not only breathtaking but also as memorable. Cem succeeded in bring to us the splendor of the architectural forms.

However, as he pointed out, he was very restricted iin movement for composition. A panorama made from two stitched 8mm overlapping shots might have allowed discovery of the extra ingredients needed by an extraction from one projection or another. However, not always do things come together as we'd wish. Next time, perhaps, different clouds, a man with a black bowler hat or a child with oval balloons, would give the same opportunity for being as memorable as the trees leaning in in post #24.

Still, this scene is breathtaking and I could not do better.

The composition is pretty much what I had in mind, as I wrote before. This surface is actually a roof so there will never be anybody walking there with a bowl hat or a balloon, lol. A different cloud shape is a possibility, but I like the one I have got anyway.

I was mildly surprised why nobody has questioned the usage of BW in this small series. After all, it is a most colorful environment with stunning colors.

 

[jake klein]

Hi Asher,

Thanks a million for the extremely insightful comments. I will answer them later but I need to take the time to react properly. In the meantime, here is another one to thank you again. This one was taken in the medieval city of Pals in Catalunya, around midnight. As you can see, I have a BW version since the color of the street lamps gave the picture an ugly hue. This one is all about the verticals, arches, curves, doors, windows and the winding path in the picture, each one within another. It reminds me of a matryoshka doll actually.

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It just my personal opinion but landscapes are a dime a dozen, but this exposure my friend, this should be on your wall as well as everyone elses!

I'm not sure about the foliage in the uper right hand corner though. I could ask to see a version with it removed only to tell you to out it back!

 

[Cem_Usakligil]

Hi Jake,

It just my personal opinion but landscapes are a dime a dozen, but this exposure my friend, this should be on your wall as well as everyone elses!

I'm not sure about the foliage in the uper right hand corner though. I could ask to see a version with it removed only to tell you to out it back!

Thanks. I have been worrying about the foliage myself too. I shall probably post a cloned out version but I don't have the time to get onto it right now.

 

[Cem_Usakligil]

Laundry day

Laundry day
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[fahim mohammed]

Gorgeous senor Cem. The entire series in fact. The colors are brilliant in the last one. The wa beach is
super!

Regards.

 

[Cem_Usakligil]

Senor Fahim,

Gorgeous senor Cem. The entire series in fact. The colors are brilliant in the last one. The wa beach is
super!.

Thanks for the kind comments. Always appreciated.

 

[Asher Kelman]

Laundry day
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Cem,

I must admit I'm always taken back by displays of multicolored underwear in so many European apartment homes. I guess the don't have the private garden or a modern tumbling drier. At least they should then try to get the colors to be in harmony with the brightly colored stucco.

The shock value and the sheer reckless delight would unfortunately vanish with a B&W version, but I'd bet we'd appreciate it as much but from an entirely different standpoint, that of shape, shadow and texture.

Asher

 

[Doug Kerr]

Hi, Cem,

Laundry day
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Exquisite!

The almost invisible title is an - interesting - touch.

Best regards,

Doug

 

[Cem_Usakligil]

Hi Asher, Doug,

Thanks for visiting.

Asher I think that we are very much used to these sights around here. I never thought about it in terms of shock value at all.