Willis Building Abstract

[Paul Abbott]

Paul Abbott Willis Bldg. - Leadenhall, London​

 

[John Angulat]

Hi Paul,
What a wonderful study in geometric patterns!
There are are triangles, rectangles, horizontal and vertical planes
And there's the reflection in the glass to add the air of abstract to it all.
Very nicely done!

 

[Mike Shimwell]

Yes, Paul very cleanly executed. It's actualy quite hard to even get a proper sense of scale as it looks big at first, but then the doubt creeps in. Nice tonality too.

MIke

 

[Paul Abbott]

Thanks, John and Mike.

John, there is some curvature thrown in for good measure, too.

Regards.

 

[Alain Briot]

There is certainly a lot to look at and of itself that is the source of interest.

There are also possibilities for cropping to create other compositions from parts of the image such as the reflections on the left pillar, either one or two sections, or cropping off the left pillar to leave the right side with the stairs alone.

I'm not sure if the left pillar with reflections and the stairs work together. They're interesting to look at, but over time I see two photos, not one photo.

 

[Alain Briot]

Often, in art, less is more.

I find this stronger, more elegant and above all more intriguing:

 

[Cem_Usakligil]

Hi Paul,

Often, in art, less is more.
I find this stronger, more elegant and above all more intriguing:

In this particular example, I agree with Alain that this is a stronger composition indeed. But I have come to learn and appreciate your style of shooting and I dare say that we sometimes suffer from the same disease: namely trying to incorporate too much into one composition. There must be a lesson to learn here .

Cheers,

 

[Asher Kelman]

Paul Abbott Willis Bldg. - Leadenhall, London​

Paul,

I like the picture as is. It allow me to wander around picking various groups of elements and constructing new compositions. For some, this plethora of possible connections might show indecision or lack of a single concept. I however, like the idea of of picking my own pieces and trying different directions each time I've visited.

Essentially, Alain, you have taken one such choice, a very good one and isolated it and so it's immediately strong. That choice itself still contains too many further choices to innumerate, so we are not simplified to the nth yet. However, it's appeal is the progress towards simplicity in spite of being complex. It just appears definitive.

Asher

 

[Paul Abbott]

Thanks guys, appreciate you looking, commenting and cropping.

The reason for the left side was that it shows the buildings serrated edges reflected in its glass and bears a relationship. The serrated edge is neutral ground (if that makes sense), juxtaposing and dividing the vertical and the horizontal, left and right side respectively.

Regards.

 

[Ken Tanaka]

I agree completely with Alain, and would go one step further. The image seems too tied-down and that column splits the frame unproductively. Since abstractions need no gravitational justifications, why not give it some modernist dynamism.

 

[Rachel Foster]

NICE shot!

 

[Paul Abbott]

Thanks, and thanks also, Rachel.