Photography Assignment - Architecture


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The Assignment

Any building or structure, inside or out, a small detail or a whole cityscape, black and white or color, straight out of the camera or heavily edited, anything goes with this one.

Thoughts

This is strictly for fun How closely (or not) you stick to the brief is completely your call
Constructive criticism is only OK if specifically requested by the person who posts the photograph.
Destructive criticism is never OK.
I am sure I've left loads of stuff out - I'll answer all questions as best I can I am really looking forward to seeing everyone's photographs Hat tip and thank you to SnappleBC for coming up with the idea.

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Any type of editing is fine

Where to post your images

Post them here along with any thoughts, ideas, or suggestions for future assignments.

Open Thread

These assignments are posted in conjunction with Friday Night Open Photography
This weeks Photography Open Thread

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michelewln's picture

They had an old restored log cabin in a park by my parents house. Here are a couple shots of it.

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A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. Oscar Wilde

stevej's picture

this sort of thing fascinates me

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Bollox Ref's picture

Pompeii Street.jpg

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Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.

janis b's picture

I especially like how the soft light caresses the textures of worn stone. Where is that?

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Bollox Ref's picture

It really is a tourist hellhole, but this was in March so I was able to get a street scene without hordes of people.

Still 70 F. though. Southern Italy is very nice in March, although you wouldn't know it looking at the natives grasping overcoats.

I was just wandering around in a light sweater.

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janis b's picture

to have been there.

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stevej's picture

love the light - also the cloud really adds to the conposition. I would love the chance to go to Pompeii - even with the tourists Smile

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janis b's picture

I like the transformation of your building from its appearance on a crisp winters day to a slightly uneasy nocturnal atmosphere.

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Bollox Ref's picture

I like it.

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Gëzuar!!
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stevej's picture

both compositions just work and the light is perfect. I especially like the first one.

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janis b's picture

I have been looking through the lens for a long time. It is one of my greatest pleasures.

I think that part of the success of this building is the great deal of consideration it gave to the light. These photos were taken on two different days, in two different months. I will look more closely at how the light is registered at other times.

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stevej's picture

The one thing architects and photographers seem to have in common is a love of light. (at least the ones I've communicated with)

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janis b's picture

"A love of light" is a wonderful common base to communicate with.

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MarilynW's picture

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To thine own self be true.

janis b's picture

photographically and otherwise.

I'm going to post below, the work of a NZ photographer I think you'll all enjoy.

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MarilynW's picture

a neo-Gothic church behind tall trees, Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria BC.
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To thine own self be true.

janis b's picture

of a church that one prominently sees in Auckland, that your image reminded me of. The similarity is striking. I've also realised over the years that there is a strong connection between Vancouver and Auckland.

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MarilynW's picture

up until mid-20th century anyway - sadly the stones in our cathedral are not granite, they are manufactured. We can tell because some of them are falling apart at the base of the church. As an ex-Catholic, I find the Anglican interior very austere. The Queen visited this church on her last visit to Victoria.

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To thine own self be true.

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Images like these really make me want ot come to BC. On a different note I was going to post some images of the university on this thread but I may do local churches instead - there are lots of them near where I live.

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janis b's picture

whose work I saw after arriving in New Zealand was Laurence Aberhart. Here are two of his architectural photographs of churches, one undemoniational and one Maori.

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stevej's picture

at some of his work - like it a lot.

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or, to be more accurate pictures of buildings. I did plan to get out this week and photograph some local buildings with a good ultra wide lens and post some 'professional' images. Well, the weather has been crap so here are some old photos instead:
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