Surreal Landscape Photography

Surreal Landscape Photography

Montreal-based photographer Benoit Paillé is turning out some interesting landscape photography using a 1×1 meter, suspended, glowing square. And it’s worth noting that Benoit’s images are not Photoshopped.
Benoit Paillé:
“I hate lanscape. So I decide to stage my own vision of lanscape. I create an art light installation for poetic space/time purpose…

…This is a photography of light installation (real light, real square 1×1 meter) I set in nature or where during the night you have usually no lightning, I try to redefine the space/landscape for my own purpose: create a poetic space/time moment. And questioning the reality of what is a landscape.”

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http://www.facebook.com/people/Jens-Hamada/100003300254445 Jens Hamada
“…. i hate lanscape. So I decide to stage my own vision of lanscape. I create an art light installation for poetic space/time purpose…..”
what is lanscape.. or does he means he hates landscapes?
what a sad guy would hate landscapes?
Chris_Hoffmann
Quite boring if you ask me.
http://twitter.com/mike_macak Mike Macak
How does he suspend them without having visible means of doing so?
http://twitter.com/Jimmy_Schaefer JimmySchaefer
It’s interesting if your looking at it from outside the box, meaning the photos look good other then that ugly light box in the middle.
BK553
“ And questioning the reality of what is a landscape”
Not this.
http://www.elliottmontello.co.uk Elliott.G.Montello
Real interesting project! Reminds me of something from the film “where the wilds things are” :)
http://twitter.com/chriscookephoto Christopher Cooke
that square does nothing for the image at all. HOWEVER i can see these being used for some type of commercial campaign for a company with a square logo.
http://profile.yahoo.com/H3N2AAX42CFI5VF26MKMDYYKOE Nicholas
I particularly like the 4th one down, the dirt hill, as well as the final image. I like mix of landscape and abstract photography. What saves it from being gimmicky, is the consistency in the composition. The light is framing the landscape, and what the viewer witnesses is how it does.
http://twitter.com/BenicioMurray Benicio Murray
Benoit’s other projects are way more interesting than this one.
ajmills
It does light the scene differently, but there is still the issue of having a big white ugly blob in the middle, which is where I am stuck with how I feel with these photos.
http://profiles.google.com/simon.lynchsae Simon Lynch
To me this isn’t even landscape to begin with… it’s closer to “tree portrait”…
Not winning me over….
Erwan Cloarec
Benoit has much more interesting projects than that.
By the way, this is photoshopped, he is well known for his photoshopping skills.
http://www.facebook.com/travis.dewitz Travis Dewitz
I think this is very interesting and I would rather hang this on my wall before something along the lines of a traditional landscape. It is interesting in a way that makes me thing, whats going on there? Almost makes think of about aliens. I don’t know why.
Travis Dewitz
http://www.dewitzphotography.com
Caitlyn Chapman
I think it’s incredible work. I’m on the same page as him, I hate shooting landscapes. I just get overwhelmed and prefer to enjoy them ‘live.’ I also would rather hang these on my wall than a traditional landscape ANY DAY. I think they’re just amazing. Way to think outside the box (hehe)
http://www.facebook.com/janis.amolins Jānis Amoliņš
Nothing new!
The real question is – who was first> Benoit or Leonid?? Just check this out people:
http://leonid-tishkov.blogspot.com/2012/04/private-moon-in-new-zealand.html
http://www.facebook.com/travis.dewitz Travis Dewitz
Very cool Janis. The addition of people really adds to the image and gives it a different feel. Not quite as mysterious feeling. I like both but for different reasons.
Travis Dewitz
http://www.dewitzphotography.com
http://www.facebook.com/ermitikos Mario Ermitikos Spiroglou I
its a magic ritual process, invented in the lands of Africa, called Photoshopium
Vinícius Ribeiro
Cool! Minecraft sunset.
http://www.facebook.com/hiroschneider Jaron Schneider
Yeah… not really the same at all in terms of final effect.
http://www.facebook.com/sandi.marasco Sandi Marasco
Much more interesting!!!!
http://www.facebook.com/sandi.marasco Sandi Marasco
My Interior Design teacher used to pound into us, ” Just because it is different doesn’t make it good!”
I wonder if partly he fell into wanting to capture something very difficult to get? I do that sometimes. I want to photograph it because I can’t even though it may not be that interesting.
http://www.facebook.com/nitsan.simantov Nitsan Simantov
i think it’s interesting!
Lavaiszia Lavaiszia
It said that they aren’t photoshopped. -_-’
yairhaim
I think it is landscape with artistic view.
Yair Haim
http://www.yairhaim.com
http://www.facebook.com/jasonwaynelee Jason Lee
they are the truest sense of environmental portraits… I enjoy them but would much more greatly enjoy them if the light was fired into the scene and not be part of the scene.
ciscolightpainting
very poetic … very interesting … a mixture of light painting and landscape.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1019489827 Freddy Oropeza
I applaud him for thinking outside the box (pun intended) and doing something different instead of going with the masses. It might not be what most qualify as a landscape, or fine art for that matter, but everyone is a critic, and art is really seen from the perspective of each viewer, some like it some don’t.
There was an effort put into this also, planned shoot, carrying gear to location, set up. etc. Just something to keep in mind, before you hate on someone who is being ACTIVE about their creativity.
http://profile.yahoo.com/Y2IUM2TA4ZIWBBA6C5HKEHG37M Rob Base
I’ve always liked this site for the interesting stuff you find but man….what is with all the hate??? Good lord! I’ve read more hateful and negative comments on this site than I can stand. These landscapes are an interesting and different take on an old, classic subject. Will it revolutionize landscape photography? Likely not. Does that mean it deserves so much crap thrown at it? Wow….
http://www.facebook.com/ermitikos Mario Ermitikos Spiroglou I
magicians used to do everything with ropes. since ropes or cables can’t be seen anywhere, I for one, can’t seem to figure out anyother technique.
MarkusVoetter
I think its a bit strong to say “I hate landscape”. The images kinda growing on me. The photographed scenes would be rather sad, cold and uncomfortable without these warm lights. The lights create some sort of comfortable living room atmosphere that make the shots interesting for me. A making-off on the light installation would be great.
Simon Ouellet
I agree with most people : Paillé has some better work in his book than this. Take a look at his Stranger serie. But gotta get it off my chest : I know this guy and he’s a douche.
P3NGYJ03
Fishing Line or something thereabouts?
http://www.facebook.com/chocolatepaul Neil Dempsey
Its a Timelapse with some sort of smaller light source.
You can see the individual flare from a torch or such item in some of the pictures.

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