While I don't shoot much B&W and don't do much of photo-drawing, I decided to give this one a shot. This structures always unleash my imagination, nurtured by sci-fi / high-fantasy movies and novels. It triggers so many different associations or ideas, being so monumental and perfect in form and shape. I keep thinking about some strange pods sitting and waiting to launch (terraforming pods, battle pods, Indiana Jones-like labyrinth traps' mechanisms - choose yours if you will ;). I also decided to try out some new post-processing techniques, so it took me quite a lot time to get everything like I wanted (much more than I expected). Tell me what you think? :)
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Huh, well, hard for me. At first glance I liked it much. But I didn't understand it. A 90 degree rotated image of a bridge with a reflection? But the brick wall seem to bend. Maybe you can clarify that a bit after you won the contest? ;-)
There's no mystery to this shot. This is, indeed, a shot of a bridge (two, to be exact) reflected in a river, then rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise. I was captured by the round, hemispheric shape of base pillars, which, combined together with their reflection, formed almost perfect spheres. It was very graphic for me, almost unreal - hence the post-processing and decision about rotating final image. I'm interested here in shapes and patterns more than in actual subject. Rotate in 90 degrees to the right and it will all start to make sense. :)
Although your explanation below is need to understand what i'm looking at, it is wonderful.
Maybe find a speaking title?
Reflection - 'A Bridge on its Side'
Thank you, Dirk! If you still liked it, even without knowing what were you looking at, then I'm glad, since I wanted to achieve just that! Pure graphic pleasure, outside of its usual form. :)
I haven't been thinking about the name, yet. I'll give it a try, though. :)