While walking in city, I like to isolate some objects to emphasize them whereas they are not as nice or remarkable as could be others, like monuments or historical edifices. I did with these quite common buildings. A 4/5 crop to marry with dimensions of the buildings (mainly the first one). I also noticed the colored samples from some faded greys of the facades to soft greens of the trees. At that day, the sun was rather high and harsh allowing to annihilate most of the shadows.
I have some others urban photos I hope minimalists, I wanted stripped back to the basics, the essentials.
Urban minimalism
This is interesting David. It has a minimal feeling due to the muted colors. When I saw the thumbnail in the list of postings, I thought it looked like a drawing. Now that I see it opened, I see that it is indeed a photograph. All that said, I also like to shoot in the blaring sun sometime for the same reason. The heron I posted early on in this group was such. I think technique wise, this was successful. However, I don't get and sort of reaction from it from a composition perspective. It doesn't speak to me. Sorry!
PS - I would love to see more of your (and others) urban minimals!
I just noticed this image of yours, David. Unlike Ruth, I do like composition. I note you've completely corrected perspective, which to my eye gives the image a slightly "looming" appearance. Some people advocate slight deliberate under-correction as giving an image that actually looks "correct". In the edit, I've turned it 0.2 degrees anticlockwise and "re-converged" by 4/100 on my software.
It now looks right to me, even though it's geometrically not.
What do you think?
well, maybe the original photography could be folded a little. I did not notice it. I took it with a 70mm lens and did not make any geometrical correction or correction of the perspective. I don't note a difference between the original photography and your version. Could you give please? It will be helpful to pay more attention to that kind of details. Thank you so much Chris!
That's surprising, David. You've got such a low horizon that I'd have thought even a 200mm lens would give some convergence. It's as if you used a perspective control lens or view camera with rising front. Your image is absolutely square in all respects, so much so I thought you must have corrected.
The difference is subtle. If you can scroll between yours and mine, you'll see the image turn anticlockwise slightly and narrow at the top.
I append screenshot of my edit being done.
Nice piece David, I enjoy viewing your subjects, inspires me to "hunt" pieces like this. I also like your choice of color processing, keep them coming!
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Thanks a lot!