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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: stamper on May 15, 2015, 09:42:15 am

Title: Scottish Parliament Building
Post by: stamper on May 15, 2015, 09:42:15 am: The building is judged by most to be ugly.
Title: Re: Scottish Parliament Building
Post by: mbaginy on May 15, 2015, 09:51:40 am: Can't comment on the building in its entirety, but your photo of this detail looks interesting. Sometimes initially disliked buildings receive more affection as time passes. I like your image!
Title: Re: Scottish Parliament Building
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on May 15, 2015, 10:28:16 am: Quote from: stamper on May 15, 2015, 09:42:15 am
The building is judged by most to be ugly.

Form follows the function? ;)
Title: Re: Scottish Parliament Building
Post by: Rainer SLP on May 15, 2015, 02:31:39 pm: Quote from: Mike D. B. on May 15, 2015, 09:51:40 am
Can't comment on the building in its entirety, but your photo of this detail looks interesting. Sometimes initially disliked buildings receive more affection as time passes. I like your image!

I agree with Mike D. B.

Would be nice to see the whole building.
Title: Re: Scottish Parliament Building
Post by: BobDavid on May 15, 2015, 03:24:45 pm: Nice photo +1
Title: Re: Scottish Parliament Building
Post by: John R on May 15, 2015, 03:31:14 pm: Nice shot. Like the play of light and shadow. The slight asymmetry makes for good balance. I think its the deep shadows combined with the saturated look, that helps create and reinforce the rhythm in the image. Sometimes we see wonderful drawings of proposed buildings; then we see the building and wonder, what was I thinking!

JR
Title: Re: Scottish Parliament Building
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on May 15, 2015, 03:31:47 pm: Bob, for a moment I thought that stamper is paying homage to your style ;)
Title: Re: Scottish Parliament Building
Post by: BobDavid on May 15, 2015, 09:02:18 pm: Quote from: Slobodan Blagojevic on May 15, 2015, 03:31:47 pm
Bob, for a moment I thought that stamper is paying homage to your style ;)

Funny you mention that. At first glance I thought so too. I really do like the way the photo was taken--shadows, composition, etc.
Title: Re: Scottish Parliament Building
Post by: stamper on May 16, 2015, 03:16:47 am: Quote from: Rainer SLP on May 15, 2015, 02:31:39 pm
I agree with Mike D. B.

Would be nice to see the whole building.

It is impossible to take a single image of the building so isolating a little part is best. The part that I shot was round the back where the public seldom visit.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=scottish+parliament+building&num=50&newwindow=1&safe=off&tbm=isch&imgil=kcvIOnUytwiayM%253A%253BWDJTavQ7SMG2oM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.scottish.parliament.uk%25252Fvisit-and-learn.aspx&source=iu&pf=m&fir=kcvIOnUytwiayM%253A%252CWDJTavQ7SMG2oM%252C_&usg=__PABzAKl1m0TiNVXbvv6eMXWHfT8%3D&biw=1280&bih=680&ved=0CEsQyjc&ei=QO5WVaX9AufD7gbNloKoCQ#imgrc=kcvIOnUytwiayM%253A%3BWDJTavQ7SMG2oM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.scottish.parliament.uk%252Fimages%252FFeaturePanels%252Ffront-of-building2FP.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.scottish.parliament.uk%252Fvisit-and-learn.aspx%3B622%3B260
Title: Re: Scottish Parliament Building
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on May 16, 2015, 09:58:47 am: A cruel and unusual punishment for the people of Scotland... and my eyes. ;)