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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Slobodan Blagojevic on October 16, 2016, 09:35:38 pm

Title: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on October 16, 2016, 09:35:38 pm
Went to Indianapolis for Art Wolfe's seminar "Photography as Art" and made a couple of architectural vignettes along the way. It was a Red Cross event on the main city square (a circle, actually), hence the red light on the buildings. In the first one, the blue hour and tungsten white balance made an interesting combination. The last one is Art during the seminar.

Title: Re: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: BobDavid on October 17, 2016, 12:04:32 am
Great set.
Title: Re: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on October 17, 2016, 12:08:38 am
Very cool, Slobodan!

And the silhouette really makes the last one.
Title: Re: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: Kevin Raber on October 17, 2016, 06:42:03 am
Nice images...It was good to see you.
Title: Re: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: Rob C on October 17, 2016, 10:55:40 am
The graphic eye. Good work, and for me, especially the last one down.

Rob C
Title: Re: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: RSL on October 17, 2016, 11:04:22 am
+1. Good shooting Slobodan.
Title: Re: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on October 17, 2016, 05:41:54 pm
Calorie-neutral ride?  :)
Title: Re: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on October 17, 2016, 06:29:29 pm
Delightful.
Title: Re: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: GrahamBy on October 19, 2016, 08:32:02 am
Nice. I like the first a little less than the others, because of the struggle with the angles between the content and the frame... but still worth grabbing :)
Title: Re: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: David Eckels on October 19, 2016, 09:01:30 am
Great to see you shooting again after the move! My favorite is the silhouette of Art.
Title: Re: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on October 19, 2016, 09:35:20 am
Nice. I like the first a little less than the others, because of the struggle with the angles between the content and the frame... but still worth grabbing :)

Funny you say that, as it is my favorite, precisely for the reason that makes it your least one. I typically straighten the lines in an architectural shot (as in the #2 and #3), but here I like the tension, dynamism of the "struggle," as you say, between the lines. Thanks for the comment, by the way, appreciated.
Title: Re: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on October 19, 2016, 09:40:36 am
Great to see you shooting again after the move! My favorite is the silhouette of Art.

I asked him if he would be bothered by me shooting during the presentation and he replied: "I would be a hypocrite if I would object to a photographer taking pictures." Then he added, publicly: "I have no idea why anyone would want to take a picture of me in total darkness." Minutes before that, he was talking about positive and negative space in a picture, sort of yin and yang.  I saw his silhouette as a positive picture element.
Title: Re: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on October 19, 2016, 09:50:11 am
I asked him if he would be bothered by me shooting during the presentation and he replied: "I would be a hypocrite if I would object to a photographer taking pictures." Then he added, publicly: "I have no idea why anyone would want to take a picture of me in total darkness." Minutes before that, he was talking about positive and negative space in a picture, sort of yin and yang.  I saw his silhouette as a positive picture element.
Thanks for the back story. That is fascinating.
Title: Re: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: David Eckels on October 19, 2016, 12:25:26 pm
Thanks for the back story. That is fascinating.
+1
Title: Re: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on October 19, 2016, 12:28:52 pm
Good stuff, Slobodan. Your Chicago-trained eye translates well to Indianapolis!

Jeremy
Title: Re: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: John R on October 19, 2016, 01:13:34 pm
Yes, really fine work! And I agree with your assessment on first image. The issue is, does it work. Intoducing some kind of dynamic to draw viewer into an image is more important than any rules.

JR
Title: Re: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on March 13, 2018, 10:40:10 pm
The first image was selected as Nominee in the Architecture category of the 11th International Color Awards competition.
Title: Re: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: James Clark on March 13, 2018, 10:47:57 pm
The first image was selected as Nominee in the Architecture category of the 11th International Color Awards competition.

Congrats!  I didn't see any b+w spiders from you last year now that I think about it though.  Sort of surprising. :)
Title: Re: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on March 13, 2018, 11:04:56 pm
Congrats!  I didn't see any b+w spiders from you last year now that I think about it though.  Sort of surprising. :)

You know what? You are right. Last year I went with people, didn't go so well. I shall stick to architecture. It doesn't talk back  ;)
Title: Re: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: James Clark on March 13, 2018, 11:28:15 pm
You know what? You are right. Last year I went with people, didn't go so well.

That's because that dude is creepy ;).  Kids and animals.  And nudes.  You'll be golden. :D
Title: Re: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: John R on March 14, 2018, 12:03:15 am
Congrats. I am heading over to see the entries and winners.

JR
Title: Re: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: James Clark on March 14, 2018, 12:11:23 am
There's some good work. In all honesty though, as a rule I think their b+w entries in the fall are stronger. 
Title: Re: Indianapolis Vignettes
Post by: BobDavid on March 14, 2018, 02:21:23 am
...is it in gamut!?

My favorite is the third--they're all excellent.