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16-JAN-2010

Day 16

On the campus of Edith Cowan University Western Australia.

Others taking part here January Monochrome challenge

Stewart and others suggested a crop, I tried it, here




Canon EOS 5D Mark II ,Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
1/20s f/11.0 at 40.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time16-Jan-2010 17:43:17
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length40 mm
Exposure Time1/20 sec
Aperturef/11
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance
Metering Modepartial (6)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Carl and Racine Erland18-Jan-2010 05:12
Beautiful lines in this excellent composition. - Racine
Mieke WA Minkjan17-Jan-2010 05:56
nice play with the lines, looks good in B&W
Cindi Smith17-Jan-2010 03:43
This is perfect for B&W! Excellent use of light and excellent composition! Very well done!
Walter Otto Koenig17-Jan-2010 01:48
Great perspective, lighting, details and tones. I must agree with the comment regarding the cropping. There's so much interesting detail in the center, the sides seem distracting in my opinion.
Ray :)17-Jan-2010 00:42
Yeah! It's all been said :)
James O. Harle17-Jan-2010 00:30
Nice Crisp BW. Well Composed...V
lou_rozensteins17-Jan-2010 00:29
It's a great shot with strong contrasts!I would do away with only the right side, because I feel that the repeating pattern along the left adds to the strength of the composition. Nice feeling of depth and modernity. Well done.
Available Light Images16-Jan-2010 23:56
You were asking in the forum about BW discussion: This is a fine example that works, I have a feeling that in color this would be quite a busy image, lots of surfaces and textures. In BW the idesa is to strip the image down to its graphic soul, allowing only the interaction of light, shadow and angles/curves portray ALL the information. Architecture works so well in BW, it is the essence of BW. Landscapes are tougher to do well, as you have to elevate your compositional skills to a whole different level in order to build a strong message.

On this image, I am with Smit10pics, I believe the interesting bit is BETWEEN the two pillars and would crop both sides away to focus on that section. The right and left sides are only filler and don't add to the image at all.
still, great job...
Michael Shpuntov16-Jan-2010 23:32
Strong B&W image. Great lines, very good light and conversion. Vote.
Stewart Mitchell16-Jan-2010 22:36
Love the richness of the tones and some very strong lines :) I wonder if it may be an even stronger image in square format with the right hand side cropped back to the pillar??
J. Scott Coile16-Jan-2010 21:41
Strong B&W Sheila.
Barbara Heide16-Jan-2010 21:32
what an interesting architecture...love the perspective...quite surreal...
Mary Terry16-Jan-2010 21:29
This interesting architecture works really well in b&w!
Guest 16-Jan-2010 20:58
Fantastic, with all the lines. Very well done.
Phillip Normanton16-Jan-2010 20:54
I keep thinking it's about to collapse...
lisamidi16-Jan-2010 20:50
Well spotted and so good in bw with all teh lines and shapes and the lighting!
Frank Brault16-Jan-2010 20:31
Very interesting. I like the light and the depth.
Bernard Davis16-Jan-2010 20:11
Great contrasty image, lots of strong lines and excellent perspective. Voted
David Clunas16-Jan-2010 19:59
strong lines and light - nice use of b+w
Colin Storey16-Jan-2010 19:43
Wonderful lines.
Jeff Lobaugh16-Jan-2010 18:53
Fantastic architecture shot! Love how the vertical supports seem to fall down in the background.
Johnny JAG16-Jan-2010 18:32
Love the lines and angles.
carol j. phipps16-Jan-2010 18:27
A photographer's dream with all those lines, shadows, shapes , forms and the contour. Great details.
Guest 16-Jan-2010 16:37
It looks like a domino effect is starting back there! :)
Ronald Bijtenhoorn16-Jan-2010 16:14
Great tones and contrast!
Ed McConnell16-Jan-2010 16:07
This is great for b&w, love the contrast and DoF..nice shot Sheila.
LynnH16-Jan-2010 15:37
Oh Sheila, this is a perfect subject for Black & White. Excellent composition. I have been a bit sad that you find monochrome tedious. This image should make you feel very good! V
Sam X16-Jan-2010 15:25
I meant , lovely POV
Sam X16-Jan-2010 15:24
lovely POW
Nancy Good16-Jan-2010 15:03
Strong tones and contrasts. Really like all the lines and the depth.
JW16-Jan-2010 14:45
Superb tones and so many great lines, patterns and textures to work with. That's a big vote from the UK jury!
Guest 16-Jan-2010 14:11
Great B&W image Sheila!!!! Nice composition and light.
Doug Cruden16-Jan-2010 14:00
Superb! I forgotten to mention in my forum post response to your question that B&W is really suited to bringing out the beauty of shapes of all kinds, and this wonderful shot illustrates this exactly. The repeating pattern at the left really holds the eye in the frame, while the two upright pillars provide a wonderful tunneling effect for the eyes to go down the terrace....fantastic shot! BV :o)
Heidi Jonker16-Jan-2010 12:24
Good job Sheila! Grat tones and perspective.
Stephanie16-Jan-2010 11:30
Very interesting architecture, well done in B&W!! Almost like a domino effect!
pr_rajan16-Jan-2010 11:29
....class!~V~