About time . . .

[sirhc55]

It was raining hard as I looked out the window, so I:



And then later that day, just before bed I saw the warmth that a roof can bring into your life:

[gstark]

Chris,

Both of these are wonderful shots, and they each tell me winter is on its way: the soft greens in the first, and warm lighting in the second both convey a similar message.

Now, if you look closely at the wallet in the second, you might observe that it's $20 lighter.

[Reschsmooth]

Love the first - it has a John Blakemore-ish look to it, albeit in colour.

[sirhc55]

Chris,

Both of these are wonderful shots, and they each tell me winter is on its way: the soft greens in the first, and warm lighting in the second both convey a similar message.

Now, if you look closely at the wallet in the second, you might observe that it's $20 lighter.

That wallet has not seen a $20 note in this millennia

Thanks for the comments Gary

[biggerry]

Reading between the lines i assume these are about the change in weather? although looking back its hard to tell

The first does nothing for me, i even looked up that dude John Blakemore but it still does nothing for me but i do see some similarity in the style at least.

What I see is a blurry window (could be water/rain, but would not be sure purely from teh image) and some blurry tree branches/leaves giving some sense of movement? nope that could just be the rain on teh window. I guess at the end of teh day a image has to connect and 'speak' to teh viewer, it does not for me - obviously some viewers, like my self, maybe artistically challenged and cannot see further into the image but others can and see a connection, ie Gary and Patrick.

The second is much along the same lines, now if that glass had scotch in it then we could be talking

[sirhc55]

Thanks for the reply Gerry.

In the first it was absolutely pissing down hence the blurred and indistinct image.

In the second - drink Laphroaig from a vase - crystal my dear fella, crystal only

[surenj]

Perhaps some similarities to this? I reckon there is.

John Blakemore

For many years John has taught both the aesthetics and practice of photography to the students at the University of Derby, a much admired and respected degree course, where he is Reader in Photography. He holds an MA in film studies, is an external assessor for the Royal College of Art and in 1998 was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society. Recipient of numerous Arts Council awards, John’s work has appeared in many publications and been exhibited all over the world. Starting as a freelance photographer in 1956, John soon moved through his personal work, to become England’s leading landscape photographer, then transferring his unique and elegant photographic style into areas as diverse as still life, documentary, portraiture and Polaroid colour. He has been involved in photographing a nuclear waste dumping site in Lincolnshire for the C.P.R.E. and has featured in the TV programmes Exploring Photography and World Photography. Spirit of Place was published in 1979. 1991 saw the publication of Inscape, a major retrospective monograph.. The Stilled Gaze, based on his Tulip series, was published in November 1994. Recently he has been making exquisite hand made books, with both B&W and colour photographs. 2002 sees his first show of colour work.

Here is the original article.
http://www.duckspool.com/duckspool/tutors/john_blakemore/john_blakemore.htm

It seems that once you are established, you can take a picture and people will read into it more and try and create something out of nothing. I guess we discussed this already in the art thread. In essence, once you are at the top, you will define art.

[biggerry]

In the second - drink Laphroaig from a vase - crystal my dear fella, crystal only

lol

Perhaps some similarities to this? I reckon there is.

ahh yes that quote picture is quite similar but nope, it does nothing for me either.