Mary's Photoblog
Solar Panels.
Posted by MaryB (Staffordshire, United Kingdom) on 11 April 2008 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.
I'm sticking my neck out with this one lol :D it's not a bird, animal or flower, it's not even a solar panel as the title suggests :D I thought I'd post something a little different today :)
This is part of a cut work domed sculpture, that sit's on top of a building in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire UK.
A BIG thank to everyone for your comments through out the week, as always I really appreciate you taking the time to vist and leave comments :)
Have a great weekend, will be back on Monday.
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Any tips or constructive criticism are welcome :)
I really appreciate all your comments, thank you so much. I'm only sorry I've not got time to respond. I do read all the comments and will try to answer any questions you have
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Repetition and shadows with light create a beautiful grafic and bright picture there. I hope all these suns will give us more warmth today...
11 Apr 2008 6:33am
Mandy Provan from Johannesburg, South Africa
Wow, I really like it mary!! Nice lighting which highlights the cutouts! I'd say a pretty cool image all round.
11 Apr 2008 6:40am
Nishana Minhaz from Calicut, India
At first when I'd read only the title,I was thinking that u have very different kind of solar panels in ur country :) very interesting architecture..
11 Apr 2008 7:32am
tyan from Singapore, Singapore
Very nice structure,useful and aesthetically pleasing to the eyes.Worth sticking out your head for this!:)
11 Apr 2008 9:04am
Ron from Saint Louis, United States
Interesting shape and textures ... the cut-outs provide a nice abstract take as you see what lies behind ... I think we can safely say that your boldness was a successful venture out of your safety zone!
11 Apr 2008 9:10am
Saeed from Tehran, Iran
Great shot. i like the contrast , Lighting & Shadows . . .
11 Apr 2008 10:03am
Tracey from White Hall, United States
I really like it Mary! And the title is cool ;0) Refelctive surfaces are difficult to shoot and you did a wonderful job!
11 Apr 2008 11:46am
Peter Miller from Lichfield, United Kingdom
Very interesting Mary, by the way do you work you seem to have so much time to take photos. Reminds me of the box in hellraiser but without the evil intentions of a gateway to hell or maybe not http://web.bvu.edu/students/pickbry/images/wallpaper/box03.jpg
11 Apr 2008 12:19pm
@Peter Miller: Cheers Peter :)
I only work part time, I have zillions of photo's lol and when I don't have the time to get out and about (I don't drive, I have a very understanding hubby, who takes me to places I might not be able to get to under my own steam) I look through and pick one out to post, as in the case of this one today. It was took last summer :)
I can see the similarity in the pic, maybe thats where the person who created this piece got the idea :)
drphoto from Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
This is cool! I like the close crop and love the title =D)
Dan
11 Apr 2008 1:07pm
Man With 101 Names from Hamburg, United States
Well I think solar panel is a HOT title and this is a well composed shot ... You get an A+ today Miss Mary B :o)
11 Apr 2008 2:43pm
@Man With 101 Names: Thank you Rob, you've made my day :D
Observing from Chester, United Kingdom
Hi Mary, it is certainly different, and it's a very interesting object, is there a light inside?. Very good photo, let's have some more.....!
11 Apr 2008 2:50pm
@Observing: Thanks Mike :)
I'm not sure if there is a light, I've tried to search for it on google and have drawn a blank. It would look really effective if there were.
I've posted a bigger picture of this tomorrow.
I'm working on a little project atm, trying something different for me, hopefully it should develop in the next few weeks.
Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands
Mysterious design, looks like something esoteric, beautiful those suns on this regular multifaceted ... (whatever it maybe). The suns suggest hotness but the colors are very cool and calm.
11 Apr 2008 2:51pm
Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands
Oh I forgot to read the title, but they don't seem to be solar energy panels :)
11 Apr 2008 2:52pm
@Illuci: Thank you Erik, unfortunatly they aren't solar panels, it would be cool if they were though. I was playing with words when I chose the title :)
I've posted a bigger picture of the dome tommorow.
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
Nicley done, Mary! Love the title, too! Have super weekend... it's supposed to get up to +18 here this weekend!! WooHoo!!!
11 Apr 2008 3:01pm
@amy: Cheers Amy :)
Wow! it looks like things are finally warming up for you, got my fingers crossed it continues :)
vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Quebec, Canada
I really like this one! Great graphical simplicity!
11 Apr 2008 4:21pm
@vu@granby - Wolfgang: Thank you Wolfgang :)
Rob from Velveetaville, United States
Very outside the box for you MB but it is wonderful. I feel the warmth of the sun when I look at this, thanks.
Cheers,
Rob
11 Apr 2008 5:27pm
@Rob: thank you Rob :)
@Michael: Thank you Michael :)
DaveB from Exeter, United Kingdom
Cool shot, but I think it'd be even better if the whole frame was filled with the object, or maybe with just with one of the sunbursts. I think the change in colour around the edges due to reflections is distracting in this one!
11 Apr 2008 6:39pm
@DaveB: Thanks for the feedback Dave :)
I did try various different ways with this shot but in the end decided to go with this version as the others seemed to look too flat, which wasn't the effect I wanted.
I've posted the whole image tomorrow so it can be seen in situ :)
danthro from Suburbia, United States
cool composition and tones. there's something captivating about the patterns.
11 Apr 2008 6:44pm
@danthro: Thank you :)
I've posted the bigger picture tomorrow.
standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France
Beautiful composition. I like the geometry here. You captured the light perfectly!
11 Apr 2008 7:59pm
@standley: thank you Richard :)
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Great shot, like the colours of this. Have to agree with DaveB on filling the frame.
11 Apr 2008 8:37pm
@Graham Russon: Cheers Graham :)
I appreciate the feedback. I decided to go with this version of the pic, as I didn't want it to look too flat, which some of the other crops I tried did :)
I've posted a shot tomorrow so you can see the bigger picture.
Anne from White Rock, Canada
Lovely shot Mary! I think if you cropped it to only one sunflare, as suggested, you would lose the geometry and it would be a boring photo. I like it a lot! :-)
11 Apr 2008 10:46pm
@Anne: Thank you Anne, it's great to get feedback.
I'm with you on this, I tried many way's to crop this and found that most did look quite flat and uninteresting.
I've posted a fuller picture of the dome tomorrow, so it can be seen in situ.
@Elisa: Thank you Elisa :)
bronzebilly u.k. from Barry,Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom
Great design MaryB..well spotted...but hang about..what's this ace image I just found:-
http://through-a-lens.aminus3.com/image/2008-04-08.html
fantastic processing m'lady...are you doing that course yet..it would seem so..
BillyB..
11 Apr 2008 11:34pm
@bronzebilly u.k.: Cheers BillyB :)
I didn't manage to get on the course this time, it's quite a small and popular class, should anyone drop out though they will be intouch.
In the mean time I'm teaching myself from online tutorials. I found lot's on youtube and various other places on the net :)
Craig from Vacaville, California, United States
The repetition creates good interest!
11 Apr 2008 11:52pm
@Craig: Thanks Craig :)
Tomorrow you can see the bigger picture.
Gary from Cochise County, United States
Good job on this one Ina. With all those angles it could get tricky with the light , but you nailed it.
Have a good weekend. bring back lots of pics.
12 Apr 2008 12:04am
@Gary: Cheers Gary :)
Rags from Plano, United States
That is one cool work of art. Thanks for sharing it with us.
12 Apr 2008 2:14am
@Rags: Thank you :)
Tomorrow you can see the bigger picture :)
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
I won't ask how you got to the top of the building but it does make an interesting photo with the silver and blue and abstract nature...:-)
12 Apr 2008 11:58am
@Earnest: Thank you Earnest, thankfully I didn't have to do any climbing, I took this from the car park :)
You can see the bigger picture tomorrow :)
Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica
great shot and use of the repetition Mary! that is an interesting piece of artwork.
13 Apr 2008 12:55am
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
I like the various planes and the play of light and shadow on them.
13 Apr 2008 2:03am
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
Very nice isolation of the subject matter. Looks great.
14 Apr 2008 10:46pm
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