[Leica] A shot from Long Beach

[don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)]

Adam,
When I firs looked at the image I liked it, but something didn't feel
right.  At first I thought it was the detail in the trees making it a little
warmer image with a confused message, lovely trees and light, menacing
shadows, dark snaggle with beautiful light....

Then I read the comment about the low buildings on the right and my brain
snapped.  It is a stunning image if you remove the lower portion of the
image removing the small buildings, and crop pretty tightly from the left to
remove most of the image to the tall part of the building.  Possibly leaving
one stair step to allow some room on the right.  Now we have a lovely
abstract image of light and shadow, human regularity and natural free form.

0.02

Don
don.dory@gmail.com


On 2/23/06, Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I was in Long Beach supporting my wife at the IECA convention (lots of
> VERY outdoors people unhappy about being indoors during gorgeous
> weather - IECA is the "International Erosion Control Association") and
> they were at the Long Beach Convention Center.
>
> We stayed in the Renaissance Long Beach which was a short walk away. I
> had time on Wednesday to take a walk and took one that was a bit too
> long - you know that when you're where you planned to go and realize
> that your knees are saying rude things to you. But the only way back
> was to walk so today I wasn't up for a lot of walking at all until the
> late afternoon.
>
> ANYWAY...yesterday I saw this building illuminated by the reflections
> of the building across the street but I couldn't get to a place where
> I could shoot it until the light had gone. So today I camped out on a
> bench and shot for the better part of an hour.
>
> This image, which is early in the sequence, is the one that strikes me
> the most tonight. I shot a lot of black and white as well so maybe
> between digital and analog I'll find an image that captures  you the
> way the reflected light on this building captured me.
>
> <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2006/02/23/_L3U9540.jpg>
>
> I apologize to both Long Beach LUG members who offered to shoot with
> me or at least show me around, but after Wednesday I wasn't in much
> shape to trapse around. This evening is better so the drive up I-5 to
> Davis will be decent.
>
> Comments are welcome. The shot is with the Canon 1Ds MkII and the 24-70 L
>
> Thank you!
>
> Adam
>
>
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