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#215 Architecture

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Let's ignore the judges who downgrade images of buildings as "record shots".

We will have some images of architecture and the built environment. I would anticipate some fine houses in all their glory, faded or otherwise' or maybe some detail and pattern in modern buildings.

Two weeks takes us to midnight 2nd February (I will be away so don't expect a prompt judging!!!)/

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Liverpool - Old and New
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Light is everything and lighting certainly can transform this building at Astley Green into something special. I shoot a lot of images here, with all sorts of lenses, but this one excited me because of that low, rich sunlight. Corrections for verticals were made in Photoshop. Camera: Sony A7 Mk III. Lens: Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM.
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Fleetwood lighthouse.
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Grand old house in Corfu. This is in an abandoned village called Old Perithia. When tourism started in the 1960's, the younger workers in the village left to live and work on the coast where the money was. The houses fell into disrepair, but the village has now become a tourist attraction, and some of the decayed houses are being converted into tavernas.
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From the Scotish borders still being built.
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Joans, from a trip in the moors "Haworth art gallery"
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London - old and new architecture
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Witley Court
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Apologies for using an older image, but this is the most unusual and fascinating architecture I've ever seen.
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The competition is now closed and awaits our judge!
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Thank you for your entries and your patience waiting for me to judge.

I like all of these images.

Janice: The Liverpool waterfront is a great place and I like the crowding and flattening of a long lens. The mix of architecture is interesting and the detail through the image is excellent. It has a processed look which makes it a little flat and it is slightly desaturated which I like. I do like the little spots of pink on the left.

John: Good photographer + good camera + good lens + great light = fabulously sharp detailed image. There is an optical illusion quality with the single row of windows, tiny steam engine, giant wheel and people mixing up the visual clues about size and perspective, and for me, I think the verticals are too straight

Joanne: Interesting building. I like the compass in the foreground and the low viewpoint.The detail starts to get a little fuzzy in the top tier and pinnacle. It might be worth cloning out the lamp post on the right.

Mel: An interesting building in harsh sunshine which works in context and the stone work texture is lovely. I like the interior detail visible through the windows. The accompanying story is important to an understanding of the image.

Neil: A nice example of typical scottish borders architecture :lol: This is fascinating building and makes a great imge. I love the colours and the detail. Very symmetrical but I wonder whether you could bring the sides in slightly to lose the part window and the two yellow patches sitting right on the edge of frame.

Joan: Wonderful solid Yorkshire architecture. Flat sky, but this is Yorkshire!!! I love the texture in the stone walls. Good viewpoint looking up the stairs but unfortunately you lose a bit of the ground floor as a result - perhaps you could sit on Neil's shoulders next time you visit :-d .

Paul: My favourite of the modern London buildings dwarfing the older one's at the bottom. Lovely detail in the Gherkin and interesting light on the building behind the church but a bit more light on the church tower would have been great.

Sue: Faded glory indeed! This has obviously been a seriously grand house. It looks to be well preserved but without it's interior must feel rather sad. The bottom half of the picture is all stairs. The most interesting bit is the central area with the people for size and the hints of detail behind. As an architectural image the wings are important but I wonder whether you could crop out the gravel and bottom 4 steps to give a letter box presentation.

Lesley: I agree this is unusual and fascinating but I am not sure that I like it as a building. Your image is a great record with lovely colour tones and detail. It is slightly tight in the frame and I would like to see it slightly more in context but I think that is quite difficult because of it's position. I love the repeating windows in the straight half (Fred??) which all have slightly different tones or reflections.

Mike: Beautiful sense of light and space. I love the contrast between the darker tones to the left and the warm bright central area. Lot's of detail everywhere without crowding and the stained glass is fantastic. If I were a judge I might want to see the tops of the arches.

Many thanks to all. My comments are my own thoughts and I am trying to learn how to analyse pictures for my own benefit. If you don't agree then you are probably right!!!

At the end of the day, which picture do i like best:

2nd: everybody else

1st: Lesley.

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Some wonderful images here and a great choice. It’s a building of mixed emotions! Not sure if a like the building, but at the same time it is fascinating. That’s one of the great things about photography. Folk travel to places we never get to, see things that we don’t - but then we do, cos’ a great photo of it has been taken. 😁
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Wow, thanks Gordon - first time I've ever won a Forum Competition!

I'll put my thinking cap on and post a new competition topic later.

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