So how did
these three elements happen to get left until last to be allocated suitable
images then ..? Firstly, I thought these
would be amongst the easiest to find .. they weren’t – they were the most
difficult, and secondly because I then thought that these could be found as
elements within photographs of other things.
Well, they didn’t reveal themselves from that either, so it was
necessary to return to London for a final (I hope) attempt to capture some of
these elusive double points, several points in a deliberate shape and implied
triangles. Implied triangles are actually
easy to photograph, but then I started to be concerned about how the points of
the triangle related to one another, how close the apices could be to one
another, what sort of angle would be considered a triangle .. after all, three points in a line with the
middle one slightly offset is a triangle ... just. Anyway, the results of these last three
elements are shown below, again labelled as ‘candidate’ for each of the
categories. Again, these have been processed
in LR4.1 and simple converted to black and white with a few basic adjustments
made. The final assessment images will
get a more rigorous treatment and will be finalised in Silver Efex Pro 2, which
continues to impress me the more I get the chance to test different types of
images.
So after this
I need to decide which of the images I intend to submit for tutor assessment. I’m confident in some of the elements and
that I have good images, some are ‘safe bets’, which I don’t really like. Just
because they do the job and fulfil the brief does not make them good images. However, I am aiming for 13-15 photographs to
put forward, and when I make my final selection they will be blogged on here as
well as being placed on my flickrPro site as full sized images for evaluation. I’ll also be blogging what it is I see in
each image and why I selected it over other candidates. What I will certainly not be doing is a ‘kitchen
sink’ submission as a cop out from not being able to decide between images !!!
The first
offering for implied triangles is Hungerford Bridge heading into Charing Cross
station and carrying the footpath across the Thames. Although each of the suspension elements of
the bridge is itself a triangle, the angle of view (from the top of the London
Eye) suggests two inverted triangles and two basal triangles when looked at in
their different combinations. This was
an image I really liked from the outset, although it was not considered
initially as it was taken on a very dull day, through Perspex and in the
pouring rain, and therefore was not as sharp as I would normally consider
acceptable. I do like the multiple
implied triangles and the striking diagonal that the bridge makes across the
frame though.
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| Candidate 1 : Implied triangles |
The next ‘implied
triangle’ image is from the ‘bubble blowers’ along the Embankment that I have
mentioned before. Certainly it has a
triangular shape derived from the three figures and I liked the way that their
gaze is unified in one direction to give strength and cohesion to the
photograph. The bubble blowers will
probably feature in ‘distinct if irregular shape’, and I don’t really want to
be repetitive, but it certainly is a contender for implied triangles.
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| Candidate 2 : Implied triangle |
Another image
from the bubble blowers became a candidate because the implied inverted
triangle is formed from the sticks and the arms of the girl moving down to the
apex where she is stood with feet really close together giving the whole image
the feeling of instability and action.
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| Candidate 3 : Implied triangle |
The last
image for ‘implied triangles’ is people again (a common feature of this element
as I have come to discover) and is of tourists taking photographs with Tower
Bridge as a backdrop. Other than it
being a triangle, I liked the way that the photographer is on the run and has
one foot off the ground as he frames up the couple.
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| Candidate 4 : Implied traingle |
‘Several
points in a deliberate shape’ is not a difficult image to take if one gives
oneself complete freedom to choose any subject.
However, as I have said before, I wanted this assignment to be exactly
that, and to feature central London and the Embankment, so I am not about to
default to finding a few ducks on a pond in a deliberate shape, although some
gulls on the Thames in a deliberate shape might not have been a bad idea! I previously suggested the old man on the
bench as a possibility for ‘point’, but the three carefully placed pigeons do
suggest this may be a better contender for ‘points in a deliberate shape’. Individually, each element would qualify as a
point, and the row of pigeons, the man and the bag are in a nice diagonal
arrangement.
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| Candidate 1 : Several points in deliberate shape |
So finally,
to two points. A couple of balls,
sculptures along by County Hall, provide two excellent points as well as
endless chances to photography tourist pushing them along, or trying to anyway.
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| Candidate 1 : Two points |
I’m sure I
should not be assembling a portfolio of images based on London with some
passing reference to an upcoming sporting event of some sort ... The two flags certainly qualify as ‘two
points’.
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| Candidate 2 : Two points |
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