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Picture of the week - May 16, 2006

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Picture of the week - May 16, 2006

Postby gstark on Tue May 16, 2006 10:45 am

My turn.

And my choice this week is by Marty.

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Great composition, with intelligent use of framing within the image, and excellent use of depth of field.

And the colours are just beautiful. Whike the primary subject seems to be almost monochromatic, the graffiti belies this, and brings the image to .... er .... life?

This is the original thread.
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Postby wendellt on Tue May 16, 2006 10:49 am

love the style, concept and depth
keep it real brother. Uber spanky choice gary
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Postby Alpha_7 on Tue May 16, 2006 10:49 am

Congrats Marty, well done mate!
You've achieved a lot of depth / layers in this shot, and no matter what it's titled it's a deserving winner :lol: :lol:

Nice choice Gary.
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Postby Glen on Tue May 16, 2006 10:51 am

Well deserved Marty :D





Uber spanky choice gary :D
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Postby greencardigan on Tue May 16, 2006 10:59 am

Well done Marty. A standout shot. :up:
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Postby CraigVTR on Tue May 16, 2006 11:20 am

Well done Marty. A great shot of our urban waste. 8)
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Postby stubbsy on Tue May 16, 2006 11:29 am

A fine choice. Congratulations Marty. I have little to add to what I've said in the original post other than to say that this is a finely crafted image that rewards repeated viewings.
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Postby avkomp on Tue May 16, 2006 11:35 am

congrats on potw.

I liked this when I saw it. the 3 levels made it for me.

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Postby Greg B on Tue May 16, 2006 12:39 pm

Great shot Marty, full of feeling and atmosphere, well done.
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Postby agriffiths on Tue May 16, 2006 12:44 pm

Congratulations on a fantastic POW Gary!
Love the layering effect. It's almost like walking from room to room with your eyes :)
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Postby Sheila Smart on Tue May 16, 2006 12:51 pm

Nice work and good choice. Almost 3D affect.

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Postby aussichef on Tue May 16, 2006 1:20 pm

those are the sort of shots we all aspire to take
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Postby Geoff on Tue May 16, 2006 1:51 pm

Marty - congrats on such a fantastic image. It has that real grungy feel to it and as already said, with it's near 3D effect, makes you want to step into it and go exploring. Well done mate! Excellent choice Gary.
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Postby NikonUser on Tue May 16, 2006 1:57 pm

Congratulations on a great POTW.

Love the colours and 'feel' to this image. Lighting looks really great.

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Postby macka on Tue May 16, 2006 2:57 pm

Congrats. 8)

As others have said, the depth to this image and clever use of framing are what make it stand out.
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Postby Marty on Tue May 16, 2006 4:25 pm

Thanks for the selection of POTW, I am very happy to be chosen.
There are many great images posted on this forum, so to be chosen is certainly an honour to me.
And thanks to everbody who replied to my original post and to this post.
I see beauty in many things, generally the older, grottier, rustier, dirtier and more run-down the subjects are, the more I love to shoot them.
Will post more images of recently found 'Urban Beauty' locations soon.
Thanks again.
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Postby Alpha_7 on Tue May 16, 2006 4:47 pm

Marty wrote:ps
Not sure if some of the words I used above exist, but I take images, I don't write about them... :wink:


Let GregB give it the once over ;-) but it seemed fine to me! Congrats again!
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Postby moggy on Tue May 16, 2006 5:23 pm

Well done Marty, well deserved POTW. :wink:

8) Bob.

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Postby ABG on Tue May 16, 2006 5:54 pm

Congratulations Marty. A fantastic image and very worthy POTW
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Postby huynhie on Tue May 16, 2006 6:03 pm

Well done Marty.
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Postby antman on Tue May 16, 2006 8:36 pm

A wonderful photograph. Congrats Marty.
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Postby Alex on Tue May 16, 2006 11:21 pm

Congratulations, Marty and great choice, Gary.

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Postby rokkstar on Tue May 16, 2006 11:31 pm

Congratulations Marty,

Great feel to this photograph. As said, the frame, colour, comp is cool.
Like your style brother.
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Postby Marty on Tue May 16, 2006 11:35 pm

Thanks for all the great comments guys.
My style isn't the norm, but neither am I (well not in my head anyway..!).
I will be posting more.
Many genuine thanks to all who appreciate my images.
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Postby PiroStitch on Tue May 16, 2006 11:36 pm

Congrats Marty :) Great stuff!
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Postby stormygirl on Wed May 17, 2006 12:00 am

Congratulations Marty, well deserved!
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Postby Marty on Wed May 17, 2006 12:20 am

Thanks,
and when can I see your Urban shots stormy....? :wink:
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Postby shakey on Wed May 17, 2006 2:52 am

Well deserved, congratulations.
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Postby LostDingo on Wed May 17, 2006 7:34 am

I agree with Gary, the colors are gorgeous and love the comp/framing of the image overall.

Great spotting and creation of a great capture
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Postby stormygirl on Wed May 17, 2006 2:15 pm

Marty wrote:Thanks,
and when can I see your Urban shots stormy....? :wink:


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Postby mic on Wed May 17, 2006 11:10 pm

A very interesting image.

Well done.

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Postby Big V on Thu May 18, 2006 11:48 am

This is a well spotted and framed image that draws you further and further in..
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Postby Neeper on Thu May 18, 2006 3:05 pm

Cool picture!! Very nice indeed.
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Postby ozimax on Fri May 19, 2006 6:20 am

Good image, depth and colour, not to forget image title, make it an interesting picture. It has to be a building owned by NSW state rail :)
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