** Picture of the Day 3 **

[PythonFan888]

 

[Chernabog1940]

Igreja de Sao Bento, Ribeira Brava, on the island of Madeira, Portugal

 

[klmall]

Senecabeach - While I am not a fan of the fish eye (that's the realist me talking ) in general BUT, and it's a big one, I think this is one of the best situations for using one. I've been to many cathedrals etc. in England and you're picture captures the feel of these beautiful, massive structures so well! Very well done!!!

 

[klmall]

Mountain view from Garden of the Gods, Colorado

 

[Aladar2004]

 

[goopysolelady]

 

[PrincessInOz]

Watch out for Revenge of the Fifth!

 

[PrincessInOz]

A Cubist's View of my Living Space







By this stage, if you're thinking I've completely gone OCD on Still Life.....you'd be correct!!!

Cubism was the first style of abstract art which evolved at the beginning of the 20th century in response to a world that was changing with unprecedented speed. During this period, inventions such as photography, cinematography, sound recording, the telephone, the motor car and the airplane heralded the dawn of a new age. The problem for artists at this time was how to reflect the modernity of the era using the tired and trusted traditions that had served art for the last four centuries. Photography had begun to replace painting as the tool for documenting the age and for artists to sit illustrating cars, planes and images of the new technologies was not exactly rising to the challenge. Artists needed a more radical approach - a 'new way of seeing' that expanded the possibilities of art in the same way that technology was extending the boundaries of communication and travel. This new way of seeing was called Cubism - the first abstract style of modern art.

The Cubists wanted to make pictures that reached beyond the rigid geometry of perspective. A typical Cubist painting depicts real people, places or objects, but not from a fixed viewpoint. Instead it will show you many parts of the subject at one time, viewed from different angles, and reconstructed into a composition of planes, forms and colours. The whole idea of space is reconfigured: the front, back and sides of the subject become interchangeable elements in the design of the work.

This art period and style can be applied to photography and I’ve turned to David Hockey’s photographs for inspiration. This ‘collage’ is a series of macro shots that have been simply pieced together in Lightroom.

 

[fractal]

A Cubist's View of my Living Space







By this stage, if you're thinking I've completely gone OCD on Still Life.....you'd be correct!!!

Cubism was the first style of abstract art which evolved at the beginning of the 20th century in response to a world that was changing with unprecedented speed. During this period, inventions such as photography, cinematography, sound recording, the telephone, the motor car and the airplane heralded the dawn of a new age. The problem for artists at this time was how to reflect the modernity of the era using the tired and trusted traditions that had served art for the last four centuries. Photography had begun to replace painting as the tool for documenting the age and for artists to sit illustrating cars, planes and images of the new technologies was not exactly rising to the challenge. Artists needed a more radical approach - a 'new way of seeing' that expanded the possibilities of art in the same way that technology was extending the boundaries of communication and travel. This new way of seeing was called Cubism - the first abstract style of modern art.

The Cubists wanted to make pictures that reached beyond the rigid geometry of perspective. A typical Cubist painting depicts real people, places or objects, but not from a fixed viewpoint. Instead it will show you many parts of the subject at one time, viewed from different angles, and reconstructed into a composition of planes, forms and colours. The whole idea of space is reconfigured: the front, back and sides of the subject become interchangeable elements in the design of the work.

This art period and style can be applied to photography and I’ve turned to David Hockey’s photographs for inspiration. This ‘collage’ is a series of macro shots that have been simply pieced together in Lightroom.

very cool. Loving your Still life series!

 

[senecabeach]

klmall.....Thanks for your insight. I just like having fun with the lens..not my favorite, but, it does take in a bit more scenery and I like that.

 

[Scottwdw]

Not bad for 10K ISO, eh? A little Indy for your Thursday.

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[dhorner233]

 

[Matt892]

 

[South Carolina]

Fantasy Land by MikeR on Flickr

 

[Chernabog1940]

 

[goopysolelady]

 

[Aladar2004]

 

[fractal]

 

[Scottwdw]

I still smile when I come across a "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" reference at Hollywood Studios. Not many left.

 

[dhorner233]