Small Town Life
Posted 03/04/2011 - 23:45
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Fastastic images...thanks for posting.. The street art is my personal favourite..
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Stuart..
Stuart..
Posted 04/04/2011 - 02:05
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Superb set!!
On The Way To The Dentist:
Afternoon Tea:
Hotel Bourganeuf Where No-one Stays:
Waiting For Mum:
... are my favourites.
'Street art' is too obvious for me. "Waiting For Mum" tells a much more evocative story. As does 'Afternoon Tea'
And what a lovely location to shoot.
Oh and your colour blindness is obviously no handicap. Colours are great! They are beautifully understated, which is perfect for this set.
Please publish a gallery of more of this stuff!!
On The Way To The Dentist:
Afternoon Tea:
Hotel Bourganeuf Where No-one Stays:
Waiting For Mum:
... are my favourites.
'Street art' is too obvious for me. "Waiting For Mum" tells a much more evocative story. As does 'Afternoon Tea'
And what a lovely location to shoot.
Oh and your colour blindness is obviously no handicap. Colours are great! They are beautifully understated, which is perfect for this set.
Please publish a gallery of more of this stuff!!
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Posted 05/04/2011 - 10:33
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In my past wanderings round France I've never seen Street Art - but all the others are very very familiar to me .
A brilliant set , which have brought back some very happy memories of times past
A brilliant set , which have brought back some very happy memories of times past
let the education continue
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proud owner of a couple of cameras and a few bits and bobs
Posted 05/04/2011 - 10:33
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Lovely set all round although "Waiting for Mum" stands out. I like the muted colours, they work well with this set and are a pleasure in this over-saturated world.
K.
K.
Kris Lockyear
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It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 05/04/2011 - 10:36
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Good set Dr O, very enjoyable. Afternoon Tea is really great, love the light and colour.
Tim
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Posted 05/04/2011 - 10:41
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Looking again - and thinking of Womble's comment about the muted colours , actually I feel the colours are probably very very accurate . The town is showing it's faded glory , bleached by years of summer sun.
let the education continue
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proud owner of a couple of cameras and a few bits and bobs
Posted 05/04/2011 - 10:42
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Great set of images i love small french towns. we will be in france in july/august in our motorhome so hope to get some good photo's
Posted 05/04/2011 - 19:49
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These are just great, Doc, one of the best sets I've seen here (or anyahere else) for some time. Talk about the spirit of place... You might have to stage an exhibition in the town!
Best wishes,
Andrew
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Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
Posted 05/04/2011 - 20:13
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Well captured set; the colours do seem a bit muted, but I also think it suits the subject. The pictures definitely capture the atmosphere of the place. Afternoon Tea is my favourite.
Being pedantic, a few might benefit from minor crops IMHO; losing the strip of concrete on top of the first one, the green triangle from Afternoon Tea, and the cut-off balcony in the picture of the bar, though it would probably look better with all of the balcony.
Being pedantic, a few might benefit from minor crops IMHO; losing the strip of concrete on top of the first one, the green triangle from Afternoon Tea, and the cut-off balcony in the picture of the bar, though it would probably look better with all of the balcony.
Posted 05/04/2011 - 23:55
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I struggle with those kind of crops when editing my own pics. part of me wants to crop out odd edge shapes, btu then I think they help provide some context.
I think after some deliberation I would have would not have cropped the pics above as you suggested.
I think after some deliberation I would have would not have cropped the pics above as you suggested.
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Posted 08/04/2011 - 07:26
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Thanks for all the comments, very encouraging. I'll continue to document our local towns.
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Self-Portrait:
On The Way To The Dentist:
Afternoon Tea:
Hotel Bourganeuf Where No-one Stays:
Number 15:
One Day This Bar Might Have A Customer For Me To Photograph:
Street Art:
Waiting For Mum:
The Last Of The Real Toy Shops: