Street Sculpture

I took this picture of some street sculpture in London, yesterday (21/08/09).
I processed and split-toned it in Lightroom.

Convergence

[IMG]http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j159/paulyrichard/convergence1of1bordered.jpg[/IMG]

I am loathe to ask this, but doesn't no-one appreciate this style of photo on this forum?

Abstracts can be hit & miss I find, & someone's "hit" may be anothers "miss".

I like the varying depths of shadow & the triangular shapes but something about the overall composition isn't hitting me quite right Pauly. It may be the divide between foreground & background shapes being a little too central & then again it may be something completely different.

Sorry, I haven't been much help, have I ?

I do like abstracts, but not when they are too abstract. What I mean is in this case I have no idea what I'm looking at without being told.

I'd like a visual cue of the subject, even if it takes a while to work it out.

Grey, by very definition the word abstract means 'to take away', 'without reference', and to depend solely on form and not on narrative or pictorial representation.

Yes, I appreciate that but I think an abstract often refers to anything which is about pattern, texture, etc rather than a 'subject'. For example this image is, to my mind, an abstract but also allows me to see what I'm looking at.

http://media.photobucket.com/image/abstract brick/PhotosByYamTamayo/Abstract/IMG_3119.jpg?o=14][IMG]http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e260/PhotosByYamTamayo/Abstract/th_IMG_3119.jpg[/IMG]

I'm not commenting on the quality of either photo, but trying to answer your question.

(Sorry, I can't get the image to work the way I meant to!)

I like this abstract Pauly, especially the textures. You are left wondering what on earth the subject actually is, or indeed what it looks liked in it's entirity - it has an intriguing quality.

It might be too abstract for some; but it works for me.

I like your abstract picture Paul. I don't need to know what he original was to appreciate the lovely curving pattern of the stepped shapes. If you had taken the whole sculpture it would then have just been a record shot with all the credit for creativity going to the original artist. As it is, your selectivity has created a new work of art for us to appreciate.
david

I like it - had a look earlier when I was at work and thought it looked good there, but wanted to see it on my decent profiled monitor at home as you'd said it was toned. Hence the delay in commenting.

The twisting of the central portion appeals to me. Where is this sculpture?

Dan

Thanks guys.

I'm glad you stated the above Dave.

Dan, this was taken in Paternoster Square, near St. Pauls.

Very nice indeed Pauly. I do think that it's harder to make a shot of someone else's work completely your own. Making a shot out of something people would not look twice at is somehow more impressive than photographing something someone else has carefully designed to look a certain way. But as a study in light and tone, it's excellent.

I didnt comment before, as I do not have much to say:

I like it. I do not care a bit, what it is.

(my reaction is in flickr)

Hey your shots are great....Shades sharp....size drifferances... Just not my thing....But keep them comming always enjoy looking at what others enjoy ...thier passion