Paul Abbott
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Canal lock gates at Bromley-by-Bow in the east-end of London...
Bow Lock, London '13 - Paul Abbott
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Bow Lock, London '13 - Paul Abbott
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Bow Lock, London '13
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Asher Kelman
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Canal lock gates at Bromley-by-Bow in the east-end of London...
Bow Lock, London '13 - Paul Abbott
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Paul,
What a fabulous case of life imitating art! This si reminds me of the works off Escher with the repeated rectangular forms offset and the motif of staircases disobeying logic.
Asher
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Canal lock gates at Bromley-by-Bow in the east-end of London...
Bow Lock, London '13 - Paul Abbott
RICOH GR
Paul,
You've always has an eye for that great angle to energize a scene, but here you've laid out geometry that's remarkable! What a fabulous case of life imitating art! This so reminds me of the works off Escher with the repeated rectangular forms offset and the motif of staircases disobeying logic.
Asher
Paul Abbott
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Thanks very much for remarking upon that, Asher.
I liked how the flash of the silver-topped box at the bottom of the image grabs your attention towards the start of those lead-in lines...
I liked how the flash of the silver-topped box at the bottom of the image grabs your attention towards the start of those lead-in lines...
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Paul,
For me, the steps in the upper right junction of 3rds from the center always catches my eye each time I look at the picture. Maybe it's so powerful as there's no detail in the center as contrasty and attention getting as the white outlined steps, a safety feature, I guess!
Bow Lock, London '13 - Paul Abbott
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Add to that the vertical white framing above and a line of stuccato white features to either side, that seems to be the center of the universe! Now to have the picture last, you have that silver lead in. One can explore this image in so many ways that I doubt the observer would run out of admiration!
Asher
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Bow Lock, London '13 - Paul Abbott
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Amazing about the power of suggestion, Paul! You told us that the entrance point is at the triangel. Now whenever I look at this picture, the geometrics of that white bar is the second thing I see. The first is your silver entrance below!
Asher
Paul Abbott
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I think i've found some more analogy with the lines and shapes in this, eh Asher...? There are zigzags everywhere, even with the edges of those steps, and lots to look at and explore, shape and line-wise. Shape and form have always been a great interest to me...
Cheers, Asher...
Cheers, Asher...
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Paul Abbott
New member
Hey Asher, i'm humbled by your last compliment...
It would be nice to get feedback from others...even if they disliked the image. A second opinion maybe...?
It would be nice to get feedback from others...even if they disliked the image. A second opinion maybe...?
James Lemon
Well-known member
Great geometry and perspective I love the strong diagonal lines in this. I do find the verticals at the top leading me out of the image. My only suggestion would be to shave some off, just above the catwalk and the stairs leading back down would keep the viewer in the image longer.
Just my thoughts.
Just my thoughts.
Doug Kerr
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Hi, Paul,
Very nice image. It takes such great advantage of the geometrical elements. Perhaps engineers have accidentally committed art. (It is probably too late to acquire a disclaimer.)
Nicely participating in that are the dark plates covering the trenches where the gate operating struts (and probably, for the narrower ones, position-sensing struts as well) run, as well as the light-colored cabinets probably housing (at least part of) the operating mechanism.
Best regards,
Doug
Canal lock gates at Bromley-by-Bow in the east-end of London...
Bow Lock, London '13 - Paul Abbott
RICOH GR
Very nice image. It takes such great advantage of the geometrical elements. Perhaps engineers have accidentally committed art. (It is probably too late to acquire a disclaimer.)
Nicely participating in that are the dark plates covering the trenches where the gate operating struts (and probably, for the narrower ones, position-sensing struts as well) run, as well as the light-colored cabinets probably housing (at least part of) the operating mechanism.
Best regards,
Doug
fahim mohammed
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Mesmerizing!! The photographic composition and the architectural construct.
Excellent eye Paul.
Best regards.
Excellent eye Paul.
Best regards.
Paul Abbott
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Hey James, yeah, I take on-board what your saying and appreciate your thoughts...When I scroll the image down I can see your point of view. Maybe to leave just a sliver or shard of the building on show and yet another angle...
Doug, these engineers have given me a great opportunity to create a photograph and organize all these elements into a pleasing composition I guess... Thanks for looking and commenting, I appreciate it.
Your so right about those silver boxes, they house electrical components for the lock...
Fahim, thanks for your comment, I appreciate it.
Doug, these engineers have given me a great opportunity to create a photograph and organize all these elements into a pleasing composition I guess...
Thanks for looking and commenting, I appreciate it.Your so right about those silver boxes, they house electrical components for the lock...
Fahim, thanks for your comment, I appreciate it.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Doug,
They may have created art on purpose! It just needed to be recognized! The Eiffel Tower was created for all sorts of reasons, but not, I think as "a work of art", in the sense of a sculpture. Doubtless, today, it must rank as one of the worlds largest acclaimed sculptures!
Asher