learning curve, a photo from New York, Northeast

Photographer's Note

there are all kinds of freaks. I am a tilt freak, for example, and not ashamed to admit that. I do realise it's a matter of personal taste though. in this particular case the titled buildings of the South Manhattan near the Battery park symbolise - for me, that is - a learning curve, and a sad fact that the tittle bump right in the middle of the curve has halted all my progress and is a constant source of frustration in the otherwise enjoyable process of learning about the photography and using Treakearth.

Battery Park is a 25 acre (10 hectare) public park located at the southern tip of Manhattan, facing New York Harbor. the Battery is named for the artillery battery that was stationed there at various times by the Dutch and British in order to protect the harbor; the place also was a popular promenade since at least the 17th century. moreover, the Battery was the center of Evacuation Day celebrations commemorating the departure of the last British troops in the United States after the American Revolutionary War.

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ISO 100, 50mm focal length, spot metering and auto white balance.

KLB, romanaa, Floydian, zmey, cfreire, Wandering_Dan, JorgeCK, Waylim, fulvio52, AiresSantos, mpb001, xavshot, josepmarin, MayaG, andante, daddo, salvator, mphotographies, smash2707 has marked this note useful

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amfdj (1986) 2008-05-20 3:47

Hello Kristine,
Beautiful saturated colors. A splendid architectural composition and a very original POV. I like like this one.
Regards from Belgium,
Eddie

KLB (23723) 2008-05-20 4:11

Bonjour Kristine

The way you've composed with the curve is really well seen, great idea !
The brilliant and vivid colors enhance the whole.
Very dynamic picture.
Amazing image, I like it a lot.

Regards
Karine

macondo (20449) 2008-05-20 4:13

Hi Kristine.
I know your frustration. I probably would have tried to clone out that little bump; and I probably would have given up after a few hours of trying to preserve the sharpness of the curve's border.
Anyway, it's a great shot from a very creative viewpoint, and sometimes a tilt looks great, as it does here. The colours are lovely, and the bit of tree in the top left corner is a fine balancing element and a touch of nature in a man-made context. Very well done.
Regards,
Andrew

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jrj (34843) 2008-05-20 4:15

Creative work K. and a fun preentation in the tilted version. Good idea and a most interesting result.

bobocortis (16090) 2008-05-20 4:35

Hello Kristine.
I like this picture a lot.
I like the satured colors of background's buildings, the slash and curved line crossing the shot, I like this sky and the branches framing the picture.
Really well done, I insert into my favorites.
Kind regards.
Bobo.

romanaa (8430) 2008-05-20 4:55

Hello Kristine,
I like your composition very much, it is very dynamic and it has marvellous rich colours.
Well done
Best regards
Romana

Floydian (30970) 2008-05-20 4:57

Dear Kristine,
Great composition lines, something complete different than your previous post. This is composed with a very good artistic eye within a very clever framing. The contrasting red, blue and yellow is wonderful, almost like a painting. I really like this one, very creative...wonderful.
Regards, Henk

zmey (7335) 2008-05-20 6:06

hey! very nice indeed :) i like what you have made of the south point harbor station (that's what it is, right?). my compliments and hugs :))

k.

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cfreire (11741) 2008-05-20 6:50

Hi Kristine
What creative POV! Good shot with this splendid blue sky in background. The great curve is very attractive and interesting, and the colors, contrasts and framing are well management. I've enjoyed it. well done. Best regards, Consuelo

Greg1949 (9011) 2008-05-20 7:40

Well tilt freak you got me, almost makes me dizzy looking at the picture. Colors are wonderfully rich, nice job on this one, I am looking forward to seeing soem of this for myself.

Greg

Wandering_Dan (3449) 2008-05-20 8:06

Hi, Kristine -

Well, I am not a tilt freak, but I admire the imagination here. There is an interesting collection of lines in the photo - the curve of the foreground building, the chaotic lines of the bare tree (I would have thought it should have leaves by that time), the blockiness of the colorful buildings in the back. I'd say your learning curve is doing better than you think!

Best,
Dan

JorgeCK (2620) 2008-05-20 9:05

I’m a patterns and reflections freak. :))
As a New Yorker I thought I knew the city pretty well, however, I have never seen Battery Park from this POV.
You have created a wonderful artistic image. I like the angle ,contrast and the sharpness. The lighting is excellent. Love the title.
Well done Kristine
Cheers, joRge

baba_flies (8829) 2008-05-20 10:11

Shame on you :)))))) Just kidding I like it, and gives me some yoga practice before the class starts in 40 minutes. I leaned back on the chair to get a full picture of what you did - and almost lost control. I am just a week away from my holdiay so I don't want to break anything. You gave New York a totally new look, fresh and surprising. I can use your colors on this grey-windy day ... makes me happy before I even reach class. Très bien fait! Barbara.

Waylim (25436) 2008-05-20 20:14

Kristine,
The POV is really great here. Sometime that's what it take, to find the right spot for a good composition. You certainly find a great spot for this view. Artistically beautiful with the curb and retangular shape with blend of modern architect and nature. Very beautifully saturated color, per half a bit too saturated but it absolutely work well here, because of the subject matter. The nature part is still natural, but the color of the building is intensify for a strong impact and demands attention. Well done. Thanks
Way

archimatica (20648) 2008-05-21 1:46

Bravissima!!! My ideal picture. Stop.
Renzo

trekks (14348) 2008-05-21 4:50

hi Kristine

I look at the curve this way, starting from lower left end and it climbs steeply upward to the top at right. That is a fast one. How I wish we are all at the top of the learning curve. Very nice blue sky and deep contrast of buildings in color.

tfs, bill

fulvio52 (8314) 2008-05-21 6:20

Hi Kristine,
your tilts seem to work wonderfully well, and that bump doesn't really bother me. Having said that : it takes less than 2 minutes to get rid of it and still preserve the sharpness of the curve's edge (see WS in a moment).
Wonderful contrast & saturation, and a most inventive POV. This is a VERY good shot, my compliments!
Have a great day, see ya later.
F.

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gunbud (34066) 2008-05-21 17:49

Hi Kristine,
Excellent POV renders fantastic lines that stand out particularly well against the vivid blue sky and wispy clouds. The colors are exceptional with excellent details and sharpness to this urban beauty.
Regards, Tom

mpb001 (4602) 2008-05-21 18:38

Hi Kristine,
Wow, what a magnificent study in line and angled shapes. I particularly like the sweeping curve of the structure in the right foreground area. The reaching branch on the left top corner contrasts with the curve very nicely. I was just in Manhattan over the weekend and explored Central Park (in the rain) on my way to visit The Met. Unfortunately, I did not have my camera on that trip.
Mike

AiresSantos (56155) 2008-05-22 0:51

Amazing light and colours here, dear Kristine !
I like so much your POV and how you framed it.
Have a nice evening
Aires

smiles later

marietom (34611) 2008-05-22 9:38

Hello Kristine,

Voilà encore une composition colorée et très originale. Les couleurs saturées sont très belles, et j'aime beaucoup ton choix de point de vue.
Bonne soirée
Marie

albertz (2468) 2008-05-22 21:25

I like the dramatic tilting of this shot and the pastel colors. The nature and architectural framings works very well. I like it.
Regards
Albert

bantonbuju (51815) 2008-05-22 22:56

spectacular thing,
particularly when we consider the contrasts and saturations so well enhanced to increase even more the impact of the architecture and its shapes...
really enjoyable piece of archi photography,
best wishes, jerzy

Signal-Womb (13048) 2008-05-23 1:26

Again your tilt works amazingly well in this composition Kristine. The strong graphic elements and intense colour are a winner. The inclusion of the branch completes the framing of this scene. I must admit the next time I try a architectural shot like this I shall put your technique to use. Very well done.

faubry (35447) 2008-05-23 13:39

hello Kristine, very nice graphic shot with this curve and good composition with tilt.. i like a lot
thanks
francine

Bartleby (13552) 2008-05-23 14:30

HI Kristine,
well..not much to add about your picture that I like a lot, except to say that this learning curve is definitely going upwards!! Well seen and executed!

Yours,
Philippe

mikeo (12129) 2008-05-24 3:42

Hello Kristine, our dear freak;)))

I love this shot! Its absolutely superb. Without this tilt it would be just a shot, I think nothing interesting but here it looks so very modern. The colours are also great, so clear, strong...Even the sky so clear:) Again you took all sun from us to take a good shot there;P

Greez,
Mikeo

Angshu (56760) 2008-05-25 20:54

Hello Kristine
Wonderful use of the curve filling half of the frame. The other half has the brilliant polarised sky, with the branches coming in from the corner. The saturated colours of the buildings work well by contrast. Also I have to say, that the tilt works quite brilliantly. Well done Krsitine!
Best Regards
Angshu

devimeuxbe (58557) 2008-05-27 9:51

Hi Kristine
Very beautifull graphisme. Your choise of cropping is beautifull.
Well done
Bertrand

clio (27961) 2008-05-28 0:29

Bonjour Kristine,
Bravo for this centring so original and intelligent. I like the contrasts which you created in the image with these architectures and these different colors.
It is the beautiful idea which you perfectly realized.
Friendly
Diane

xavshot (69835) 2008-05-28 11:40

Bonsoir Kristine
joli graphisme dans ce choix de cadrage. J'aime beaucoup la courbe qui guide le regard vers les bâtiments colorés. Bravo.
Xavier

josepmarin (59385) 2008-05-28 12:12

Hi Kristine,
Good choice of this tilted frame with a great graphism by the curve of the building.
Excellent light and vivid colors, in a photo of architecture very clean, attractive and with a blue sky very well polarized.
I like it, is a creative work that has a lot of visual power.
Friendly regards,
Josep

MayaG (2415) 2008-05-28 16:00

Hello Kristine,
you know, I think you are at your best in architecture. Somehow, it seems that it's easy for you to take out a specific point and present it in a personal way...it can be a whole building or just a detail, but anyway. I wish I could explain it better.
Not only the angle, I like the colours and shapes very very much...which is nothing new to the previously said, but I've just realized why - my first impression was 'like a child's lego work', so bright, clear, and happy.
I think its a lovely image :))
regards
marija

andante (7092) 2008-05-30 5:59

Hola,Kristine, beautiful abstraction of the famous park. Love the way you have used the curve to frame the buildings on the background. Great clarity and details.
Cheers,
E

smartcat (835) 2008-05-30 12:29

Hi again, Kristine!
The same colour gamma as in previous beautiful picture from Riga, although this is New York! :)
It is nice!
Kind regards, Igor

ElAprendiz (30) 2008-06-22 19:32

Hello Kristine:

Noting your wonderful gallery, I find this takes, which have an original composition and bold.

It is a great photograph, no doubt, full of sharpness, definition and excellent contrast of hues, where the light has been your best ally.

It has a great quality to give a balanced turn the lens on your camera, and show different angles, few conventional, but with much professionalism.

John

daddo (28730) 2008-06-26 17:20

Hi Kristine. Where would we be without our tilt freaks? In a straight world? You have created a wonderful design from designed houses and incorporated the different colours into a lovely artwork. I enjoyed your note with its symbolic touch. Regards. Klaudio.

Benedict (7076) 2008-07-11 20:07

freaks sometimes get works done very well..this is a best example!
Benedict

salvator (19110) 2008-08-21 2:08

Hi Kristine,
Nicely composed photo, with a great pov. The tilt seems to work wuite well here. The little bump, as you say can easily be removed with PS. The colors, though are a little oversaturated for my taste, the blue of the sky could be a little less saturated (my taste).
Nice work. Best regards. Salvator.

mphotographies (1976) 2008-12-10 1:44

Hey Kristine,

This is freaky good! Giving images some tilt gives twists and adds more interesting umphh to it! The colours adds to the shapes, like graphic world of lines and curves that is around the composition all grabs my attention...well done ;)

Always,

Jom

marcdemoulin (1870) 2008-12-11 11:40

Love this urban modern art Kristine!
Marc

smash2707 (3320) 2010-05-08 16:38

Whether landscape or urban aareas, your compositions and the quality of your shots are always impeccable. I love the combination of the straight lines and the curves. Nice tilt of the shot. Regards, Yvonne

Photo Information

Copyright: Kristine KL (avene) (12675)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-22
Categories: Daily Life, Architecture
Camera: Nikon D 200, Nikkor 18-200 3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S DX VR, Nikon CircPolar II 72mm
Exposure: f/11, 1/80 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-05-20 3:45
Favorites: 1 [view]