Photo Geometry

“The question is not what you look at, but what you see. ” ― Henry David Thoreau

Sometimes when I am reviewing images I shot on one of my photo walks –I start to see the possibilities of combing the images to form a single image.  I don’t mean superimposing but blending images side-by-side or top and bottom.  I especially find this happening when I am reviewing architectural images.  I no longer see the buildings –but the black and white geometric forms that seem to blend together from fame to frame.   

The below set of images taken at the University of Arizona where I experiment with choosing various architectural forms and aligning their shapes so that they meet to create a new image that encompasses their symmetrical elements.  Shooting with a super wide-angle lens helps to distort their shapes originally,  and seems to encourage this blending or combining of images because of their intersecting lines. 

   

Painted Birds

A couple of years ago a group of artists were turned loose on some scrap planes – and the following images document their artwork.  I attempted to move in close using a super wide lens to try and show the artwork flowing over the planes.  The planes were on display for a short period of time - and regrettably I never got the chance to revisit these colorful birds again for a second shoot.

Resting Birds

Not far from Exit 270 – under a hot desert sun rests the war birds of another era – they sit majestically as symbols of wars that seem to never end.  Here they sit with the dusty desert sands blowing around them lit by a blazing sun.   The only shade from the sun can be found under their winds, which seem to stretch outward as if they are preparing for flight.  Their engines are long silent, but if you listen closely you can almost imagine the roar of their engines as they prepare to rush down the tarmac for another mission. 

Faces of Exit 270 Part 6

My faces of Exit 270 are not exactly street photography – since in many of the photos there is very little of the street scene involved.  This is why I call it the faces of Exit 270.  While many of the subjects in the photos are not aware they are being photographed –there are some where I have asked for permission to photograph them, while telling them to try and ignore my presence.   My images are what you would call “grab shots”, I do try to pick my subjects and carefully compose the shot.  All of the images have been shot in color and converted to black and white because I feel black and white offers a more dramatic effect than the same image in color.  My camera of choice for this type of shooting is a Sony Nex7, because it is unobtrusive and gives me the ability to compose and shoot quickly.