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The-Egg In reply to mecengineer [2015-01-30 16:19:18 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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The-Egg In reply to HannaH-Eloise [2015-01-23 17:02:49 +0000 UTC]

thank you! you should find it and take some photos if you still live in the same area and it's still around.

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HannaH-Eloise In reply to The-Egg [2015-01-23 20:17:28 +0000 UTC]

Unfortunately, developers arrived and the nice path turned into a street lined with houses .........  

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The-Egg In reply to HannaH-Eloise [2015-01-24 17:04:58 +0000 UTC]

that sucks The apartment building i lived in until i was 8 got torn down a few years back, it's always sad to see places from your past get demolished/redeveloped.

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HannaH-Eloise In reply to The-Egg [2015-01-25 11:24:59 +0000 UTC]

You're right! But this kind of place attracts lusts, and all fields located around are built today ...

All the pretty little places where I played when i was child are disappeared !!    

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The-Egg In reply to DouglasHumphries [2015-01-23 17:00:08 +0000 UTC]

In my defense it was taken just after dawn so the sun wasn't all the way up yet, but admittedly I emphasized the darkness a little bit. thank you!

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DouglasHumphries In reply to The-Egg [2015-01-27 08:46:13 +0000 UTC]

I love your attitude -- it's true I don't understand ( and have never tried an HDR ) -- but - you shoot some great compositions - if only many of them could be lightened up to let them ' breath ' a little bit ! ! !  ----- of course if the subject was taken at night or after dusk, etc  - then they seem to be pretty accurate ( if , maybe,  over- detailed - but that's a preference ) 
  I can't believe I'm the only one who reacts like this ! ---  It strikes me immediately when I look at your gallery - but I guess you just like dark pictures - and others like dark pictures .
 Just call me the odd man out  

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The-Egg In reply to DouglasHumphries [2015-01-27 16:40:07 +0000 UTC]

It's not just you  . I used to process my pictures quite a bit darker than I do now believe it or not, and I'd get a lot of comments about how I needed to brighten them up more.   For me personally I think it's a way to express the darker side of my brain if that makes any sense.  I've struggled with depression and anxiety for most of my life but I try to be a positive person generally, and I find art to be a great way to kind of get the negativity out of my system in a constructive manner.

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DouglasHumphries In reply to The-Egg [2015-01-27 21:58:53 +0000 UTC]

 ----  I also have had to deal with depression & anxiety in my life ( as many artists/ photographers often seem to experience ) - and , after all - this site , by virtue of it's name - caters to the dark side ------- so I understand what you're saying . 
   But I would think you are ,perhaps, passing through a stage that would eventually benefit you , artistically and emotionally - by loosening up a bit more . Lightening up and pairing to essence ( simplifying ) -- still , I think you do very fine work ! ( It's just my two cents , my friend ! ) 

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The-Egg In reply to DouglasHumphries [2015-01-28 16:37:40 +0000 UTC]

It seems creativity often comes from people having....different perspectives on life. I think over the last few years my art has gotten a little bit more optimistic in some ways, although I agree with you completely about simplifying.  With HDR and landscape/streetscape photography it can be easy to just want to cram all of the details in, even if it leaves you with a sort of overcrowded image.

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DouglasHumphries In reply to The-Egg [2015-01-29 06:57:03 +0000 UTC]

I agree - artists look at life from a different vantage point than the straight and narrow - and often have extra sensitivities 
which can sometimes cause psychological distress - but I think it just come with the territory . (  also get migraines! ) 
I sort of look at the artistic process -  as slowly paring down to essence . I used to smoke a joint and cover a page with tiny little 
forms from the imagination - no focus point -- extremely detailed - but lacking something .--- nothing against detail-  if-  it helps you 
get across the bigger picture . For me HDR remains mostly in limbo for me - but it is just another process to create with -  early examples left me wanting .
 but your photos ( 'cept for the darkness ) and a few others - are quite intriguing -- be fun to see where it leads .

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The-Egg In reply to DouglasHumphries [2015-01-29 17:31:02 +0000 UTC]

I know what you mean, I've recently been organizing my photos from the last decade, and I've noticed that a lot of the older ones feel a bit...aimless if you know what I mean.  I think if you're going to have a lot of detail and depth of field in a photo you need very strong lines and composition to lead the eye through the shot, or it just feels confusing to look at.  Do you still draw? I like to smoke a bit myself when I'm merging HDRs and photoshopping, although I don't like to do it while I'm out shooting at all because it tends to make my social anxiety a bit heightened.

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DouglasHumphries In reply to The-Egg [2015-02-05 06:33:28 +0000 UTC]

I don't draw much - but I should - it's on my list of things to do --really don't smoke much - puts me to sleep - but works for some people 
( I did smoke my share in the 70's ! ) ----------- I still think you should lighten up your photos more - but maybe it's hard to do with the HDR process 
-- or it lessens the impact ? It would seem to me - one generally ( not always ) - would like to approximate the feeling of being ther with straight photography.
and when I look at many of your photos - I feel that I'm under a deep overcast - or it just got dark - that's fine sometimes --- but I would think you would 
like to use the HDR effects to make people feel that they are standing there on a normal day - looking at your compositions as one would if they were there . 
 ------ sorry to bug you

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The-Egg In reply to DouglasHumphries [2015-02-05 16:07:59 +0000 UTC]

it's no bother at all   I've always had a lot of respect for people who can draw, if I try to draw anything it ends up looking like a first grader made it.   You should get back into it if you enjoy it, if only on days you want to take photos but the weather is being un-cooperative.
It's definitely possible to make lighter HDRs, DanielleMiner does some wonderful HDRs that are quite a bit brighter than mine for example.  There are even other types of HDR processing that give you a much more "natural" look, although they aren't as widely used.  I think I tend to approach photography from less of a journalistic standpoint and more of a creative/emotional one.  I do aspire to make photos feel like you're there, but I also really like photos that feel a bit "moody" if you know what I mean. It's something that's been slowly changing over the years, but I find it hard to resist the allure of darker looking shots.

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DouglasHumphries In reply to The-Egg [2015-02-07 00:04:37 +0000 UTC]

No problem ! - I understand  

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