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the scene’s photo contest

24 Nov 2011

Photos that I liked:

  • Andri Alexandrou’s “West Nashville” – I always have mixed feelings about shots like these. I feel like I take a lot that are similar: i.e. a very well-composed shot of nothing. That is, a photo without a subject. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, and what constitutes a “subject” is up for debate, but I take a lot of photos where I look at it and go “welp, this is a perfectly composed picture of nothing”. Not that this is entirely the case here. I suppose the downtown area in the distance is a subject, in a way. Regardless, I like it. Great lines and nice atmospherics. and stuff.
  • Doug Lehmann’s photo of Crema.

Not related to the contest at all, but Blake Wylie has been taking a lot of cool wet plate photos lately. They look great, but I think someone should tell him about digital cameras. So much easier!

Comments

Andri Alexandrou — November 24, 2011 at 15:12 · reply

Thanks a lot, Chris! I too have mixed feelings about that photo, actually. It’s challenging to submit photos in response to a “Nashville” prompt and to guess what a magazine committee is going to choose from your submissions. Can’t say I’m disappointed though :)

Andrew Molitor — November 24, 2011 at 19:00 · reply

The “West Nashville” photo is essentially an abstract, and as such it’s pretty hard to get right. It wouldn’t work without the powerlines for instance, or if the texture in the foreground were much more or less visible than it is now. These are a lot easier to paint than shoot, I think. Not really my cup of tea, but it’s a good and successful example of the form.

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