A Small Slice of Sky, a photo from Eastern Cape, West

Photographer's Note

Intending to take some shots of the old cottages opposite our guest house in Graaff-Reinet, I was thwarted by tour buses lining the narrow road. Rather than return empty handed I decided to use this colourful bus as a feature in my composition.

Graaff-Reinet is the fourth oldest settlement in South Africa (after Cape Town, Stellenbosch, and Swellendam), with a higher percentage of buildings having been officially declared historical monuments than is the case for any other city in South Africa.

This photograph is copyright of Rosemary Walden - Š Rosemary Walden 2012. All rights reserved. Any redistribution or reproduction of the image in any form is prohibited. You may not, except with my express written permission, copy, reproduce, download, distribute or exploit the content. Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system

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dkmurphys (79209) 2013-01-28 22:27

Hi Rosemary,
I like your idea a lot! The result is quite spectacular regarding the colors and the shapes. Well done!

Daniel

jjcordier (79299) 2013-01-28 23:13

Rosemary
Trčs belle idée d'utiliser ce bus coloré bien éclairé pour composer cette photo et créer cette image dont les couleurs vives attirent irrésistiblement le regard. J'aurais bien recadré un peu pour supprimer le sol et l'ombre en bas?
Amicalement
JJ

dip (21408) 2013-01-28 23:24

Hello Rosemary,
a creative look that resulted in an artistic shot,I like your idea and the outcome,
well done !
Dimitris.

JFS (32459) 2013-01-28 23:49

Simple but terribly atractive! So sharp, so strikking, so fresh!!!
thanks Rosemary!!!
Cheers,
Juan

papagolf21 (152607) 2013-01-29 0:04

Bonjour, chčre Rosemary,
Belle et originale version versicolore ŕ travers cette composition.
La netteté et le rendu des couleurs sont magnifiquement rendus.
Amitiés.
Philippe

yquem46 (38752) 2013-01-29 1:03

Bonjour Rosemary
Another very good one in your new trend
Beautiful juxtaposition of vivid and saturated colors according to a very graphical pattern
Bravo, have a nice day
Patrick

snunney (130967) 2013-01-29 2:13

Hello Rosemary,
What an excellent idea, you have succeeded in producing a splendid graphical composition, that is much enhanced by the great lighting and saturated colours. Bravo!

Nicou (193814) 2013-01-29 2:32

Hello

génial captage quel contraste coloré avec cet arričre de voiture et la façade en face et la fenętre trčs trčs bien vu.
Bravo et belle journée
Nicou

timecapturer (49288) 2013-01-29 4:50

Hi Rosemary
love this! Such a creatively observed and composed shot. The light and shade are perfectly placed and the lines complement each other so harmoniously. Add to that the sharp detailing and mixture of elements and you have an original and visually impacting masterpiece. Top notch imagery Rosemary, when do you open at the Tate Modern? This could grace a wall there anyday. Imaginative and magnificent!

Regards - Brian.

GREGG (7888) 2013-01-29 6:07

Hi Rosemary,
perfect composition and great frame
colors and shapes make an amazing impression
bravo, have a nice day
Greg

Royaldevon (86392) 2013-01-29 6:17

Good Morning Rosemary,

You are a fine, opportunist artist; you take advantage of what you have rather than admitting defeat! In the event, something has been captured which is sharp, colourful, perfectly composed and nothing like you imagined! Well done!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Sergiom (117241) 2013-01-29 6:22

Bonjour Rosemary

Du trčs beau travail de composition. J'aime beaucoup le jeu des formes et des couleurs dans un point de vue et un cadrage exceptionnel.

Amicalement

Serge

gildasjan (43826) 2013-01-29 12:06

Bonjour Rosemary
Bien vu le gros le plan serré sur ce véhicule.Une image rendue trčs graphique par ce contraste de couleurs.Image bien composée dans le format vertical.
Amicalement
gildas

npecanhuk (79329) 2013-01-29 13:27

Hello Rosemary!
Very beautiful, interesting and attractive picture specially for the wonderful colors, effective management of light and unique, original and eye-catching composition!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

carlo62 (81265) 2013-01-29 14:21

Ciao Rosemary
una inquadratura interessante, ben dosata ed equilibrata.
Ottimo il rettangolo blu del cielo a spezzare l'insieme.
Saluti
Carlo

ACL1978 (7511) 2013-01-29 18:18

This is a really skillful shot, Rosemary, showing off an impressive eye for arrangement, color and composition. You had to combine three disparate elements here, none in full, and did so in a way that allows them all to support the other in a wider composition. Great graphic art here, with a classic feel.

Andrew

abmdsudi (95869) 2013-01-30 7:35

Hi Rosemary
This is a stunning image. There is such tremendous strength to the three main elements of the image; the bus, the building facade and the minimal blue sky. And those three colorful contrasting elements each form superb lines, shapes and textures throughout the picture. The details make great photographic subjects either as expressions of ideas or emotions, as graphic shots or as a way to say something about a location that would get your message across in an indirect way. And to top it all off the lighting is superb. A fine shot with an artistic touch. Congrats
Kind regards

No_One (4) 2013-01-30 11:33

Hi Rosemary,
That really is a work of art, the colours are brilliantly placed. So much so in fact, that the objects themselves, the bus and the house, become very much secondary to my eyes, as its the colour placement and combination that grabs the eye, and only then, do I notice the canvass they are on. Brilliantly seen with spectacular colours and shapes.
All the best
Noel

jemaflor (148146) 2013-01-30 11:53

Hi Rosemary,
Original composition, interesting with all these different colors, good light too.

sevy (58) 2013-01-31 2:58

Hello Rosemary,

I previously noticed this shot but with no time to comment. Now, I can recover.
I like its graphism and what colors are bringing.
Strong work on the composition to get many different geometric shapes.

Yves.

mjw364 (1466) 2013-01-31 10:41

Hello Rosemary

A graphically composed whot with great light, shade and colour and as always pin sharp.

TFS

Mike

macjake (98544) 2013-01-31 22:41

Hi Rosemary
I couldn't resist taking a closer peek into this photo of yours.
So how did you come up with the idea to capture this photo? its so funny how the interruptions of the tour buses actually worked out in your favor!
this shot has so many layers to it, its as if its been pasted and glued together from torn strips out of a magazine :)
so very cool!!
love the lines and squares and how it all comes together as one unified piece!
brilliant
cheers
craig

annjackman (23019) 2013-02-02 22:46

Hello Rosemary,
This has strong graphic content and I like it very much. The exposure and sharpness are perfect and the whole composition works excellently. The red shape on the bus is of course the attention grabber but I also like the red headrest inside the bus against the black interior. This is all balanced so well by the horizontal bands of colour on the building.
Best wishes, Ann
p.s. after one month the sinusitis is much better so hoping that I can at last get back to normal.

karacabeylis (1471) 2013-02-03 8:02

a wonderful work on dots and lines to be connected together somewhere there professionaly. great colors are bonus, i guess.

Sunelly (66) 2013-02-07 4:35

Hello Rosemary,
very beautiful photo, bright and contrasty and with a good perspective.
love the lines and squares.
My warm regards,
Klaudia

serp2000 (47063) 2013-02-07 5:53

Hello, Rosemary,
Attractive cropped photo! I like this conceptual and creative work. Good title, an interesting note, excellent colors, fine details.
Best wishes from far Russia!
Serghei

adores (46979) 2013-02-11 16:36

Hi Rosemary!
Very well seen! It's a very original composition, with a good combination of colours and also good light!It was a good idea to include that part of the beautiful blue sky and I also like the details of the window on the ground floor!