UW-Madison Engineering Center

Here's one to pick on for practice.

The old Mechanical Eng building is reflected in the new EngCent entry.

Olympus 600D

The foreground looks so barren without some people... :(

Overall not bad, I just wish there was more to the sky.

Chuck,

This looks like an great spot to shoot some interesting architectual pattern shots. The mass of windows gives you a nice combination of reflection/see through light play, too.

I just think you chose the wrong time of the day to really squeeze out the potential of this setting. A building this dramatic would be better served with directional light of equal intensity. Perhaps late afternoon, or even dusk with a slight amount of artificial light popping in.

I also don't especially like the barren foliage holding such a prominent position in the composition...

Overall, a pretty good shot, though. If it were me, I'd go back to this spot and shoot a lot more.

The reflection is excellent, composition could be tighter to eliminate a lot of the less-than-exciting foreground. Colors are pleasant, but in need of some deeper colors/saturation. Looks like a great place for some abstract angles and close-ups.

we get to see something of yours I've been looking forward to it :D

I love the concept and execution(colors and comp)

the only distracting elements are the bit of building showing on the left hand side and the vertical lines of the building are a bit crooked....

other wise I think it's a fantastic shot...

Thanks for all the replies and good suggestions. Here's a too busy shot inside that entryway, looking down at the floor.

O.k. THAT honestly made me queasy when I scrolled down...I know everyone would probably say up the saturation but I like the bright yet mellow colors...especially with all the steely metals involved it keps it cool despite a very warm and vibrant floor...did you mean to post it sideways? Or am I just seeing wrong?

nat

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Originally Posted by natatbeach

O.k. THAT honestly made me queasy when I scrolled down...I know everyone would probably say up the saturation but I like the bright yet mellow colors...especially with all the steely metals involved it keps it cool despite a very warm and vibrant floor...did you mean to post it sideways? Or am I just seeing wrong?

nat

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This was taken a couple months ago and I don't remember for sure how I framed this in the camera but I think it was horizontal. I didn't think about displaying it vertically until after you asked. After looking at it both ways, it sure is more comfortable to look at it in a vertical presentation. I guess we like to see things with the floor clearly below the stuff hanging from the ceiling. I think I like the more stressfull horizontal display.

Thanks for asking about this. Do you think having stressful elements in a picture is a bad thing?

Picasso didn't think so :D His work was all about Stress!

I like the stressed out version---I just wondered if you meant to post that way or whether it was shot that way.....

I like busy images if they work and I like this one...art is all a matter of perception.