If you missed the Tech of the Month hosted by my friend Perelincolors at her blog and also here at the Photo Rehab, it is still time to join. This month was dedicated to image composition, and in particular to one of her most favorite styles. Here is what she said:
“Photos are often composed to achieve a harmonic balance between the area filled by the image’s subject and those areas that are ’empty’ and contain no information. By getting closer or zooming in, we can fill the whole frame with the subject, and thereby include many details, add a certain level of abstraction or create a sense of proximity.
This month, Lucile and I invite you to eliminate all empty space from your pictures, to get close and to fill the whole picture with whatever subject you come across. Post your pictures with a link to this post and submit them to Lucile’s Photo Rehab to share your results with us.”
It took me a while to select my photos, but here they are:
- Windows from a museum (Museu do Frevo) in Recife, Brazil. Poetry in the window and view from the historical old center (Recife antigo).
2. Glasses Stall at Amsterdam Albert Cuyp market – the market began trading in 1904, now over 300 stalls are lining both sides of the Albert Cuyp street. Stalls sell everything from fruit, vegetables, cheese, fish and spices to clothes, cosmetics and bedding.
3. Artwork at “Dubbeltjespanden or Dime Buildings”, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, located at Mauritskade. This was a housing project in the late 19th century by the first cooperative housing association in Amsterdam.
The name ‘Dime Buildings’ has to do with the weekly dime dues that members of the cooperative paid to the construction company. By paying the rent and the deposit of the dime, residents would become owners of their own home after twenty years. This was ultimately unsuccessful.
4. Cobble stones at Porto, Portugal.
Great work, Lucile 🙂
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Thank you, Tish. Great to see you around! Have a lovely weekend.
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This is right down my alley! (And you’re not surprised by this comment, right?) Although my attention first was drawn by the sunglasses, I think the writings on the window pane and the cobbles are my favourites. The writing makes for quite different pictures with a very particular atmosphere, and the cobbles – well I just enjoy contemplating them.
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Oh yes, I thought immediately of you, knowing that I was navigating in your territory!
And because this is one of your talents, I’m quite happy to hear that you liked it! Thank you so much!
Have a lovely weekend.
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You are very welcome. And you have a good weekend too, Lucile!
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Thank you!
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I LIKE them all, but I especially like the poetry in the window—good name for a book of poetry. A co-worker just published a book of poetry. You are not the only person who a badfish hates sometimes.
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Great name for our poetry book! Shall we write it together?
Really? So much hatred has been nurtured in your heart! 😭
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we’ll call it Hatred in the Window….
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No bridge, right?
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Hmmmm….maybe a bridge
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Provoking me?
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My favorite is the cobbles photo , but all of them have a special meaning to me!
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Hello Anna! Thank you!
Have a lovely weekend.
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love the sunglasses and the cobblestones. Great work as usual!
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Hello Lisa! You’re very considerate, as always! Thank you and have a great weekend!
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I love the patterned bricks!
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Thank you!
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You inspired me to do this post, Lucile: http://tishfarrell.com/2015/10/30/its-a-wonderful-world/
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How wonderful, Tish, and what a honor! Thank you!
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Love the second shot! I must have a look at your friend’s post too. It all sounds very interesting. 🙂
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Thank you Jo!!
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You reminded me- I’ll do it right now! 🙂
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You don’t need to! You’re a sweetheart.
Enjoy your Saturday’s sunny weekend!! At least I trusted the weatherman saying it will be sunny!!
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Oh, I am going with the crowd on the cobblestone street! Such a great shot, Lucile.
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Ok, but you all should walk slowly to not damage the cobblestones! Lol thank you, Lois
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Nice shots! I’m going to be different here and say that my favourite is 10 cents 1870.
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Thank you! Great choice!! It’s a nice story, isn’t it?
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My favorite is the close up of the Glasses Stall (OMG, so cool) and the 10 cents 1870 (photo and backstory).
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Thank you Lisa! This market is so kitsch! Every stall is surreal. I may publish more soon.
Ah and be coin’s story is super nice.
I simply cannot comment on your blog. Is WP blocking the reader for self hosted blogs?
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I ADORE kitsch! Can’t wait to see more.
Have sent a note to JetPack (self hosted support) to see if they can find out what is causing the comments issue.
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I have found out from JetPack support that the WP Reader does not allow comments on self hosted blogs 😔
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Precisely! You are also not allowed to reblog! How upsetting.
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I know, it kills me 😡
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We have to be super zen!
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