HOME | DD
WayneBenedet — Past...Present...Future...
Published: 2008-02-06 16:42:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 4802; Favourites: 182; Downloads: 0
Redirect to original
Description
This image speaks of multiple times.The age of the door recalls the past. It tells of a time when it welcomed friends and family.
The current condition of it speaks to the present age. It is old and beyond use, but not beyond beauty.
Finally the window and the unfocused image in the background speak of a future. An undefined future, but one of possibility and hope.
Related content
Comments: 203
Great photo! I am an artist and I was wondering if you would give me permission to use your photo as a reference in a painting. I would give you credit for it. My website is ppendergast.com. Thanks, Patty
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Great composition and framing. I really like the textures on this.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
thanks,
it does not get much attention any more.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
A wonderful composition, caried out to the point of perfection.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Wonderful detail of the wood grain. Just wonderful.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I spent a long time looking in your gallery, and I must say you are my favourite in DA so far. I love the sea and I love rust and old worn things with a past, be it good or bad... And you have a lot of it in here (Good art that is)
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
well thanks a lot for your visit Annelie
I will return the favour in a bit, I look forward to seeing your work.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I somehow missed this one before. It's really great. Wonderful texture.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
thanks for your visit and comments Anjum
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Awesome composition!!! I loved the report about it. Congratulations, my friend.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
This is very nice. All the textures. It would make a great painting. Composed very well, and i like the concept. You are good with these abandoned houses and vehicles!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I am glad to hear that . About me , all time it's place for better
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
What a great description on a wonderful photograph!!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I love the clarity and detail of the foreground. I'm surprised that a small aperture didn't give you a depth of field that might have brought the distant view into focus.
Or, consistently with your comments, you made a decision that the distance would be soft.
Either way it's a very satisfying picture.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
thanks Alec,
DOF is controlled or affected by a variety of things, one is the kind of lens. A wide angle will always have more that a telephoto. I used a normal lens of 50mm for this shot, a wide angle would have given more DOF.
Secondly is the focus point. Any lens regardless of its focal length can only focus on one small plane. As the aperture deceases (in size) the DOF increases in a fixed proportion in front of and behind that fixed point. The proportion is always 1/3 towards the camera and 2/3 away from the camera. Given the distances involved in this scene, an aperture significantly higher that f11 would be required to achieve a DOF over the distances involved and potentially a shift in the focal point too. While I cannot really know for sure, i would suspect we are talking f32 or even f44. While these f tops are available of some lenses, they do have drawbacks in terms of image sharpness. The general rule for the highest grade image is that the f stop should be closed no more than 1-3 stops. For my work, I have tested some of my lenses and found that the higher quality lenses can go as far as 4 stops.
For this image, I REALLY wanted the highest level of detail in the door that the camera could produce. That required making it the plane of focus....and shift would have deteriorated the image because DOF is never as sharp as the POF.
So why the explanation? well with photography it is more often a question of trade offs rather than a "real" choice. In this image, i did not want the background to be sharp...that is the unknown future...but most likely it would not have been possible to achieve anyway, unless I used a wide angle lens, which would have induced its own form of distortion.
So yes there is a choice, but the thing I emphasis most when I teach is that photography is an exercise in trade offs. If you don't want to make the trade off decisions, I suggest people take up painting.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Thanks for such a detailed explanation. I understand a little more about photography now.
I shall apply this new knowledge to my appreciation of photographers' work.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
ya...I guess it was pretty excessive. Sorry about that. Bu tI assure you....I shall never evaluate one of your poems..totally outside my area.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
You mustn't apolgise. I'm always pleased when someone takes trouble to explain something to me.
And of course, I loved your picture just as a picture. The fact that you had seen it clearly enough to set the shot up impresses me a lot.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
wow...two images in one journal...I think that may be a first for me.
thank you.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Awsome, i like this a lot, both as a photographer and as a locksmith it interests me in multiple areas.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I am featuring your art in my journal this week. If you wish me not to do this, please let me know. 
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
that is very Kind of you,
that door is a favourite of mine.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
thanks bill. i will visit you again when i can
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
THANK YOU! I appreciate that very much. I always like a repeat customer
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
A truly remarkable shot, and I love the Artist's Comments. A wonderful mix of geometric and natural elements with a great variety of textures. Exceptional.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
thank you very much.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
It`s realy interesting how you see this image and how you describe it.I love it.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
thanks zlata.
i see you are back from holidays...did you have a good time?
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I will write you a note and talk to you soon
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
i look forward to it. replies take ore time now because i can only use one hand, but i get there
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
| Next =>