Alternative Umbrella - August Book Club. by darrenboyj

Alternative Umbrella - August Book Club.

Starting the August book club challenge today. The book in question is Freeman Patterson’s Photography and the Art of Seeing. For the first part of this challenge there are two sections: Barriers to Seeing and Learning to Observe.

Barriers to Seeing:
“The purpose of this book is to help you improve your visual thinking – to observe more accurately, to develop your imagination, and to express a theme or subject more effectively with photographs.

Learning to Observe:
The second section is divided into two main ideas: thinking sideways and relaxed attentiveness. Try one or both of these approaches and share how it impacted your thoughts or photography.

I'd already decided on using the umbrella but it was just a matter of how and what method to use. As the book says not to think about the photograph taking itself and to just take two or three shots - this is how i approached it. The wooden handle and colours were the first things that struck me, so that's what i went with here. The light is just from a sunny window with no other help other than a slight crop to take out the background carpet, and my signature added.
Great shot! sounds like a good read.
August 1st, 2013  
A good start Darren ---a new project to get your teeth into (so to speak ¬) Very nicely portraid the colour wheel with the sun shining on the brightest colour -yellow . A nice approach Darren !
August 1st, 2013  
Great shot and great book club entry
August 1st, 2013  
I think that's brilliant, love the perspective and colours.
August 1st, 2013  
excellent challenge and a fine shot
August 1st, 2013  
Nice one! Lovely vibrant colours.
August 1st, 2013  
This is brilliant. The book has (finally) arrived and I rely on my mates to tell me what I'm doing each week.
August 1st, 2013  
Great colours!
August 1st, 2013  
Cool POV.
August 1st, 2013  
Great shot darren - love the pov and colours!! I haven't heard about the book club - where can I find out about it please?
August 1st, 2013  
Really super pov. It feels natural. I think you are right - sometimes best not too think too hard about but rather just take the shots instinctively.
August 1st, 2013  
Awesome pov, love this image!!
August 1st, 2013  
That's really cool, love the colors and pov :)
August 1st, 2013  
@pamknowler Pam you'll find all the info in the discussion pages under August book club . Ideally, you'll need a copy of the book but it's not essential :)
August 1st, 2013  
Nice job. Cool POV and great color/light
August 1st, 2013  
@darrenboyj Thanks Darren!!
August 1st, 2013  
What an interesting point of view. Nice composition and color.
August 1st, 2013  
really cool, vibrant colors!
August 1st, 2013  
This is a very different pov on an umbrella so I would say you are seeing differently.
August 1st, 2013  
Really like the mixture and muddle of colors. A unique approach and one that really worked well here!
August 1st, 2013  
Love the colour and pov, fantastic shot.
August 1st, 2013  
Great entry and so colourful! Love the light too. Well done, Darren!
August 1st, 2013  
Stunning
August 1st, 2013  
wonderful, really like what you have done here. fav.
August 1st, 2013  
Love this image! Excellent composition and color. 365 has really helped develop some of these ideas, but would like to read this book also. Great shot!
August 1st, 2013  
@happysnap thanks kindly Linda. It's pretty scary actually as I think I'll be posting shots I wouldn't normally like to take. Be interesting to get some reaction to them!!
August 1st, 2013  
@archaeofrog thanks kindly Katie :)
August 1st, 2013  
Wonderfully bright and colorful. Great way to look at an umbrella.
August 1st, 2013  
Instant fav! Great original pov-pic, Darren!
August 1st, 2013  
Creative - interesting interpretation.
August 1st, 2013  
Very nice.
August 1st, 2013  
This is wonderful! Love the colors and composition. I am inspired to read this book, too, and join in. Well done, Darren!!
August 1st, 2013  
Ooh such a unique pov. Love the colours
August 1st, 2013  
Love the shot and the philosphies behind the approaches. When I get more time, I want to think about this. A fav.
August 1st, 2013  
Good shot for challenge number 1! I like the angle and the colours.
August 1st, 2013  
Interesting and quirky, like the composition and bright colours
August 1st, 2013  
Nice composition... I like the lighting a lot in this one.
August 2nd, 2013  
Kev
Super pov, Darren.
August 2nd, 2013  
This is wonderful!
August 2nd, 2013  
Love your perspective and the vibrant colors in this image! Your book sounds like it has some wonderful ideas and thoughts!
August 2nd, 2013  
Fav! Unique and colorful and so you!
August 2nd, 2013  
love the colours and perspective
August 2nd, 2013  
Darren this is terrific! It is a gorgeous image in its own right. And then you say to yourself "well..what IS that?" next. After I realized what it was I thought "oh wow! That strategy worked! Fav
August 2nd, 2013  
@espyetta thanks very much MaryBeth :) Thanks kindly for the fav too!
August 2nd, 2013  
Superb perspective - great colours too
August 2nd, 2013  
very nice perspective to this shot. well done
August 2nd, 2013  
Fab colours and unique pov. Like it
August 2nd, 2013  
love the pov! Fave!
August 3rd, 2013  
love the pov!
August 3rd, 2013  
I think we have twin umbrellas. I like your pov a LOT, congrats on the PP with this.
August 3rd, 2013  
Oh I like this. It's a different way of looking at a mundane everyday object. (with apologies to umbrellas and umbrella owners everywhere lol)
August 3rd, 2013  
Brilliant idea. Nice color, pov shot!
August 5th, 2013  
Very creative. Colourful abstract that works on its own.... then you discover it is an umbrella ;-)
August 5th, 2013  
Such vivid colours! very different pov :)
August 5th, 2013  
Sounds like a great book and after seeing this shot, I think I might get a copy of it too :) Love the unique POV and all the vivid colors!
August 20th, 2013  
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