I'm a member of a car owners club and each month we are having a photo competition with a set theme. The main rules are the photo must include the car, be related to the theme and not be photoshopped.
This months theme is Urban. Now my first thought was grafitti, then I thought of derelict buildings. Then I thought I'd look up urban and it implied city related.
So I guess my question to you all is, how would you define urban / what does urban mean to you?
to me, urban is city, densely populated, highly developed areas. could be all those things you mentioned, derelict buildings, graffiti, skyscrapers, and/or interesting juxtapositions relating to those types of things. sounds like fun!
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1. of, pertaining to, or designating a city or town.
2. living in a city.
3. characteristic of or accustomed to cities; citified: He is an urban type.
When you think Paris, Berlin, Rome what do you imagine; that is all part of an urban environment. There is more than just the negative images that have been mentioned. Think large pubic spaces, tall buildings, outdoor cafes, large outdoor markets, piazzas, town homes, statues, public art, public squares, rows of bicycles, historic buildings and multi-cultrual.
Hopefully I have given you some positive ideas of what an urban area an be and not negative connotations that have been listed. I live in a city and walk to work everyday and pass such beautiful things that make it vibrant and not like every other community that seems to pop up.
Totally agree with @mrsharkleroad on this, urban and urban decay are two different things.
This is how my thought process goes:
Urban->city+car->(if modern car,+new buildings)(if classic car,+older building)->shine+reflection(wet roads)+lens flare(night)
Urban decay->(duller background->focus on car->brighter car color)(brighter background->focus on the background?->monochrome color->possibly motion blur past graffiti)
I'm sure it makes no sense, that's what going decaffeinated will do to you *lol*!
For either I'd say you'd want the smallest aperture you can go with on your camera for the greatest DOF, both the subject (car) and background (city) would be important.
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1. of, pertaining to, or designating a city or town.
2. living in a city.
3. characteristic of or accustomed to cities; citified: He is an urban type.
When you think Paris, Berlin, Rome what do you imagine; that is all part of an urban environment. There is more than just the negative images that have been mentioned. Think large pubic spaces, tall buildings, outdoor cafes, large outdoor markets, piazzas, town homes, statues, public art, public squares, rows of bicycles, historic buildings and multi-cultrual.
Hopefully I have given you some positive ideas of what an urban area an be and not negative connotations that have been listed. I live in a city and walk to work everyday and pass such beautiful things that make it vibrant and not like every other community that seems to pop up.
This is how my thought process goes:
Urban->city+car->(if modern car,+new buildings)(if classic car,+older building)->shine+reflection(wet roads)+lens flare(night)
Urban decay->(duller background->focus on car->brighter car color)(brighter background->focus on the background?->monochrome color->possibly motion blur past graffiti)
I'm sure it makes no sense, that's what going decaffeinated will do to you *lol*!
For either I'd say you'd want the smallest aperture you can go with on your camera for the greatest DOF, both the subject (car) and background (city) would be important.
Thank you all so much for your replies, you've certainly given me plenty more ideas to think about :o) x