living in a box...  on an angle...  in black and white... by northy

living in a box... on an angle... in black and white...

For "get pushed" this week, @fishy asked that i "think of a photo from a fellow 365'er that has inspired you. I then would like you to recreate that photo, but do it in a way that the end result becomes your very own!"

soooooo... i thought of @janim's "living in a box" series and decided to try to do something along those lines... now, i do a fair number of architecture shots, but i tend to show a big chunk of the building, use black and white and often put things on angles... Jani's shots tend to zoom in more on the detail and geometry, are usually in full colour, and usually with clear horizontal and vertical lines... of course, today of all days he would choose to go monochrome and dark ;p oh well...

here is Jani's shot from which i drew inspiration (and i know i've seen others on flickr):
http://365project.org/janim/365/2013-02-05
and his shot from today which i adore :)
http://365project.org/janim/365/2013-04-23

tx everyone for all the comments and favs on my pawn shot... i was kind of glad to have hit the mark with it - i was a bit worried that it was too "out there" :)
April 24th, 2013  
cool comp and processing!
April 24th, 2013  
I like the pov! Cool contrasts!
April 24th, 2013  
I like the high contrast and diagonal lines
April 24th, 2013  
Great lines and shadows.
April 24th, 2013  
So cool! Great patterns and lighting!
April 24th, 2013  
Great shot! Love the lighting! Creative idea for a challenge! :)
April 24th, 2013  
super patterns
April 24th, 2013  
Very cool composition and perspective. Really neat with the close crop. Great choices for inspiration and way to make it your own too!
April 24th, 2013  
Cool
April 24th, 2013  
I loved the inspiration shot you used when I first saw it and your take on it is a good way to honor, extend, and make us rethink the whole message.
April 24th, 2013  
I'm honored :) Really like the diagonal lines in this shot and the pattern is unique in it's randomness. The light is beautiful too :)
April 24th, 2013  
I like the diagonal lines. At first glance it appears quite abstract until you look closer and make out the details.
April 24th, 2013  
hehe, I thought Jani when I saw this :)
April 24th, 2013  
How do you all see these things? Good lord, this is just...
April 24th, 2013  
I love the diagnonals and contrast between the underside of the balconies and the front - love geometric shots
April 24th, 2013  
Really like those lines and the contrast. Great idea for a push; may steal that one
April 24th, 2013  
Great composition and angle.
April 24th, 2013  
FAV!! :)
April 24th, 2013  
Wow, love the lines in this shot, the blocks of white and the nice angle. Great composition!
April 24th, 2013  
Fabulous shot. Love the lines!
April 24th, 2013  
You've pretty much nailed it here. :) You clearly got the inspiration from Jani, but definitely gave it a Northy twist. I love the little square window bits! :) And the whole shot is fav-worthy. :)
April 24th, 2013  
beautiful shot! love the b&w and especially the angle of the shot!
April 24th, 2013  
It's cool how things look when you zoom in...totally changes the flavour! Nice shot.
April 24th, 2013  
You nailed the brief Northy, well done and fav ;-)
April 25th, 2013  
Great geometry of lines, contrast and composition. Love it!
April 25th, 2013  
Strong shapes & strong contrast. Works for me. :)
April 25th, 2013  
Love the diagonal lines here. Just had a look at Jani's shot, done by osmosis I reckon or possibly telepathic tendencies xx
April 25th, 2013  
The lines and shapes in high contrast B/W are very effective. A manual conversion, or perhaps Google/Nik Efex? Either way, darn good.
April 26th, 2013  
@frankhymus tx Frank... this was converted in nik silver efex :)
April 26th, 2013  
@northy Neat stuff. I am just trying out the new $149 for all six special from Google. Nifty stuff in all of them. Silver has so many presets and gives stunning results I am finding out.
April 26th, 2013  
@frankhymus yeah... it's totally the bomb when it comes to black and white... i silver efex last summer, so was able to get the rest of them for free when google announced the bundle... have been having some fun with colour efex as well... :)
April 26th, 2013  
northy don't fool yourself, you live diagonally! Cool cool shot and contrast!
April 26th, 2013  
amazing capture of lines and patterns
April 28th, 2013  
Such a striking image!
April 29th, 2013  
Carries such a punch. Gorgeous and stark in composition.
April 29th, 2013  
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