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The Tower


The Tower
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Copyright: Cecil Gericke (Zeperix) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 142 W: 0 N: 114] (1062)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2008-02-28
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Nikon D200, Nikkor 200mm-400mm f4
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/400 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-01 9:00
Viewed: 432
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is a pressure tower used to store water for generating electricity. It reminds me in some way of the obelisk in A Space Oddesey 2001 and The Tower in the Stephen King novel. The balance of the photo accentuates the linearity of the concrete construction, sitting like an alien in this nature setting. The B&W angle strengthens all the shape and form components without being sidetracked into colours. Don't be fooled by the scale - the tower is about 2km behind the rock!
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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2929 W: 271 N: 6369] (24321)
  • [2008-03-03 10:00]

It certainly does have a Stephen Kind feeling to it!
Great contrasts, fine composition. Lots of potential here!
TFS
silke

Hi Cecil,

I think this photo is quite good, especially the fact that its B&W. Great composition between the rock in the foreground and the tower at the back. The clouds give a lot of atmosphere to the photo.

Conrad

Hello Cecil, A very good comparison of Man versus Nature. I like the moodiness of this B/W image. Very good composition. TFS. Regards, Pat.

Hello Cecil,
To me, this is more than just a landscape, this also is a mood - a state of mind.
I particularly like the way you composed this picture: the tower looks alien, as you put it, but at the same time, I feel an interaction with the landscape, with the rocks on the foreground (verticality) and with the (low) sky (which it seems to want to touch). B&W is a good choice to underline that interaction.
And then, as you also say: there is the intriguing sense of scale. How did you obtain that: by strongly zooming in or is it real?
TFS & kind regards,
Erik

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