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shutterspeed
01-08-2010, 11:03 PM
OMGosh you guys I TOTALLY spazzed and forgot today was Friday!! gah!! :noway: my days are all off since Christmas. *sigh* sooooo sorry! I'll give ya an extra day to get entries in!! :)

Buildings can have a life of their own, a beauty and a presence that makes us stop and take notice. The Egyptians pyramids have stood for hundreds, even thousands of years. People flock from all over the world to visit these wonders of architecture. Or what about St. Peter's Basilica in Rome with it's beautiful fresco paintings and recognizable shape it stands as a symbol and a foundation of faith for millions around the world.

Architecture is art. Ask any architect and they'll tell you that designing is as much form and function as it is beauty & grandeur. And photographing architecture is just another form of art.

This week I'd like everyone to photograph a wonderful work of architecture. It can be a building you pass every day or a dilapidated building condemned to be demolished . Or a beautiful old church, or a famous landmark in your town. I realize not everyone has the pyramids in their backyard or famous Catholic churches down the street, but everywhere has it's own piece of beauty. Find it and photograph it!

Photographing architecture has all the same rules of photography (http://www.peppermintcreative.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1550) we've covered before.
You can find a comprehensive list of tips for photographing architecture HERE (http://photo.net/learn/architectural/exterior). Architecture isn't limited to just the outside of buildings. The interiors of buildings can be just as beautiful. Another comprehensive list of tips for interior architecture can be found HERE (http://photo.net/learn/architectural/interior).

If you have any questions please feel free to post them or email me. I'm here to help.*

You have from*Friday Jan. 8th*to*Thursday Jan. 14th*to shoot your photos for this theme. Below are some examples to get the creative juices flowing. Good luck and I look forward to seeing everyones photos!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2689/4120376354_224a5735fe.jpg
the Capitol building in Austin, TX

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/206/488157876_1956213b41.jpg
St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, LA

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/201/488157908_15d06f8e93.jpg
inside St. Louis Cathedral - New Orleans, LA

REMEMBER:
- You may post up to 2 photos per challenge.
- Post-processing and use of actions ARE ALLOWED.
- Photos must be taken by you during the challenge week.
- Photos must be posted in the *new* PHOTOGRAPHY gallery & in this thread.
- PLEASE SIZE PICS to no larger than 600px WIDE and/or TALL.**
- Please number or title your photographs for recognition.

birgit
01-09-2010, 04:01 AM
hmmm.... it will be hard to find something here. and due to snow i won't be able to make it to cologne for the "DOM" or anything like it.

you should have chosen this theme when i was in barcelona ;-)

what about otherwise interesting buildings? i'm passing one every day while jogging. i love it and it always makes my mind wander a hundred years back.... but it's definitely NO wonder of architecture :teehee:

i htought of taking my camera one day - would be the perfect reason!

shutterspeed
01-09-2010, 10:44 AM
lol Birgit it doesn't have to be some wonder of architecture just a building that you find interesting. :)

glumirk
01-09-2010, 01:47 PM
Hooray for living in New England and having NO adobe inspired houses! (Adobe is cool and all, but it gets boring when EVERY thing is adobe/stucco). I think I'll have to go on a drive and get creative to avoid black snow in my pictures. hmm...Maybe the 1865 house we just put an offer on. Too bad I can't have my buyer's agent let us in again!

Fun challenge, and your prompts are amazing!

MissMint
01-10-2010, 09:46 PM
Your pictures are BREATHTAKING!!

Gabby
01-11-2010, 12:39 AM
Here's one for me! (Don't know if I will get a chance to upload another, but we'll see....)

http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/data/506/clickapic27-frozenfountain.jpg

originalcher1
01-14-2010, 10:55 PM
http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/data/506/Bricks.jpg (http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7816)'
Hi there- pretty boring this week- but the rain is so crazy right now- I can't even see buildings outside.

I Love the frozen fountain photo- awesome!

birgit
01-15-2010, 08:45 AM
my building didn't really work out! :-(

but are my two pics:

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/9346/dsc8229ps.jpg (http://img340.imageshack.us/i/dsc8229ps.jpg/)

here one window of the main building. too bad you cannot really see, that there are just trees an bricks inside
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/7144/dsc8222ps.jpg (http://img509.imageshack.us/i/dsc8222ps.jpg/)

and this one just to show you the other side. that's what i see first when i run past it and i always imaginge how it looked like when it was new...
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/7875/dsc8230ps.jpg (http://img297.imageshack.us/i/dsc8230ps.jpg/)

shutterspeed
01-15-2010, 10:45 AM
great shots so far...left some love in the gallery! :)

i'm gonna leave this open for the rest of the day just in case there's anyone else...and since i didn't post this challenge till late last Friday afternoon, i feel it's only fair to give a few more hours for all the stragglers. :) lol

glumirk
01-15-2010, 11:51 AM
I was hoping to go out and take a picture of the old church in our town since it is absolutely gorgeous, but I haven't had the car this week, and DH is even in on his day off, but he may be coming home so that I can take a pic this afternoon. I still wanted to participate, so I took this pic of the fence by the dumpster. I always thought it was funny to have a white picket fence around the dumpster, but I thought it looked amazing by the red bricks.

Dumpster Fence
http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/data/506/IMG_4973_copy_copy.jpg (http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7824)

BansGran
01-16-2010, 04:54 AM
mine is way too late... but thought I would post it anyway....

http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/data/506/oohcap27.jpg

KirstieGai
01-16-2010, 05:40 AM
one of my favourite places just 5 minutes from my place
http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/data/506/farm6.jpg
http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/data/506/farm10.jpg

Gabby
01-16-2010, 11:45 AM
Okay, I know this is way, way, way too late, which is why I am not uploading it to the gallery, but I still wanted to share this cool pic I took last night. Sarah already saw it.

No, I don't have an obsession with fountains, it ... just happened to look that way this week. ^_^

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4277701777_38c66cda1f.jpg

MissMint
01-16-2010, 03:17 PM
these are all AWESOME! in my defense it was minus a million outside so I didnt have a chance to take a pic!

shutterspeed
01-16-2010, 03:50 PM
i know this was a crappy week, weatherwise for such a challenge....maybe we'll pull it out again when the weather gets better for everyone! :)

despite the challenges of weather, i think all the entries were pretty great! :)

join me in CONGRATULATING:

Birgit "CAP #27"
http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/data/506/DSC_8229_ps.jpg
great post-processing really added to the "feel" of the photograph!


Honorable Menitons:
BansGran - the church with it's dramatic lighting was fabulous. and i totally didn't cover nighttime architecture...great job!

Gabby - you too did a great job with night lighting with the fountain shot. beautifully done!

i thought all the entries were fabulous...funny how there were lots of brick photos....but i love the texture of brick in a photo!! :)

thanks again ladies for playing along. be sure to check out CAP #18 Patterns!! :)

birgit
01-16-2010, 04:19 PM
uuuuuaaaahhh!! thank you!!!! :happydance::yay:::yipee::

Gabby
01-16-2010, 05:39 PM
Congrats, Birgit! Very cool shanty-town photo!

glumirk
01-16-2010, 05:46 PM
Congrats!