Thursday, May 10, 2012
City Clouds and City
Posted by Charles Mudede on Thu, May 10, 2012 at 4:09 PM
While walking across Dr. Jose Rizal Bridge...
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dude fuck no. make friends with people who are better photographers than you. it really IS a good idea. you will get better, and hopefully your critical eye will lead you to other photographs of today that will enrich our lives a little bit more than this apparently honest attempt. but it bite rocks.
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So, yeah, it's spelled Tumblr. There's no 'e' for some reason, but maybe that's why you couldn't find it? Anyway, loads of shit photos there with no framing or context or anything that might make a photo worth sharing, or perhaps you like glitter effects? Check it out!
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Don't listen to them Charles. I like it. Gives me a strong feeling of vertigo...and who doesn't like vertigo!
*slaps down BFA degree* So, y'know...obviously I have the authority on this. ;)
*slaps down BFA degree* So, y'know...obviously I have the authority on this. ;)
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To the first 2 posters..
Not every picture has to fit in the narrow context of what you guys think is good.
To me this seems like this a good representation of what the writers personal experience may have ben and exactly what he is seeing. Like the sense of vertigo like ArtBasketSarha mentions. Its just a quick blog post inspired by a happy walk across the bridge. Its not meant to be a work of art.
But you guys totally missed the point. Probably because for you its easier to be bitchy and critical than it is to contribute anything personal and interesting.
Not every picture has to fit in the narrow context of what you guys think is good.
To me this seems like this a good representation of what the writers personal experience may have ben and exactly what he is seeing. Like the sense of vertigo like ArtBasketSarha mentions. Its just a quick blog post inspired by a happy walk across the bridge. Its not meant to be a work of art.
But you guys totally missed the point. Probably because for you its easier to be bitchy and critical than it is to contribute anything personal and interesting.
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What a beautiful photo. It's an excellent picture of Seattle, I think, dominated by a fascinating and mercurial sky. I like the way you look at the city and see the combo of ambition and triviality, precariousness, grandiosity and indifference to context, all under a beautiful blue heaven. The strip of sound and mountains at the bottom left is perfect—so incidental and yet foundational. I've always wondered why people think buildings in Seattle ought to be beautiful, why that matters to anyone. It seems so beside the point. This is a great photo. Thanks for it.
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Of course the most important point is that these photos are made possible by Western culture and economic systems. Give the Mudedes of the world another thousand years and maybe they'd have come up with it. Until then, Chuckie, Mugabe is waiting at home with his pants around his ankles for you to take your dear departed father's place.
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Not to mention the fact that the José Rizal bridge is simply one of the city's most stunning view spaces - irrespective of photo technique, method or output.
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I see light but useable lift under the cumulus clouds above downtown. If I launched my paraglider from atop the BofA tower I could probably thermal up to cloudbase and head south across Beacon Hill. But the best lift is across the bay, with well-formed convective cumulus forming streets that would offer a potential for a soaring flight from near Silverdale down past Bremerton. Elliott Bay, as usual, is a blue hole of sink, and any pilot venturing out there would wind up in the drink.
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As well as the fact the particular José Rizal fill is simply one in the town's many gorgeous see spaces -- inspite of photo approach, technique or output. Atlanta escort
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