CMU-Q in Black and White

This is not the sort of thing I often do, although I like this style. Here the focus is on the balance of the tones and shapes within the frame. It is less about what is in front of the camera than what appears (and where) on the film. The black and white conversion is intentional and helps concentrate attention on the shapes and tones.

Min • i • mal • ism

This is a case of seeing a photo in something ordinary. The picture shows some roof beams but they have been rotated to appear as columns. The simple geometry broken by the imperfection of the last column is the attraction for this photo.

CMU-Q Fountain and Depth of Field

This is what I sometimes term a "lens" shot. It's taken with my "fast" telephoto. The term fast refers to a lens that has a wide maximum aperture, in this case f2.8. This is what gives the shallow depth of field with most of it blurred. The other thing that makes this shot is the great midday light that day. It was taken the same day as the fountain shot in the previous post.

Fountain at CMU-Q

This is on the newly built campus of Carnegie Melon University in Qatar next to Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar in Education City. This is one of those shots that shows that rules are for breaking. This great light was midday light which everyone will tell you to avoid. It's not the greatest composition in the world but I love the light on the leaves.

Lines

This is a BW conversion of some sun beams on a wall at CMU-Q. This is for me a good example of "improving on reality". The way what I saw struck me didn't really come across in the colour versions I tried. This satisfies my vision even though it is obviously now devoid of colour and much higher in contrast and darker.