Brighton Pier

[Paul Lange]

A day out to the seaside yesterday. Brighton is quite a nice place really, I didn't realise.

_DSC3953.jpg by Paul R Lange, on Flickr

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Nice comp, Paul. I've been to Brighton a couple of times in my music career, and have always liked it.

 

[Pete Askew]

And, there's a lot more to if you look a bit to the left!

What a super composition and an unconventional view of the remaining pier.

 

[Brian Moore]

Pete's assessment of unconventional is how I would put it, too, Paul. And also, to Pete's remark about there being more to the left, that is what I wanted when I first saw this image. I know you didn't invite critique but I wonder--and again I am echoing Pedro here--why compose the image as you did? A pier would normally want a landscape orientation so this is very unconventional indeed.

 

[Pete Askew]

But if you are very familiar with the view Brian?

 

[Brian Moore]

But if you are very familiar with the view Brian?

I'm not, though, Pete. And I think even if I were my mind would want more of the pier in the shot.

 

[Paul Lange]

I noticed this opportunity (shall we call it) for a composition when I was walking towards the pier. I like the idea of forcing flatness to a scene you would normally assume should have depth. I could also say that I wanted to do something a bit different too but a lot of my photos lately are arranged this way so I saw it as a natural thing to do in that context.

 

[Brian Moore]

Thanks, Paul.

 

[Keith Hollister]

It is extremely unconventional, but I think it is an outstanding composition and photograph. It is quirky and breaks almost every rule of composition, hence innovative, daring and original. But it also works quite well as an image, rule breaking aside.

Somehow, the attitude and strangeness remind me of a Wes Anderson film (e.g. The Grand Budapest Hotel).

 

[Paul Lange]

Thanks all.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

How come I did not see that one when in Brighton? Very good Paul.

 

[Paul Lange]

Thanks Ivar. It was obviously the bright lights of Brighton that distracted you. Actually to be fair Brighton is quite a nice place really.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

Thanks Ivar. It was obviously the bright lights of Brighton that distracted you. Actually to be fair Brighton is quite a nice place really.

I agree and we both like it.

 

[Brian Moore]

How come I did not see that one when in Brighton? Very good Paul.

Probably for the same reason you never saw Huntington Beach pier in my picture of Sadie on the leash!