Critique Welcomed The Gap

[Brian Moore]

These two tall houses stand on the east side of Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach. I've passed them a million times. But on this day, something about the gap between the two caught my fancy.

Shot from the west side of Pacific Coast Highway with the Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash Model with flipped lens and Fuji Acros 100 film that I processed in Rodinal.

 

[Lesley Jones]

Oh yes!!! This is really superb Brian

 

[Brian Moore]

Oh yes!!! This is really superb Brian

Thank you, Lesley. Much appreciated.

 

[Beth Carter]

interesting effect. i like the symmetry with the two houses, but i wish the houses were closer together.. why didn't you move them closer before shooting this?

 

[Brian Moore]

interesting effect. i like the symmetry with the two houses, but i wish the houses were closer together.. why didn't you move them closer before shooting this?

Thanks, Beth. lol. I didn't have me spinach that day!

 

[Pete Askew]

I'm glad you did Brian. I love the slightly disorienting appearance of this shot. It almost looks like two images composited together. And creates a rather other-worldly or dream-like feel. Wonderful.

 

[Brian Moore]

I'm glad you did Brian. I love the slightly disorienting appearance of this shot. It almost looks like two images composited together. And creates a rather other-worldly or dream-like feel. Wonderful.

Thanks, Pete. Much appreciated.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Bookends Brian - well spotted!

 

[Brian Moore]

Bookends Brian - well spotted!

Thanks Chris!

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Yep as other say this is quality,superb once again Brian.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I love all your flipped lens shots, Brian, and this one is no exception. Just something damned right about it.

 

[Paul Lange]

I like this a lot. Love the symmetry (in some parts) of the houses and the flipped lens gives it an otherworldly look.

 

[Keith Hollister]

Very cool - I really like this . I'm normally not a big proponent of the "alternative" look (the Holga/OOF/flipped lens/pinhole thing), but this works extremely well I think due to the unusual subject. I do think I would lose the tree smudge (or whatever) in the upper right hand corner, though. Nice work, Brian. And demonstrating a lot of outside the box creativity that I certainly don't normally possess

 

[Glenn Clabo]

I'm beginning to believe that outside the box for you is sharp and in focus Brian. I like it...a whole lot.

 

[Brian Moore]

Yep as other say this is quality,superb once again Brian.

Thank you, Julian!

 

[Brian Moore]

I love all your flipped lens shots, Brian, and this one is no exception. Just something damned right about it.

Thanks, Rob! Appreciated.

 

[Brian Moore]

I like this a lot. Love the symmetry (in some parts) of the houses and the flipped lens gives it an otherworldly look.

Thank you, Paul!

 

[Brian Moore]

Very cool - I really like this . I'm normally not a big proponent of the "alternative" look (the Holga/OOF/flipped lens/pinhole thing), but this works extremely well I think due to the unusual subject. I do think I would lose the tree smudge (or whatever) in the upper right hand corner, though. Nice work, Brian. And demonstrating a lot of outside the box creativity that I certainly don't normally possess

Thank you, Keith. Much appreciated. And you're right, that is indeed a tree that has caused the smudge in the upper right. I may well remove it as you suggest. Thanks again, Keith.

 

[Brian Moore]

I'm beginning to believe that outside the box for you is sharp and in focus Brian. I like it...a whole lot.

lol. Thanks, Glenn. I also like the actual sharp and in focus stuff too sometimes you know. Thanks again, Glenn.