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Photo Forum / Film Photography / 35 mm / July 2004[SI] "Hidden in Plain Sight" is now posted!
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/hidden I get a kick out of watching the page counts going up as I'm actually uploading the details. TP, is that you? Have fun, everyone, offer comments ;-) - Al.  SignatureTo reply, insert dash in address to match domain below Online photo gallery at www.wading-in.net > http://www.pbase.com/shootin/hidden > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > - Al. I like Vic Mason's submission. Very sublime. Can you spot the cell phone tower? >I like Vic Mason's submission. Very sublime. Can you spot the cell >phone tower? I was wondering if that was the thing that was "hidden". Cell phone or electricity tower hidden in the palm tree or something... It's interesting that this was an amusing collection of photographs, given the mandate, because i found myself scanning each one of them looking for that "hidden in plain sight" thing. My favorite is Ken Nadvornick's submission. It's just beautiful. The cutest is Bret's. That kitty is gushingly cute. It took me three viewings before I noticed the lizard in Al's submission. I was distracted by things in the background. I thought that was a moth on that stem. I'm still trying to figure out what's "hidden" in the 3 B&W ones other than Ken's. sabineellen@aol.com (Sabineellen) on 18 Jul 2004 posted >>I like Vic Mason's submission. Very sublime. Can you spot the cell >>phone tower? [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > I'm still trying to figure out what's "hidden" in the 3 B&W ones other > than Ken's. EQW's has some sort of building facade in the deep background. Guess it lives up to the specs. Baird's is KGB. Or Perhaps plain hydro. >EQW's has some sort of building facade in the deep background. Guess it >lives up to the specs. > >Baird's is KGB. Or Perhaps plain hydro. What's KGB? What about Brian Fane's and Steve McCartney's? >>EQW's has some sort of building facade in the deep background. Guess it >>lives up to the specs. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > What about Brian Fane's and Steve McCartney's? Mine is a bit of a stretch, I admit. Maybe I was just in a bad mood when I started thinking about this mandate. Mine's a bit of a commentary about how people around here treat stop signs. Since I've almost been hit several times by people that do little more than give the brakes a courtesy tap as they blow through an intersection, I figure these stop signs must be darn difficult to see. I was trying to find a sign that was facing east/west, so I could get a low sun behind it and black it out, to emphasize the hidden part. Unfortunately, where I was all the stop signs were north/south. Archived from BFane <nobody@nowhere.invalid> on Mon, 19 Jul 2004 13:20:42 -0000: >>>EQW's has some sort of building facade in the deep background. Guess it >>>lives up to the specs. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >and black it out, to emphasize the hidden part. Unfortunately, where I was all the stop >signs were north/south. I suspected that's what it was. In Los Angeles Stop Signs and Red Lights are definitely optional. Cheers. vm BFane <nobody@nowhere.invalid> on 19 Jul 2004 posted >>>EQW's has some sort of building facade in the deep background. Guess >>>it lives up to the specs. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > a low sun behind it and black it out, to emphasize the hidden part. > Unfortunately, where I was all the stop signs were north/south. maybe you coulda gotten a shot of a car ignoring the sign and plowing into your car. hmm, maybe thats not such a good idea. > >EQW's has some sort of building facade in the deep background. Guess it > >lives up to the specs. > > > >Baird's is KGB. Or Perhaps plain hydro. > > What's KGB? Killer Green Bud, as they say on the street. > What about Brian Fane's and Steve McCartney's? Yeah i couldn't tell what was in them either. Of course mine is probably a more than a little bit of a stretch; seeing the other submissions. > > What's KGB? > > Killer Green Bud, as they say on the street. It's a dwarf cutleaf maple that's "hidden" in my front yard. Brian C. Baird <nospam@please.no> on 19 Jul 2004 posted >> > What's KGB? >> >> Killer Green Bud, as they say on the street. > > It's a dwarf cutleaf maple that's "hidden" in my front yard. oh...i thought it was....somethign else...grumble grumble.... > > It's a dwarf cutleaf maple that's "hidden" in my front yard. > > oh...i thought it was....somethign else...grumble grumble.... I see. Now I know where YOUR mind is. *cough* stoner *cough* ;) > Baird's is KGB. Or Perhaps plain hydro. I hid who in the what now? ;) Here's a few that I considered submitting: http://www.pbase.com/image/31516269 http://www.pbase.com/image/31516270 http://www.pbase.com/image/31516271 > Here's a few that I considered submitting: <snip> > http://www.pbase.com/image/31516270 I think that's a katydid. - Al. SignatureTo reply, insert dash in address to match domain below Online photo gallery at www.wading-in.net >From: Al Denelsbeck news@wadingin.net >http://www.pbase.com/image/31516270 > > I think that's a katydid. You are correct, sir. So noted and notated. annika1980@aol.com (Annika1980) on 19 Jul 2004 posted > http://www.pbase.com/image/31516270 what is that shot with a macro lens or something? You musta colourized the four leaf clover too no? >From: "R.Schenck" nygdan_morteauxspam@yahoo.com >http://www.pbase.com/image/31516270 > >what is that shot with a macro lens or something? I used the Super 70-200 f/2.8L w/ extension tubes. Taken at a distance of less than two feet. >You musta colourized the four leaf clover too no? No, I simply desaturated the rest of the clovers. > It's interesting that this was an amusing collection of photographs, given the > mandate, because i found myself scanning each one of them looking for that > "hidden in plain sight" thing. > > My favorite is Ken Nadvornick's submission. It's just beautiful. <snip> > I'm still trying to figure out what's "hidden" in the 3 B&W ones other than > Ken's. Well, I can't speak for the others, but for me, it was this part of Matt's mandate that got me going: "You know, those everyday things that go unnoticed?...In a way, they were quite interesting, but they go unnoticed by all but those like us" The shot I took was of the sign on the corner of my street, which I've walked past countless times, never thinking of taking a photograph of it. Right there all along: Hidden in Plain Sight. In fact, I could argue that it's closer to the mandate than Bret's photo - that kitten is not in plain sight! :) Cheers, Steve >From: sgam@hotmail.com (st3ph3nm) >The shot I took was of the sign on the corner of my street, which I've >walked past countless times, never thinking of taking a photograph of >it. Right there all along: Hidden in Plain Sight. > >In fact, I could argue that it's closer to the mandate than Bret's >photo - that kitten is not in plain sight! :) Well I saw it. Everything is in plain sight if you just look. > >From: sgam@hotmail.com (st3ph3nm) > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Well I saw it. > Everything is in plain sight if you just look. And the inverse of that statement is this: Everything is hidden if you don't look. My post wasn't a shot at Bret's photo (which I like - note the smiley), more a comment on what the mandate meant to me when I was out with my camera. At the end of the day, I wonder if it's that important anyway, except as an inspiration to think a little differently when we're out taking photos? Cheers, Steve > My favorite is Ken Nadvornick's submission. It's just beautiful. Thanks, Mike. That's high praise, indeed - and much appreciated. This one was a little different for me. Normally I spend a fair amount of time thinking about what I want to achieve (remember that recent rec.photo.digital thread regarding all those 500+ exposures-per-week fellows?) before picking up a camera. That's a carryover from lugging around a 4x5, I suppose. But in this case I was simply walking along the side of a wharf building when I turned to my left and saw this inevitable composition present itself. I couldn't believe my luck. (With apologies to those 500+ guys...) I still exposed only ten negatives. Two were with a 180mm f/2.8 (too tight) and the remaining eight with a 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 zoom. As the subject was obviously static at the moment, the retakes were solely for the purpose of insuring sharp focus, as I happened to have only a plain groundglass focusing screen installed in my Nikon F2 at that moment. The image printed and submitted was the sharpest of the set. Thanks, again. Ken Archived from Brian C. Baird <nospam@please.no> on Mon, 19 Jul 2004 01:04:09 GMT: >> http://www.pbase.com/shootin/hidden >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >I like Vic Mason's submission. Very sublime. Can you spot the cell >phone tower? Thanks Brian. It was a toss up between that one and this: http://www.phlower.com/rework/reworked.htm There are something like 250 rusting Air Raid Sirens scattered across the City of Los Angeles, relics of a bygone era. Most folks don't see them. If they do, they may not know their original purpose. Cheers. vm >There are something like 250 rusting Air Raid Sirens scattered across the >City of Los Angeles, relics of a bygone era. haha... how unlikely it is that someone would launch an air raid on LA. > >There are something like 250 rusting Air Raid Sirens scattered across the > >City of Los Angeles, relics of a bygone era. > > haha... how unlikely it is that someone would launch an air raid on LA. Yes.....If you didn't count the people killed, it's hardly worth the powder to blow it up......As a matter of fact, they are tearing down perfectly good buildings all the time just to put up others that are no better........ Archived from "William Graham" <weg9@comcast.net> on Mon, 19 Jul 2004 21:37:41 GMT: >> >There are something like 250 rusting Air Raid Sirens scattered across the >> >City of Los Angeles, relics of a bygone era. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >to blow it up......As a matter of fact, they are tearing down perfectly good >buildings all the time just to put up others that are no better........ Ah yes, but just think of all the unemployment that is avoided by the never-ending work of tearing down bricks and mortar and putting up huge buildings made from Lego. And the economy. It's marvelous the way this keeps the wheels of industry turning. Vic Archived from sabineellen@aol.com (Sabineellen) on 19 Jul 2004 21:29:03 GMT: >>There are something like 250 rusting Air Raid Sirens scattered across the >>City of Los Angeles, relics of a bygone era. > >haha... how unlikely it is that someone would launch an air raid on LA. Heh. Never heard of the 1942 Battle of Los Angeles? http://www.militarymuseum.org/BattleofLA.html vm >> http://www.pbase.com/shootin/hidden >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >I like Vic Mason's submission. Very sublime. Can you spot the cell >phone tower? Easily. I just looked for something that didn't belong. "Those leaves are kinda strange"<:-)) Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com Archived from Roger Halstead <Delete-Invallid.groups@tm.net> on Tue, 20 Jul 2004 03:23:10 GMT: >>> http://www.pbase.com/shootin/hidden >>> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) >www.rogerhalstead.com Those leaves should look strange. The whole structure is fake. The trunk is essentially a telephone pole and the leaves just don't get anymore plastic than that. :-) Cheers. vm >Archived from Roger Halstead <Delete-Invallid.groups@tm.net> on Tue, 20 Jul >2004 03:23:10 GMT: [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >is essentially a telephone pole and the leaves just don't get anymore >plastic than that. :-) Cheers. vm I've seen them. Up close the bolts in the base give them away<:-)) Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com > http://www.pbase.com/shootin/hidden > > I get a kick out of watching the page counts going up as I'm actually > uploading the details. TP, is that you? > > Have fun, everyone, offer comments ;-) Ken, excellent social comment! Really liked it. Matt, I think yours is the highlight, aesthetically speaking. As for me, this is the first time I've taken part in a project of this type, and found it really inspirational - I'm still thinking of ideas for "Hidden...", but now have to move on! It's a great idea. Thanks, Steve McCartney > > http://www.pbase.com/shootin/hidden > > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > type, and found it really inspirational - I'm still thinking of ideas > for "Hidden...", but now have to move on! It's a great idea. Of course, the night before the submission date, i was at a wedding, and the father-of-the-bride and the bride were dancing. All night it had been too dark to get a photo, but right then they were silhouetted by a pretty strong video camera light. I thought, cripes, they're hidden in plain sight (sorta). Then they left and it was too late. The camera had been out of reach too, since i didn't think it'd be useful the rest of the night. But that woulda been nice. I know that while I am looking for entrances/exits, I am going to think 'doh, -that- woulda been a good hidden in plain sight too. > I know that while I am looking for entrances/exits, I am going to > think 'doh, -that- woulda been a good hidden in plain sight too. My wife just came out with three ideas for hidden in plain sight: Car keys (she knows me too well). Dirty clothes on the bedroom floor. (picking up a theme here?) Glasses that someone has pushed up over their forehead. Cheers, Steve > Ken, excellent social comment! Really liked it. Hi Steve, Thanks so much. This one seemed to come together with a minimum of effort. That's usually not the case for me. I liked the geometries present in your submission. There is a sense of energy and tension that, of course, complements the actual background subject matter. Good photo. Hope you can continue submitting whenever possible. I also like the fact that five of the thirteen submissions were rendered as monochromes, four of those true black-and-whites. This is, I feel, a good sign as B&W (or monochrome in general) represents a look back to the roots of the medium. Ken > > Ken, excellent social comment! Really liked it. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > subject matter. Good photo. Hope you can continue submitting whenever > possible. Thanks! Ditto. Similarly, this one came together pretty easily. And to think, I was just looking for a way to use up the film - I had taken other shots that I intended to submit, but they were much weaker photos - and fairly quickly took 3 or 4 shots of the sign. I still have to work on getting exposure accurate on backlit subjects like that, though. I went out yesterday hunting for a good "Entrances and Exits", but don't think I've got anything good, so far... > I also like the fact that five of the thirteen submissions were rendered as > monochromes, four of those true black-and-whites. This is, I feel, a good > sign as B&W (or monochrome in general) represents a look back to the roots > of the medium. I don't think B&W will ever "die". Monochrome does have its advantages in minimising visual "clutter". I don't think that my photo would have worked as well with a blue sky, for example. Having said that, I'm loaded with Kodak High Definition 200 right now, so my "E&E" submission is most likely going to be in colour. :) Cheers, Steve Al Denelsbeck <news@wadingin.net> on 18 Jul 2004 posted > http://www.pbase.com/shootin/hidden I feel like I should probably put my submission into context. Several of the other submissions are in good accord with the mandate, and I don't want anyone to think that I wasn't at least -trying-. Its an interesting sculpture sitting outside an office building. Every day people throng past it, going in in the mornings and out in the evenings, not really paying too much attention to it. But its pretty big, and should be damned well noticable. Its 'hidden, in plain site'. As might be rather obvious, its a bunch of preproduction oxided bronzed looking coins from around the world. I suppose its supposed to look like an explosion of wealth or something. I guess one could say that the 'greed' inherent in this 'money worship' is another aspect tht is 'hidden in plain sight', but I certainly wasn't thinking that when I snapped the shot. Anyway, I felt that a straight portrait type shot would be uninteresting, and this closer in look at it is a rather unusual perspective I think. You kinda can't tell where the central post is, and you can also see the backs of the opposing 'coins' too. I'll conclude by saying that I am surprised no one whipped out some infra red camera or whatever and took a picture of somethign, thus revealing that portion that is hidden in -plain- sight, but visible in altered sight. Hmm, I'll have to try to crop the pic next time so that its not all off center looking too. |
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