Carver Cards (A photographic Journal): The Weekend in Black and White: Bike Rack

Friday, February 18, 2011

The Weekend in Black and White: Bike Rack

I noticed this bike rack at Lake Lynn and it reminded me of one another blogger photographed, maybe for the weekend in black and white, maybe for another theme.

I wanted to crop out the cars but that didn't work for the whole shot because at the edge there was still part of the cars. Therefore, I decided to show the full shot above and a crop of part of the rack below.

I think I prefer the cropped shot. Click for the home of the weekend in black and white.

21 comments:

Cezar and Léia said...: The shadow is unique, a fabulous work with your camera! :)
Léia; February 18, 2011 at 7:29 AM
Naquillity said...: i think that second one is best too. it draws your attention to what you want seen. those cars are somewhat of a distraction, aren't they? do you have photoshop elements? if so, you could blur that background out all together. hope all is well. have a great day.; February 18, 2011 at 9:39 AM
KaHolly said...: Very cool photo. I like them both, but prefer the cropped shot, as well.; February 18, 2011 at 10:10 AM
Lui said...: That's an interesting scene.
I like the first shot though.
It captures and situates the geometrics well.

Have a great weekend!; February 18, 2011 at 1:30 PM
Genie said...: Nice in black and white, and the shadow adds so much. I like the way the metal flows from one side to the other. Lovely capture.; February 18, 2011 at 1:49 PM
Lucy Corrander said...: If I had cars in a photo, I'd want to crop them out - so I understand that. However, in this case, I think the cars give it a context and I prefer the larger picture with them in.

Lucy; February 18, 2011 at 2:00 PM
Jane said...: The cropped one looks like the Letter "H", nice shot with the shadows being cast by the sculpture:); February 18, 2011 at 2:04 PM
Dragonstar said...: I love the croped shot, the shadow makes it look like writing. The first shot would be great without those cars.; February 18, 2011 at 3:30 PM
James said...: I think they both look cool. Another idea would be to crop the cars out of the top photo.; February 18, 2011 at 4:19 PM
twobarkingdogs said...: great photo! you should join the Shadow Shot Sunday meme, too!; February 18, 2011 at 4:31 PM
Woody said...: I like the bike rack.

I recently posted a similar shot for this meme at
http://2zars.com/photoblog/2011/01/bike-rack/; February 18, 2011 at 8:57 PM
lina@home sweet home said...: I love the cropped shot. The shadow is awesome...; February 18, 2011 at 10:10 PM
LauraX said...: love this strong shadow from the bike rack, great shot Carver!; February 19, 2011 at 8:48 AM
London Caller said...: Wow... This is excellent!
Light and shadow can do a lot of tricks.
Well done.; February 19, 2011 at 8:51 AM
Y. Ikeda said...: I love lighting/shadowing effects in this B&W photo, especially the first one! Composition is great, too!
Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful weekend.
Yoshi; February 19, 2011 at 10:59 AM
Johnny Nutcase said...: what a neat shot that shadow makes!; February 19, 2011 at 8:03 PM
toemail said...: I prefer the first one. There seems to be a drama going on with the shadow of the rack comapred to the dull background of the cars. That works really well for me.; February 19, 2011 at 9:45 PM
Halina said...: Wow! Very cool images. I prefer thae last one :)
regards Halina; February 20, 2011 at 1:53 AM
London Caller said...: Oh, did you enjoy Polish food?
I quite like their pierogi. ;); February 20, 2011 at 7:59 PM
SandyCarlson said...: Super photo!; February 20, 2011 at 11:11 PM
Ann said...: Too cold for biking, Last week, New Zealand had a biking week, and students who cycle to school are tgiven rewards.; February 21, 2011 at 4:14 PM