Freshly fallen snow on the dawn of a new year. / Case Mountain / Manchester, Connecticut / © Copyright 2008 christiane, All Rights Reserved.
Ink on paper illustration from a book I have written and illustrated. This character is largely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe and an array of depressive songwriters I have encountered.
ink on watercolor paper. 11” x 14” meant as a sort of joke. / I was in the starbucks on the corner of franklin and highland around january last year when i drew this as a sort of commentary about all of the fancy super-hero costumes people wear around there…
A shot I’ve been wanting to do for a while.
Part of the Heritage Series / this is an old Case Tractor of 40’s / might need a little TLC or mybe not / just let it be / Olympus E510 14/42 lens / photomatix 3.2 lightroom 2.3 / 3 shots Swift Current Saskatchewan
"Can you think I can endure to be considered as a vapour arising from your food? / I will leave you if you doubt I am of no greater importance than a butterfly." / William Blake~
Halfway down a staircase at this abandoned mill is a lonely wicker basket, just sitting idling in a window now that the site is closed.
Enjoy! this shot earned a Daily Deviation on Deviant Art. my chin is still bruised. :)
Best Viewed Large This is a Combination of Photo’s to depict the fading of history into time / taken with an Olympus E 510 / 14-42 lens hdr and lightroom developing / taken in south eastern Saskatchewan / all foregound items older than 1950 / combination of two HDR shots
old suit case.
A close up of an old plastic CD storage case on my desk. It was dark in the room, but sunlight came through the blinds making for a high contrast shot. Cropped, desaturated and contrast boosted. Featured in ‘Just Lines’
This cameo was in a dark corner, but I couldn’t bypass it! Have fiddled in PS and blended a second photo of pebbles to add to the aged look. FEATURED in For the love of Jesus Group June 2009 Landscapes Trees Cards EOD Rusty Flowers Architecture Macro CatchAll DM
MUCH BETTER VIEWING EXPERIENCE VIEWED LARGER Yesd me hanging over that bannister again ! and yes I am infatuated with this staircase, but it has so many different angles to view it Thanks for dropping in your viewings,comments and if i’m lucky FAVOURITES are greatly appreciated. The Queen Victoria Building is currently undergoing a facelift at $37.5 / million , one of the features is upgrading the paintwork to victorian period colours. This image shows “The Grand Staircase* of Sydneys Grand Queen Victoria Building, and is an example of how grand old buildings can be restored ans still be used as money making concerns, in this case a grand shopping experience The Queen Victoria Building, now affectionately known as the QVB, was designed by George McRae and completed in 1898, replacing the original Sydney markets on the site. Built as a monument to the long reigning monarch, construction took place in dire times, as Sydney was in a severe recession. The elaborate Romanesque architecture was specially planned for the grand building so the Government could employ many out-of-work craftsmen – stonemasons, plasterers, and stained window artists – in a worthwhile project. Originally, a concert hall, coffee shops, offices, showrooms, warehouses and a wide variety of tradespeople, such as tailors, mercers, hairdressers and florists, were accommodated. The QVB fills an entire city block bound by George, Market, York and Druitt Streets. The dominant feature is the mighty centre dome, consisting of an inner glass dome and an exterior copper- sheathed dome. Glorious stained glass windows and splendid / architecture endure throughout the building and an original 19th century staircase sits alongside the dome. Every detail has been faithfully restored, including arches, pillars, balustrades and the intricate tiled floors thus maintaining the integrity of the building. / The visual message of Sydney’s coat of arms, on the cartwheel stained glass window, is that the beehive depicts business, the sailing ship – trade, and the dolphins – the harbour. Panel 1, on the left hand side, represents the Council of the City of Sydney, and symbols of architecture, while the letters I.G.B. on panel 3, on the right, represent Ipoh Gardens Berhad, the Malaysian company who restored the QVB. The symbols are of property developers – the builders. The bottom central panel represents the heraldic symbol of a finished building and the joining of two hands denotes the fusing of two cultures. There are many interesting and charming exhibitions and attractions throughout the building, along with portraits of the Queen. There is also a letter from Queen Elizabeth II to the Citizens of Sydney to be opened and read by the Lord Mayor of Sydney in the year 2085. Outside the QVB, on Town Hall Place, facing The Town Hall are the Royal Wishing Well and Queen Victoria’s statue. For More Information : http://www.ipoh.com.au/IPOH/QVB/me.get?site.sectionshow&PAGE134 Equipment – Nikon D300 Sigma 10-20mm lens / Technique : HDR 5 Bracketted images, Photomatix , Handheld See Also !http://images-0.redbubble.net/img/art/framecolor:cherry/framestyle:flat30/mattecolor:off%20white/product:framed-print/size:large/view:preview/2657784-3-old-style-workmanship-the-grand-staircase-queen-victoria-building-the-hdr-experience.jpg
MUCH BETTER VIEWING EXPERIENCE VIEWED LARGER Yesd me hanging over that bannister again ! and yes I am infatuated with this staircase, but it has so many different angles to view it Thanks for dropping in your viewings,comments and if i’m lucky FAVOURITES are greatly appreciated. The Queen Victoria Building is currently undergoing a facelift at $37.5 / million , one of the features is upgrading the paintwork to victorian period colours. This image shows “The Grand Staircase* of Sydneys Grand Queen Victoria Building, and is an example of how grand old buildings can be restored ans still be used as money making concerns, in this case a grand shopping experience The Queen Victoria Building, now affectionately known as the QVB, was designed by George McRae and completed in 1898, replacing the original Sydney markets on the site. Built as a monument to the long reigning monarch, construction took place in dire times, as Sydney was in a severe recession. The elaborate Romanesque architecture was specially planned for the grand building so the Government could employ many out-of-work craftsmen – stonemasons, plasterers, and stained window artists – in a worthwhile project. Originally, a concert hall, coffee shops, offices, showrooms, warehouses and a wide variety of tradespeople, such as tailors, mercers, hairdressers and florists, were accommodated. The QVB fills an entire city block bound by George, Market, York and Druitt Streets. The dominant feature is the mighty centre dome, consisting of an inner glass dome and an exterior copper- sheathed dome. Glorious stained glass windows and splendid / architecture endure throughout the building and an original 19th century staircase sits alongside the dome. Every detail has been faithfully restored, including arches, pillars, balustrades and the intricate tiled floors thus maintaining the integrity of the building. / The visual message of Sydney’s coat of arms, on the cartwheel stained glass window, is that the beehive depicts business, the sailing ship – trade, and the dolphins – the harbour. Panel 1, on the left hand side, represents the Council of the City of Sydney, and symbols of architecture, while the letters I.G.B. on panel 3, on the right, represent Ipoh Gardens Berhad, the Malaysian company who restored the QVB. The symbols are of property developers – the builders. The bottom central panel represents the heraldic symbol of a finished building and the joining of two hands denotes the fusing of two cultures. There are many interesting and charming exhibitions and attractions throughout the building, along with portraits of the Queen. There is also a letter from Queen Elizabeth II to the Citizens of Sydney to be opened and read by the Lord Mayor of Sydney in the year 2085. Outside the QVB, on Town Hall Place, facing The Town Hall are the Royal Wishing Well and Queen Victoria’s statue. For More Information : http://www.ipoh.com.au/IPOH/QVB/me.get?site.sectionshow&PAGE134 Equipment – Nikon D300 Sigma 10-20mm lens / Technique : HDR 5 Bracketted images See Also
Model – Countess Grotesque
Sometimes I get asked why I enjoy taking photographs of “ordinary’” sights. I always smile when that happens – because there is really no such thing as an ordinary sight. It’s all in the mind really. Beauty does not only exist in mountains or lakes. It literally is everywhere – but it depends on what catches our fancy. There is the ability in all of us to see wonder in everyday objects, not just in dewdrop-bedecked cobwebs that look like jewelled tiaras. Think of the photographer’s role as being akin to that of a translator. I would not be able to understand Swahili, for instance, unless I had someone translating for me. And, along the same line of thought, a photographer can sometimes show you a sight that you might not stop and admire on your own. So can you guess what I’ve photographed here? It’s simply a staircase. Just a handrail supported by vertical bars. And just a wall. But when you put them together, the sum total of what you see can sometimes be out of the ordinary. To me, the real key to getting this shot right was to get the last vertical metal bar to line up precisely between the orange and olive green segments of wall in the far background. I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my work in any way. Shot with a Pentax K100D, using a Sigma 18-125mm lens. F 5.6, 1/15 sec, ISO 800, focal length 78mm. Featured in JUST LINES, August 2009. 116-8630
Endless beautiful baskets at the Lost City Museum. Nevada.
Sometimes the simplest objects can create intriguing results. This is a contemporary pencil case made from multiple strips of brightly coloured fabric. My eye was caught by the long vertical strips of interlocking teeth – and the fact that each strip ends in a metal tab. The sharp focus of the tabs in front was perfect to use depth of field to emphasise the fact that the rear tabs (literally only a centimetre away) were visible but in soft focus. I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my images in any way. Shot with a Pentax K100D in dull light, using my favourite lens, a Sigma 18-125mm. Featured in CONTRASTING PERCEPTIONS, August 2009. 117-9265
All done in Corel X 2 / She was looking for her tomorrow ,and fall was in sight, / Time had went by with her not even knowing it. / now she sets alone ,,no one to talk to / no one enjoy the sky as it sets ..with her winter / just a turn away and the thoughts of wonder of tomorrow still not gone.Casing Wonders of Tomorrow /
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