Metropolitan Matriculations 2

Posted by dj.tigersprout (New York City, United States) on 24 October 2008 in Architecture.

Hugo, Mirko, Alesandro, & MadScientist have, each in their own ways, inspired me to go for a photo shoot in the financial district... looking for impressive buildings to photograph! of course, after doing this, i have added my own personal twist... ;)

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NEW AM3 PHOTO THEME -- S E L F -- P O R T R A I T S -- D A Y -- OCTOBER 29TH, 2008!!!!

IN THE SPIRIT OF GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER HERE ON AM3, I THINK IT IS HIGH TIME FOR AN AUTUMN / SPRING AIRING OF OUR PERSONS!!! MANY OF YOU HAVE ALREADY POSTED BEAUTIFULLY EXPRESSIVE AND WONDERFULLY CREATIVE SHOTS OF YOURSELVES-- NOW, IF YOU ARE WILLING AND ABLE, WE AS A COLLECTIVE FAMILY HERE ON AM3 INVITE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO PARTICIPATE ONCE AGAIN ON A SITE-WIDE (PERSONALLY HOSTED BLOG SITES MEMBERS & AFFILIATES ARE WELCOME TOO!!) SELF PORTRAIT 'SHOWING' ON THE 29TH OF OCTOBER!!!
NOW FOR THE RULES: THERE ARE NONE!!! :D
HOWEVER, I WILL MENTION THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE A FEW SUB-THEMES FOR THOSE THAT WANT SOME INSPIRATION OR DIRECTION -- FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WANT TO BE FREE TO DO WHATEVER STRIKES YOUR FANCY, TAKE IT AWAY!! AND SHOW US YOUR LIBERALLY CREATIVE SELVES!!!
SUB-THEMES:
1. PROPOSED BY ISAO: MY REFLECTION IN A MISTY MIRROR!!!
2. HALLOWEEN SELF PORTRAITS -- FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY BE SHY OR ENJOY A BIT OF MYSTERY AND INTRIGUE ALA COSTUME 'MASQUERADE'
3. CLASSICAL SELF PORTRAIT -- FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T DRESS UP IN FANCY COSTUME (SUCH AS MYSELF!!) ;)
4. CREATIVE FREESTYLE -- FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T WANT TO BE HELD BACK BY CREATIVE DIRECTION OR SUGGESTION!!!
SO THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!!! IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS JUST DROP ME A LINE!!! dj.tigersprout [AT] gmail [DOT] com SPREAD THE WORD!!!!

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Comments (44)

Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand

Great depth in this photo and the post-processing is really cool!

24 Oct 2008 5:39am

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

very good, very cool effect

24 Oct 2008 5:44am

Zygène from France

Du très joli travail artistique.

24 Oct 2008 5:45am

Yvonne S. from Tilburg, Netherlands

i'm looking for Santa Claus! :)
a beautiful picture DJ!

24 Oct 2008 5:59am

dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa

This will make a very interesting and striking collection - love your processing.

24 Oct 2008 6:32am

@dobbino: Cheers Rob! Have a great weekend!!

Kingfish from Menlo Park, United States

I really like this effect - makes me think of TRON, computerized in an abstract sense. It would be interesting to see it with other types of structures. Very cool!

24 Oct 2008 6:36am

@Kingfish: Cheers Morgan-o!! ;) Check out my shot yesterday -- that also has this effect on a more 'square' building... and then on Monday there will be a more triangular type of building!

Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand

Awesome, nice processing!

24 Oct 2008 6:50am

beanow from Poland

Second of the series (?) equally beautiful and perfect as first!

24 Oct 2008 7:52am

Seb! from Gard, France

No predator or spiderman but always a great effect ;-)

24 Oct 2008 7:58am

Maramy from Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

Fantastic image !!

24 Oct 2008 9:28am

marianne from Toulouse, from France, France

c'est absolument magnifique !!!
un traitement extraordinaire ! bravo pour ces couleurs , cette ambiance !

24 Oct 2008 9:56am

@marianne: merci a toi, Marianne! cheers to you! :)

callemie from Belgium

a very "light"full picture
and where is this?????

24 Oct 2008 10:00am

@callemie: hello, hello!! :) this is downtown San Francisco, the financial district!! :)

Ludovic from gilly, Belgium

Du très bel effet!!!

24 Oct 2008 10:08am

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Another cool image dj, love the processing, I might have to give this a try :)

Have a great weekend :)

24 Oct 2008 10:40am

@MaryB: Thanks Mary! Yes -- 'glowing edges' in CS3... such a fun discovery this past week! ;) Have a great weekend yourself!

Florence from Paris, France

Another creative image and pp DJ !

24 Oct 2008 10:49am

MaryP from Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

Love this technique you are using. (Must have a go myself). Another great image.

24 Oct 2008 12:29pm

@MaryP: Thanks Mary -- 'glowing edges' in CS3 -- have a go! :)

António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal

Very good, wonderful image.

24 Oct 2008 1:02pm

PD from Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Very cool dj. How are you getting this effect?

24 Oct 2008 3:57pm

@PD: Thanks Paul -- i used the 'glowing edges' filter in CS3 and then messed with the controls til i was content! :)

Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada

love it.

24 Oct 2008 5:51pm

gbe from kansas city, United States

very cool dj!

24 Oct 2008 5:56pm

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Nice shot, very artistic approach, you could write a book on how to use CS' filters effectively.

24 Oct 2008 7:14pm

Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada

Very cool processing.

24 Oct 2008 7:24pm

Thomas Griffioen from Rotterdam, Netherlands

Whoa! This is someting pretty different and very cool! Cheers!

24 Oct 2008 10:30pm

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

Very interesting treatment here. I think it really draws attention to the geometry of the buildings.

25 Oct 2008 12:34am

JJ from Jersey City, United States

another cool one in this series, love the processing and the wires in shot are so cool with this treatment

25 Oct 2008 2:11am

One from Açores, Portugal

Awesome !! Another wonderful process. I like very much.

25 Oct 2008 4:18am

kerfendal from Paris, France

good pic, very graphic treatment

25 Oct 2008 4:35am

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Hello dj, another excellent edition and a strong image. I remember NY.

25 Oct 2008 6:21am

Elaine- from Vancouver, Canada

oh, oops, didn't realize this was different, sorry to be so slow my friend... another excellent job, we love it, it's like tron lol

25 Oct 2008 8:15am

Hoshisato from Ealing, United Kingdom

I like this version better as it has much less 'noise' in the sky which seemed to have been generated by the process. All in all, I very much appreciate the 'difference' of these photos.

25 Oct 2008 9:27am

10Fraction from France

the second one is even better, because you cleaned the sky from edges.Have a nice day DJ

25 Oct 2008 10:26am

hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong

Even if I'm not a big fan of digital art, I admire how you've brilliantly converted the sight into such a strong and expressive image!!!

25 Oct 2008 10:50am

Eleftheria! from Athens, Greece

Very nice work, i like it very much!

25 Oct 2008 11:12am

Francesc B. from région parisienne, France

Beautiful perspective and PP ! well done !

25 Oct 2008 3:31pm

rhys from United Kingdom

massive! GREAT STUFF

25 Oct 2008 3:56pm

willow from Chelsea, United States

Love the angles of the wires crossing the front - ordinarily they would seem distracting, but with this treatment they are intriguing.

25 Oct 2008 5:10pm

Scotfot from Kabul, Afghanistan

Superb night shots - great processing!

25 Oct 2008 9:34pm

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

Like this one, the artistic treatment suit well to this impressive building.

25 Oct 2008 10:10pm

Elaine- from Vancouver, Canada

no picture tonight darlin'? well we still love this one!

26 Oct 2008 6:16am

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

This is amazing looking! Fantastic concept, graphic look and composition. Those buildings just soar up into what appears to be the night sky.

26 Oct 2008 1:17pm

Mala from Newcastle- upon- Tyne, United Kingdom

I like the graphicness of this image. Great effect. Something I'll have to try out.

26 Oct 2008 6:23pm

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

Another nice treatment, these work really well.

26 Oct 2008 11:56pm

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

Interesting geometric shapes. Nice!

27 Oct 2008 2:18am

Twelvebit from Victoria, United States

Coolly graphic.

29 Oct 2008 11:14pm

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