Maze in Getty Center, a photo from California, West

Photographer's Note

This picture was taken in Getty Center, a privately founded museum, opened 1997. At the welcome hall of the museum. There is a J. Paul Getty's status. A plaque on the side of the status reads:

“This Museum is a Memorial to J. Paul Getty (1892 – 1972)
Whose collection forms its core and whose legacy has made possible its continued growth.
As his wish the J. Paul Getty Museum from its foundation in Malibu in 1954 to its expansion there in 1974 to the opening of these buildings at the Getty Center in 1997 has been dedicated to Delighting and educating its visitors.”

This is a view from the garden. The foreground plants form a maze in the pond.

Side notes: Today is a fairly hot day in Los Angeles. Beach and Museums are the popular places for hot summer days in Los Angeles.

ChrisJ, MarekP, aloyho, Emile, Tue, Steft, nwoehnl, singuanti ha contrassegnato questa nota come utile

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devimeuxbe (58557) 2005-07-24 1:55

hI Wes
intereseing composition including this man in the garden. He seems to read in the grass.
Nice colors and light.
Have a nice day
Bertrand

ChrisJ (171172) 2005-07-24 4:00

Hi Wes

This one doesn't seem as sharp as your usual. Either camera shake, or it needs an unsharp mask. But, color, saturation, lighting, & are composition are all superb. Well done!

bantonbuju (51815) 2005-07-24 4:10

hi wes, as chris says - its a sort of having been unprepared for the presentation; big loss as the composition and the subject are o interesting;
have a nice sunday, jerzy

Stepan (27210) 2005-07-24 4:59

I agree with everybody. The composition is really good (especially the dof), but I regret the unsharpness. It's really a pity, because it must a be an interesting you know how to shoot !
Stéphane

Steft (6109) 2005-07-24 6:12

Hmm, a shame it was a tiny bit sharper. But the composition is very good and it looks like an intresting place with this garder in the foreground and the futuristic silvergrey architecture on the background. So thanks for sharing, Wes!

gaby (19819) 2005-07-24 7:26

Hi Wes, great view - I like this garden and this man - nice shot -
Thanks
Gaby

MarekP (4750) 2005-07-24 8:25

Hi Wes,
It's an interesting place and well composed photo. I'm just curious, why did you use so long exposure of 1/25 seconds.

Thanks,
Marek

aloyho (6798) 2005-07-24 8:38

Hi Wes,
Indeed a very beautiful place and the perfect composition and POV enhanced it even more. I like the man standing in the foreground and repeated by the crowd at the back all enjoying the scene. Interesting shot!! Have a nice weekend.

Emile (20352) 2005-07-24 11:22

Nice picture Wes.
Good compo and colors.
Very interesting place.
Keep up with your excellents works.

Tue (91526) 2005-07-24 11:35

Hi Wes,
Nice combination in this shot of the nice garden and the fine modern buildings! The lack of sharpness is a pity, but it's a good picture though. Well done.
Groeten,
Lars

john_c (24666) 2005-07-24 14:33

Hi Wes,
A well composed urban shot, with much for the eye to absorb. I like your POV and how you managed to capture a good foreground subject as well as the maze. The colours are pleasing and rendered with excellent clarity. The person is positioned nicely off center to balance the shot and add warmth. The foamy white falls coming down the wall breaks up the scene and provides some dynamism. Well captured.
John

nwoehnl (122) 2005-07-24 14:51

Hi Wes. A pity that the sharpness is off on this photo, as the composition you made is a very good one with the modern architecture of the GC in the back, and the guy in the foreground taking a look at the maze. The exposure was also well handled in the summer sun, and a good color palette was captured.

singuanti (15250) 2005-07-24 17:07

Hi Wes, I guess I'll just sound like a broken record and say the same thing about the camera shake. My guess is that you were going for a large DOF which would make sense here. But your probably would have been fine f/15 or so and that of course would have increased the shutter speed a little. But I do like the composition. Nice one Wes.

kclai (2267) 2005-07-24 22:46

Hi Wes
Interesting shot of the "private" maze.
One question, Wes, Why is the building seem blur or seem "shaking"?
Eric Lai

mumek (20226) 2005-07-31 14:34

Very original and beautiful capture of the maze in Getty Center. Nice buildings in the background,very good details and light.The note as usual very interesting and informative.
Thanks for sharing
regards
ziggy