Finding the unusual in everyday life: The pictures of the week
A different view of things that you often encounter can lead to image compositions that inspire with their details.
(Image: Martin Ruopp)
- Tom Leon Zacharek
Photography is often about finding an interesting angle that, in the best case, tells a story. The things and scenes that we encounter in everyday life are usually not the first things that come to mind when it comes to taking a good photo. This makes it all the more difficult to filter out an image from these scenes that has that certain something and doesn't look like it could have been taken by just anyone. In this week's pictures, you will see results that take the everyday and turn it into something interesting.
The only way in is on foot.
(Image: der Onkel Werner)
With his picture Da gehts nur zu Fuss rein, Uncle Werner allows himself a little play on words that turns the picture into a joke. The scene is minimalistically staged and focuses on the bicycle at the bottom of the picture. The lettering on the building further up then serves as an explanation of the idea behind the shot.
on the beach of Hiddensee
(Image: SonyAlpha380)
Many dramatic elements constitute the SonyAlpha380 shot on the beach of Hiddensee. The cloud cover and the breaking waves take center stage. The dark stones form the contrast and the dividing line between foreground and background. The photographer described the scene as an approaching storm off the coast.
100 years by Klicker3D
(Image: Klicker3D )
"The picture shows two residential buildings in Hanover-Linden near Lichtenbergplatz. Here, old and new stand side by side and form a unit," says Klicker3D about his picture 100 Years. The composition and the oblique angle of view also have a background, as he continues: "The diagonal image design also does justice to the somewhat oblique part of the city, according to my motto: change viewpoints – see differently."
The contrast between the two architectural eras comes across very well and is made even more interesting by the distorted perspective.
between by saaga
(Image: saaga)
"The star is the wall, and as a street photographer, all you have to do is trigger the shutter at the right moment," says gallery photographer saaga about her photo between, which focuses on artist Claudia Comte's mural on the Novartis Campus in Basel. The person is framed by two of the lines and appears to move with the vibrations of the waveforms. The minimalist design of the artwork and the clothing harmonize perfectly with each other. In addition, the black and white design draws attention to the contrast between the two colors.
Lunch break
(Image: Wolfgang Görgen )
Wolfgang Görgen creates a calming scene from a seemingly everyday moment with his street photo Mittagspause. The passing geese form a beautiful contrast to the woman on the bench, who seems to be concentrating on her cell phone. The birds, on the other hand, continue unperturbed in search of their next meal. In black and white, this realization makes the silhouettes look strong against the background of the clear water.
Yin and yang
(Image: Joachim Kiner)
"Yin and Yang is part of a small series of experimental black and white photographs that focus on the reduced, sometimes abstract depiction of patterns and structures. Such a task challenges both: the photographer because he has to think more than usual about perspectives, details and cuts. But also the viewer, who has to decode the encoded image – if they like. The photo itself was taken in September 2017 at Wilhelma, Germany's only botanical and zoological garden, which is located in Stuttgart," says Joachim Kiner about his shot.
The zebras staggered one behind the other create the effect described by the photographer that you have to look twice to understand exactly what is being shown here. He has undoubtedly succeeded in this. A wonderfully reduced composition.
Upload in clouds
(Image: Martin Ruopp )
You almost feel tiny when you look at upload in clouds, which Martin Ruopp seems to have taken in an amusement park. The angle of view, the focal length of ten millimeters and the gap between the many clouds create a perfectly captured moment. Here too, the contrast between light and dark parts of the image is emphasized by the black and white shot. This is achieved primarily through the aforementioned clouds and the tower, which directs the viewer's gaze upwards. He wrote to us about how he took the picture: "I took the opportunity, when the fairground was not yet in operation during the day, to place the 10 mm wide-angle lens very close to the carousel support".
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