Left Alone..., a photo from Vienna, East

Photographer's Note

This bike was left next to the fences of the Secession Building in Karlsplatz. Light/shadow graphics attracted me here...

The Vienna Secession (also known as Secessionsstil, or Sezessionsstil in Austria) was part of the highly varied Secessionism movement that is now covered by the general term Art Nouveau. It was formed in 1897 by a group of 19 Vienna artists who had resigned from the Association of Austrian Artists, housed in the Vienna K黱stlerhaus. The first president of the Secession was Gustav Klimt. The Vienna Secession was founded on April 3, 1897 by artists Gustav Klimt, Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann, Joseph Maria Olbrich, Max Kurzweil, Otto Wagner, and others. The Secession artists objected to the prevailing conservatism of the Vienna K黱stlerhaus with its traditional orientation toward Historicism. The Berlin and Munich Secession movements preceded the Vienna Secession, which held its first exhibition in 1898.

Also in 1898, the group's exhibition house (whose walls you can see in this photo) was built in the vicinity of Karlsplatz. Designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich, the exhibition building soon became known simply as "the Secession" (die Sezession). The group earned considerable credit for its exhibition policy, which made the French Impressionists somewhat familiar to the Viennese public. The 14th Secession exhibition, designed by Josef Hoffmann and dedicated to Ludwig van Beethoven, was especially famous. A statue of Beethoven by Max Klinger stood at the center, with Klimt's Beethoven frieze mounted around it. In 1903 Hoffmann and Moser founded the Wiener Werkst鋞te as a fine-arts society with the goal of reforming the applied arts (arts and crafts). On June 14, 1905 Gustav Klimt and other artists left the Vienna Secession due to differences of opinion over artistic concepts.

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Anna-- (7801) 2007-09-18 12:13

Buonasera Deniz,
very good graphic image. Excellent work on lights and shadows.
Superb B&W
Anna

sabanuluca (5176) 2007-09-18 12:33

selam deniz,
grafik �ğeleri ve SB tercihi ile g鼁el bir 鏰lışma. harika bakış a�ısı. fotografı cok begendım. tebnrik ederim
selamlar sevgiler
şaban

dip (21408) 2007-09-18 12:35

Great use of lighting and shadows Deniz!
Excellent captured and composed file!
Greetings,
Dimitris.

ninaL (21348) 2007-09-18 13:01

Hi, Deniz.
Very well seen bike and his shadow beetween many grafic lines.
Good idea of conversion.
Interesting effects.
Best regards. Grazyna.

hderin (600) 2007-09-18 13:22

Kıymetli 躶tadım,

Tekst黵leri ile geometrik dizaynı ile ve ışık g鰈ge organizasyonunun m黭emmelliği ile harikulade bir fotoğraf olmuş. Elleriniz dert g鰎meye...

Saygı ve selamlarımla

Haluk Derin鰖

japiey (10163) 2007-09-18 13:41

Hi Deniz.

Great in vision, and a powerfull image.
The shadows play the real drama.
Good choice of B/W , projecting the graphical mood of the image.
Well seen and done.
Salutes.

jean paul

anes_lc (14968) 2007-09-18 13:43

wow..deniz ...how you notice all this things around you :)
great picture,the shadows....just amazing how you compose this one
congratulation,i磎 really impress master
best regards,anes

bracasha75 (24591) 2007-09-18 13:50

Hello Deniz
Very original with this shadow play and this black and withe line....
Bravo
Cheers,Braca

gurselerdener (972) 2007-09-18 14:17

Sevgili Deniz,
Bizim evin esas 鏾cuğundan bana ancak sıra geldi(tek bilgisayar ve saat 00.15).
Enfes bir siyah&beyaz fotograf, kontrastı, kompozisyonu ve ışık kullanımı harika g鰎黱鼀or.
Ellerine sağlık ve tebrikler.

suhan (3552) 2007-09-18 23:23

Monet'den sonra en sevdiğim ressamlardan biri de Klimt'tir. bir fotoğraf vesilesiyle de olsa ismini anmanız 鏾k hoş.
fotoğraf i鏸n grafik 鰃eler, ışık-g鰈ge uyumu vs vs vs...
belki kontrast biraz arttırabilirdi.
tebrikler
merve

saylan-cb (12738) 2007-09-18 23:33

Selam Deniz
Ne kadar guzel kompozisyon, bu kadar az obje ve bukadar guzel bir anlatimi anca sen yapardin, Yapmissin ;)
eline saglik
Rusyadan selamlar

kagemusha (1288) 2007-09-19 0:08

Rigggocannnn,
Very good graphic image, using of lighting and shadows is attractive but what i dont like is the OE wall and wall details in the shadows. I would prefer more darker shadow as i did in WS.
regards
mali

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barrufeto_77 (28888) 2007-09-19 0:30

Hi Deniz.

Nice compo and better idea the B&W here.

Well done!

Rgs, Oscar

utkue (3420) 2007-09-19 0:36

Sevgili Deniz,
莖k başarılı bir siyah&beyaz fotograf.
Kompozisyonu, kontrastı ve ışığıyla m黭emmel.
Tebrikler ve ellerine sağlık.

:) Yarın

delkoo (68) 2007-09-19 0:48

hi deniz
nice b&w, you played cleverly with the shadows, composition is also interesting with vertical lines .
well done
regards
didier

Tezic (17867) 2007-09-19 1:41

Deniz merhaba,
iyi bir fotoğraf g鰖�, enfes bir a�ı ve harika grafik 鰃eler ancak bu kadar başarılı bir arada olur... tebrikler...

alibasarir (15580) 2007-09-19 5:52

merhaba deniz bey
son derece m黭emmel bir kompozisyon.tam bir yaratıcılık 鰎neği yani benim gibilerin 鰎nek alacağı bir 鏰lışma.yoksa bulutların peşinde koşup duracağım.şaka bir yana tabi herkesin kendine g鰎e bir tarzı var.ama sizin yaratıcılığınız ger鏴kten 鏾k farklı ve sıradışı bisikletin g鰈gesini kadraja 鰕le g鼁el yansıtmışsınızki sanki yukarı doğru �ıkıyor gibi ayrıca ışık ve kontrast dengesi s黳er ama esas olan m黭emmel bir fotograf g鰖� oda sizde fazlası ile mevcut elinize sağlık.
selamlar
Ali

doubay (674) 2007-09-19 7:00

Hi Rigo!

Your trip to Austria has traits of an unconscious ethnological survey. At least some of your photos make this impression. After your excursus on authoritarian lawn maintenance in the German speaking world this time you bring up the issue of typical fa鏰de and balcony decoration. As you noticed correctly bicycles � usually locked to some balustrade - enjoy high popularity as main design elements and can be found everywhere.

I know it sounds trivial (especially when written by me), but my limited English vocabulary does not allow me to find a better and more creative expression: Very well seen and captured � great POV and framing � (I really mean it :DD)
You derived a very nice graphical structure from daily triviality. I like especially its complexity which is higher than in most of this type of photos. Maybe it would look a bit better, if the upper (and whiter) part was a bit darker.

Ciao
Andreas

Photo65Net (43144) 2007-09-19 9:57

Deniz,
The graphics you caught here are amazing, with a great BW, underlining the geometrics.
I like a lot, great eye !
Regards,
JB.

xavshot (69835) 2007-09-19 11:44

Bonsoir Deniz
c'est une compo tr鑣 bien trouv閑 ! j'aime beaucoup l'id閑 et le r閟ultat obtenu. La conversion en n&b permet d'appuyer les contrastes. Bravo.
Xavier

syd1946 (1167) 2007-09-19 14:01

This is pure artistic file mou Deniz.
A picture that I wish to be mine...I like every detail on it,from the shadows to the use of black and white.
And most of all the bike!Because every bike carry a soul...

wishes,
Thomas

bostankorkulugu (42866) 2007-09-19 16:40

bisiklet uyuyakalmış da g鰈gesi 鏰ktırmadan sıvışıyor sanki... farklı ve etkileyici... grafik g鰖黱� yerim ben senin... bravo valla...

efi (5303) 2007-09-20 1:15

slm deniz;
harika bir g鰖lem ve 鏴kim..tfs.

toto (0) 2007-09-20 1:32

Belle photo NB ou se confond le r閑lle des ombres, bien jou� de choisire cette solution, elle est d閞outante.Beaucoups de formes g閛m閠riques et de barreaux qui font des ombres partout. Amiti閟 Thomas
je reviens

AiresSantos (56155) 2007-09-20 2:00

Hi Deniz
Very nice the graphic effect of the shadows.
I like the black and white format and how you framed the picture
Very well seen and done
Have a nice day
Aires

tehanu_f (6896) 2007-09-20 5:59

Cok begendim Deniz. Sana yakisan bir fotograf, grafigi cok hos. Aklima birsey geldi, o da ilginc olabilir diye dusundum, WS yaptim. Bak bakalim begenecek misin.
Sevgiler.
Fusun

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sebinho342 (19329) 2007-09-20 7:55

Hi Deniz,
Not the first time i see this one, such graphism can't hide a lot from my eyes here on TE ;)
This is a clever shot with excellent use of situation, shadow situation, i think you obtain the best you could from this scene. BW is for sure the best choice as it permits to push white tones far and produce this very nice duotone.
A pleasure for my eyes

mesutilgim (0) 2007-09-20 9:59

Selam sevgili Deniz,
Bu kare de "bombastik" ! 莖k g鼁el bir siyah beyaz kompozisyon. Nefis ışık-g鰈ge oyunları.
Bir kez daha bakan g鰖'le g鰎en g鰖黱 farkı.
Tebrikler ve ellerine sağlık.
Sevgi ve selamlar
MESUT ILGIM

rbcy1974 (20758) 2007-09-21 1:18

Merhaba Deniz
Very nice street scene,
I like the simplicity of it, great contrast of shadows and light,I find that some parts are a bit too bright though.
Regards
Daniel

brevbrev14 (140) 2007-09-21 5:11

ciao Rigo!
beautiful game of shadows!!
i love the texture on the wall and the great lines of this image!
superb result my friend!
ciao!
Valeria

davidmoonkhan (156) 2007-09-21 8:51

this is my best for all times,
helal olsun,
David

leo61 (0) 2007-09-22 23:59

HI Deniz!
A good B&W composition.Nice lines of the grating and it`s shadows and the bicycle makes the composition perfect.Very well seen and taken.
Regards,Leo

levocan (2253) 2007-09-23 4:06

Deniz Bey;
G鰈gelerden 鏾k g鼁el bir kompozisyon �ıkartmışsınız,
Elinzie sağlık
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Levent

surel (1056) 2007-09-26 7:57

Merhaba Deniz,
hic zorlama olmayan bir grafik,anlatimi guclu,ellerine saglik,bayildim.
Hoscakal,
Hare

stego (24132) 2007-09-28 14:05

Hi Deniz,
I know it sounds kitsch saying this, but it quite an artistic compo, very beautiful and much achieved technically. It reminds me my early years of "serious" Photography; I would be very proud of myself if I could have obtained such level of perfection. Besides all the rest, I am impressed how it is so well contrasted while having so much detail both in the whites and the blacks.
Congratulations.
Regards, Jos�.