Repetition in architecture
Craig Coutts

Repetition in architecture

June 2021

Entry 8711506
1223rd
111

Ohhhh - this is great, gets into the top 10!

Love the single lamp - this was "best in class" in that respect. I think it is the gold, draws me in. Nice tones to that colour..

Cheers for taking part and all the best for 2021. James.

Entry 8734855
2nd
105
Entry 8797230
297th
82

Very well done on a 4th place finish! A great image, comp and the light (and shadows) makes this one of the best examples in the top ten (with regards to decent natural light hitting the scene).

Love the tones and I like the composition - and I like that you have put some thought into the title.

Good luck for the rest of 2021! James.

Entry 9205630
489th
82

Great reflection image and I like the composition as well, the bright spot is well-positioned. The dogs add to it as well.

10th for this one! Well done and keep up the good work - really different in this field.

Good luck for the rest of 2021. James.

Love the single lamp post and the colours here. The Yellow pops off the screen!

I really like it, also top 20! But it was a strong field at the top. Keep going for sure!

Good luck for the rest of 2021 - cheers James.

WAAAAHAY!!! a Boat - on the side, of a building!!! Well spotted, and nicely composed - would like to have seen those tones pulled out a little more from the file.

6th for this one! Well done and keep up the good work.

Good luck for the rest of 2021. Cheers James.

Well done on grabbing 7th place! A great image, comp and the colours are lovely. Only beaten by two very original images and one that is very left field.

Love the complimentary colours, like the composition - shame about the walkway, but this isn't helped.

Good luck for the rest of 2021! James.

Expert
winner

Wow - I love this image and everything about it. Digital art or not. The thought process, the fact it matches the competition theme, the colour pallet and even the title! Lovely and a deserved winner!

I wish you well - thank you for taking part. Well done on first place, and good luck for the rest of 2021. James.

Love the shape - tricks the eyes, sometimes you look at it and think it is inside out.

Actually - as I was writing the reviews, this got promoted to the top 10 at the very last minute for this reason - it stands out. Well done! Colours are cool as well. 5th!

Cheers for taking part and all the best for 2021. James.

Entry 9632140
30th
12
Entry 9641733
396th
102

Classic India! But a classic well shot and framed nonetheless. Frames lovely, I would like to visit myself someday. Well done for grabbing 8th place!

8th for this one! Well done and keep up the good work, as I like the tones.

Good luck for the rest of 2021. James.

Crowd
winner
Entry 9685823
1st
85
Entry 9702389
66th
67

Something so so original and very out on its own in this competition. I LOVE IT and have added it to my bucket list for sure, as it looks like a fantastic place.

The colours pop, the composition (although it is likely forced from a standing position) works and I love the randomness of the buildings.

However, as the competition is repetition, this doesn't ring repetition quite as much as others in the running. Keep an eye out for other themes it matches as well though.

A gorgeous shot - all the best for the rest of 2021! James.

Brief

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Many architectural design features are repeated, and are a gift to photographers looking for engaging compositions. Windows, panelling and cladding, brickwork, arches and types of ornamentation can all be used en masse in buildings both new and old. They offer an opportunity for symmetrical compositions, or ones that that are shot more obliquely, to create an image with greater dynamism. If shooting new work for this contest, be sure to have spent some time really exploring your architectural subject from lots of different angles, to be sure that you’ve found the best way to show off the building, and impress the viewer. *This contest is open to Photocrowd subscribers (Challenger/Pro/Master), or by purchasing entries.*

2,056 Images entered

717 Photographers

Moody and mean-looking, but really nice work.

This building popped up a lot in the competition, this was the best of the bunch for me. Love the work you did on the tones and with the sky. Keep it up!

Good luck for the rest of 2021. James.

Love the light and dark side - nice composition. Top 25 image for sure this.

Think the spire actually adds to the image as well - perhaps so much we could have seen a little more of it? Not sure - maybe not possible?

Cheers for taking part and all the best for 2021. James.

Entry 9698297
518th
44
Entry 9702037
578th
59
Entry 9702040
1243rd
42
Entry 9705640
413th
106

complimentary colours on point here.

I like this image as it shows that beauty is all around in the architecture world. Nice to see these tones.

Great work here. Cheers for taking part and all the best for 2021. See ya, James.

Entry 9706342
314th
34
Entry 9706477
391st
109
Entry 9708308
4th
180

51,496 Ratings

Meet the expert judge

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21st
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Entry 9206296
47th
56

Nice tones. just missed out on a place in the top 10!

I really like looking up type angle and the black and orange really do work. However, strong field up the top it was hard to pop this one in the 10. Keep going - top stuff.

All the best for 2021 as well, James.

Entry 9332415
35th
148

Reflections are on point here. A lovely top 25 image for sure!

I read about and saw a youtube video about this location recently. Becoming more popular, isn't it? I like Valencia as well, so that pulled on my heart strings a tad.

Cheers for taking part and all the best for 2021. James.

Entry 9513356
62nd
46

A star of a shot! Like what I did there?

This is a different take on a classic for sure - nice composition. Top 30 image for sure this one - nice idea, it is unusual.

Cheers for taking part and all the best for 2021. James.

The lovely human element and the colours here are great.

Love the light streak and it's a decent composition. Top 25 image for sure this one - like the way you weren't scared to make the colours pop.

Cheers for taking part and all the best for 2021. James.

Controlled the light well here - it can be difficult to do in these types of locations.

Love the light and dark side - nice composition with the spiral off from what most would have done (centred it).

Cheers for taking part and all the best for 2021. James.

Love the yellow in this! Top 30. Keep going.

The light at the top helps to draw the eye through - but perhaps it just felt soft in some sections of the work. This is difficult to overcome at times.

Cheers for taking part and all the best for 2021. James.

Entry 9620366
46th
152
Entry 9636973
57th
16
Entry 9657627
15th
71
Entry 9657628
33rd
17
Entry 9664133
215th
216

The second of the bridge shots, I assume from the same photographer as the other with red lines in the top 25 - great work! This is also just outside the top ten.

Well done and keep up the good work. Good luck for the rest of 2021.!

Cheers James.

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