Project 365 – Day 97
November 10, 2009
“A Broken Doorknob”
This will certainly not go down as my best photograph, but this is the game… I eventually needed to take one. Those old Victorian crystal doorknobs are quite beautiful, not that you could tell as this one is broken. It is, however, one that I look at often since it’s in my home office. I guess it’s more of a keepsake shot to remember it by in the future. Nothing really special, but I hope I still managed to frame it in a pleasing way.
Peut-être pas la meilleure photo quoique desfois les choses qui paraissent les plus “simple” ne sont pas les moins bonnes.
En regardant les 10 photos les plus chères du monde, on se rends compte qu’on a pas tous la même sensibilité :p : http://www.pixfan.com/les-10-photos-les-plus-cheres-au-monde/
Perso j’aime bien ta photo, ce serait sympa de faire une petite série dans le genre
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What you have done here is not only taken a photograph of something lost to the ages (crystal doorknobs), but one of Rupe’s pet peeves:
People who slather coats and coats and coats of paint atop hardware for the simple reason they are too lazy to remove said hardware to paint around it properly.
It’s a simple photograph, Jérôme, but it illicits emotion for me.
*sigh*
@Aurélien Desmars
Tout à fait. Je suis d’ailleurs en accord avec Antoine de Saint Exupéry quand il écrivit “Il semble que la perfection soit atteinte non quand il n’y a plus rien à ajouter, mais quand il n’y a plus rien à retrancher”. Chercher la simplicité n’est pas aussi facile que ça ! En ce qui concerne les photos qui se sont vendues aussi cher, il s’agit aussi de grands noms de la photographie. Pas forcément leurs meilleures œuvres, mais cela est un avis on ne peut plus subjectif. L’art est très subjectif. C’est une bonne chose que le médium photographique soit pris davantage au sérieux en tant que support pour œuvres d’art, ce qui était davantage réservé à la peinture jusqu’à récemment. Je voudrais bien en faire une série mais je suis un peu limité dans l’appartement… tellement de projets, pas assez de temps. Mais je note
@Ruprecht
I agree with you, such hardware should be left alone. If you’re a slob, tape alone should suffice not to paint over it even… but I guess laziness goes a long way. In the near future, I will probably take a shot of a crystal doorknob in pristine shape, this is not something you encounter often. Thank you for sharing, it makes me happy when my work touches somebody on a personal level.
Rupe, for my defense, let me tell you that we found it that way
I like the idea or maybe a serious of doors or doornobs, but this particular photo lacks texture for me. My father loves to shoot windows just random windows. I see where this could lead you though.
The many coats of paint definitely killed any texture
I see what you mean. Does your father have a website? If not, help him set one up! That’s really nice to have it run in the family. As far as I recall, my dad has always been into photography…
An old doorknob or an old door in general always catches my attention. I would love to see a closer view of that doorknob
Unfortunately, this doorknob is broken and most of the crystal is missing, so I will need to use another one as a subject. It shouldn’t be too difficult. We have about ten. I am sensing some “old doorknob love” in the above comments thus I am most obliged. Stay tuned!
I like this one, it has reminded me to look closer at the simply beauty that surrounds us, which we ignore everyday.
Thank you Paula
As children, everything around us was new and amazing. Little by little I certainly became more and more blasé. As a photographer I am relearning to appreciate the common things and I am very grateful for it.