Amazing Wall Sculpture

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Welcome to My Photographic Observations.

In Fremantle there is a little bit of graffiti in certain sections or there is other forms of art s or sculptures.
One particular place is the Norfolk Hotel which commissioned the Portuguese artist Vhils.
Vhils is known for digging into the surface of a building to create his sculptures.

He sculpted on the side of the building the face of the first Australian female Senator Dame Dorothy Tangney MBA

Dame Dorothy Tangney MBA

It is a wonderful piece of work and I wanted to show anyone who reads my blog. I am amazed how someone can get the impression of a face by chipping and hammering away at a brick wall.

The second image here is a look from the other side of the road to give you an idea of scale.

Side Of Norfolk Large Scale

It is quite big as you see and you have to marvel at the skill and complexity of this lovely wall sculpture.

I hope you enjoyed and make sure to come back to My Photographic Observations.
Feel free to leave a comment below if you so desire.

Vedran

Fisherwoman In Yellow

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Sometimes you come across a scene that you don't see everyday. I was in Supetar which is the main village on the Island Brac in Croatia.
I had my camera and was just sitting down while a cool breeze was blowing in the middle of summer.
I noticed what looked to be a family walking towards me and then they stopped and sat down.
It was a man and woman and a young girl who I assumed must have been a daughter.
The lady was dressed in yellow clothes which looked to have her swimwear.
I thought the lady was pretty so I took a photo.

Lady In Yellow

What happened next totally surprised me. I know I am old fashioned but the lady started talking to her husband and next thing that happens he gives her a collapsible fishing rod.
Within a couple of seconds she had put it together and was looking around for some bait. I had no idea what she used but she put it on to the hook and then cast out and was patiently reeling the line in.

Gone Fishing

While she was fishing her husband went to the shop and came back with a couple of beers and he sat back in the shaded area and was drinking.
Next thing you know I hear the young girl yelling out in some language I did not understand and I saw the lady in yellow reeling in quickly.
To my surprise she had caught a fish, I am not sure what type as am not familiar but it was a nice sized fish.

Caught Fish

She was proudly displaying the catch to her husband and daughter and then took it of the hook.
She was only fishing for fun and what happened after that was she told her daughter to give the the fish to an old lady who was sitting nearby. The old lady did not complain and put it in her plastic bag that she had her towel in.
This went on for about an hour and she must have caught about half a dozen fish. Meanwhile her husband was sitting back chugging back his beer. The old lady got the benefit of all the fish and she left with the biggest grin I had ever seen in my life.

These are My Photographic Observations for now. If you have any comments then please leave them down in the comments section. Good, Bad or Otherwise...

Vedran

Capturing Shadows

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Welcome to My Photographic Observations.
Today my theme is about capturing shadows. While in Medjugorje I would look around for different ideas to photograph. This set of three photos is mainly street photography. I like taking street photos as you always look for gestures or something that you don't see everyday.
I think with this set it is mainly about the colour, like the wall which was painted a bright yellow.
With the late afternoon sun there was also long shadows and some had a really cool effect.

I tried to isolate the people and would always look for someone that would be a colour that would stand out against the wall.
The shadows of course would be black but finding people with that certain gesture that would stand out.
The first photo that I am sharing was a guy who was walking along the street and what stood out to me was his rose coloured shirt so I had the colours of the shirt, wall and the shadow which stood out.

Rose Coloured Shirt?

It took me a couple of shots as I had the exposure set wrong. I had exposed for the highlights but over compensated so finally got this image which was the best.

The next photo was a couple with a young child that the was carrying in her arms. She had looked stressed as the child was crying but it stopped about fifteen seconds before I took the photo.

Two Shadows

Her partner was in front but you can make out the pram and the partner on the wall with the shadow.

The last photo is my favourite of the three. After waiting for about fifteen minutes with no one passing by I figured it was time to leave. Something distracted me behind and was looking at a car parking. When I turned around to face the wall I see this tall young man walking and his shadow was huge.

Long Shadow

What makes it interesting for me was he turned to his left and was looking to see if I was taking a photo which was logical seeing I had a camera in my hands.

That is my spin on shadows and photography. In all three photos I feel the shadows added a little bit of a different element to the photo.


These are My Photographic Observations and if you have any comments whether it be criticism or compliments then I would love to read them so leave any thoughts down below in the comments section.

Vedran

More Observations From Medjugorje

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Today on My Photographic Observations I will be continuing with the theme of the last couple of posts, being Medjugorje.

Around St James Church there are plenty of places for people to pray that are relatively silent and peaceful.
My first photo as you can see which has a sculpture of our Lord Jesus hanging on the cross. It is a very silent place I guess like a shrine where people put up candles and pray. In the background you see what appears and is a huge hill with a huge cross on the top.

Prayer And Reflection Place

It is possible to get to the top of the hill and they have stations so people can pray the Stations Of The Cross and also rest at each station. The hill is called Krizevac and is one of those hills you want to leave early in the morning for. This is not Apparition Hill where the visions take place every month.    

 The second photo is the Blessed Sacrament  that has been exposed to all the pilgrims although this was a close up shot and was outside the front of the Church.

Blessed Sacrament Exposed Praise The Lord

The Blessed Sacrament was exposed especially for these Pilgrims from Poland and others who completed a 20Km Prayer and Fasting walk.

My next photo is self explanatory, and that is walking sticks that can be bought from any number of shops around Medjugorje. Although the roads are good all the hills are not sealed just rocky paths.

Some Walking Sticks

They come in very handy let me tell you as it can be full on and tiring.

My last photo is of a Cross outside where I was staying but on the road to Krizevac. I liked the sunset that was happening so I thought it would make a nice photo.

Cross Sunset

These are My Photographic Observations. I hope you enjoyed the look and the read and thank you for taking the time to have a look.

Vedran

Signs Everywhere In Medjugorje

G'Day People

My Photographic Observations theme today deals with some signs around Medjugorje in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
As I have mentioned in my last post thousands upon thousands of people are there week in and week out. So as with anything there have to be signs.

The first sign that is fairly common is a sign asking for people to be respectful and quiet.

Silence Please

We being the Human Race tend to forget where we are at times, and we should be reflecting and meditating regardless what religion or faith we might have.
My second photo is one thing that you find anywhere you might travel and that being information signs.

Pointing To The Information Bay

Always pointing the arrow where you should find information to help you find your way around.
These info signs are all over the place as there are people of many Nationality's that come to Medjugorje.

Finaly there are the signs to tell people where the Parish Office is so people can come and ask the Priests to pray for loved ones during Holy Mass.

To Parish Office

Of course it is not a place where people can stampede in but the sign does let people know that this is a Priests Residence as well as an Office.

I hope you enjoyed My Photographic Observations and remember to leave any comments down below.

Vedran

St James Church In Medjugorje

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Welcome to My Photographic Observations.
Today I have a few photos of a place that I went to called Medjugorje. A very humbling place to be and an eye opener.
For this post will show a couple of outside photos of St James Church with alternate view points.

My first photo is from the courtyard at the front of the Church and is a basic scene of the faithful praying around a statue of The Virgin Mother Mary. It is humbling and at times very emotional when you see the faith and belief the people have.

Praying Faithful

Medjugorje itself is situated in Bosna-Herzegovina and is a very busy place with thousands of people from all over the world being there on a daily basis. I have crowd photos and scenic photos but they will come at later posts.

The second photo I decided to have a close up of the statue of The Virgin Mary with St James softly out of focus.

Close Up Of Mother Mary

I think it turned out quite nicely and was a more traditional type photo so I decided for something different. I looked around and there are plenty of little garden beds with flowers so had an idea but I was not sure if it would work. There were plenty of clouds about this day so everything was diffused but also a bit gloomy.
I saw these flowers in the flowerbed and after waiting a while for people to leave I managed to get this shot.

Flower Point Of View

Normally people take a front on or side on view of the church but I did not want to settle for the shot everyone else had altho I am sure not too many people would have this. The shot being a low angle shot. I moved out of the courtyard and went across the road and saw the opportunity for another view and this time I saw a nice purple flower.

Outside Flower Point Of View

I must say I quite like this shot as well because it has the Church at a 45degree angle. My only complaint with this shot is the green tree on the left but where I was I could not get the framing I wanted. I do know that one thing that you look for is clouds and this is what I saw as I was moving around. I walked towards the rear of the Church and all of a sudden this shaft of light hit the bell towers of the St James Church.

Storm Threatening With Ray Of Sunshine

I like this photo as it has nice contrast and it just looks interesting.

I will post more photos of Medjugorje in the coming weeks for anyone who is interested but for now These are My Photographic Observations, please leave any comments if any down below.

Vedran

The Sky

G'Day Trendsetters,

Welcome to My Photographic Observations.
Today I have a couple of photos of clouds. I tend to find them interesting and also dramatic.
The first photo I was driving on Cockburn Road heading down to Rockingham when about a third of the way down I saw what looked to be an interesting streaky cloud formation. They were very high so stopped and took a photo with my wide angle lens.

Elongated Streaky Clouds

I took the photo in a portrait orientation and what amazed me was how elongated the clouds looked and how the wide angle lens seemed to accentuate that. In reality the clouds looked more like scuz.

The second photo I was in Fremantle situated on Monument Hill and I quite liked that the clouds looked really puffy and menacing. I waited around for about an hour and a half hoping to get some good light in combination with the clouds to really get the photo I had in my minds eye.
Alas I had no such luck but I managed to get the photo below after numerous attempts for something I might like.

A More Dramatic Sky

I think the hint of the sun behind the clouds really give it a little bit of colour. It is not the exact of what I had in my my minds eye as I would have liked a bit of light where the Sea Containers are.

I hope you enjoyed reading this post and hope to be posting again soon.
My Photographic Observations

Vedran