Graffiti - Playing around with colours :)

[David]

Just decided to play around with a shot of took near Auckland Harbour of some graffiti/bomb tag - whatever you like to call it haha... let me know what you guys think, here is the before shot:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3538/3624364958_73e084c313.jpg

and the after shot ;)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3411/3624367868_9d9b4ee8d9.jpg

[weka2000]

Great job on the colour. Hard to find good urban art with out clutter around it or people tagging it.

[Haim]

There's a real nice one up in the end of symonds st in town... ( bridge end) and well done on the second one. not too bad.

In my opinion it's not a bad background for a subject..... need something in the middle like a person....

[David]

you mean this one Haim? :P

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3404/3628684998_5f49401ddc_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fleagan/3628684998/)

I wish i had a model to pose ever time I decided to shoot some graffiti hahah that would be sick. But it was just me and Tom out shooting around Auckland Harbour

[Haim]

Yeah, that's it!

Could have had Tom out there.... haha i always use the people i go out shooting with as the model/subjects haha but yeah.... up to you really!

[David]

Yup its a good idea, next time ill get Tom to jump in and throw up gang signs, holla!!!

[Haim]

yeah man... do that lol! will be mean... you'll see ! two fast examples are these two:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/haimsadia/3461913905/in/set-72157606306849261/
this is one which me david ( EGD ) and another good mate went out with a subject to photograph ... the EK9.... then turned out to the drift monkey pose on the engine lol...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/haimsadia/3426749228/in/set-72157606268296114/

[David]

ok ill make this my goal, see what I can come up with. thanks for the tip :)

[Haim]

sweet as.... haha i used to hate taking photos of people ( i'm a very shy person) but now i'm getting better and better at it,... lol... i actually find that i'm liking it as good as cars lol it's a real challange mainly due to the fact that you have only one chance to make the person look good.... with a car ( that doesnt have a timeframe ie your mates) it's easy... you screw something up then u just adjust the setting....

wow.... that was un-nessarily long.... oh well... lol

[talan]

Hey Dave,

Been working long hours so finally time to reply. The wall looks familiar lol.

I personally wouldn't change the colour of someone else's art IMO.

You should have given me a can and I could have modelled for you lol!

[Haim]

exactly my point lol..... should have done that!

[tainted creative]

http://fc00.deviantart.com/fs17/f/2007/222/5/b/Taggers_paradise_by_toxicspirit.jpg

This would have to be my favourite image I've ever taken, taken a few years back in christchurch when I still had a canon S3 IS.

Don't have the file anymore I lost it transitioning computers and I could kick myself. What do you guys think of it? Personally I just love the contrast myself.

[keriboi]

wow what art! does auckland have any awesome graffiti like that guys?

[talan]

wow what art! does auckland have any awesome graffiti like that guys?

I saw some driving along Pitt Street. Anyone got any good graffiti locations?

Else, we can have a photo meet in Otara or something, but then we might need to plan an escape, just incase we run into some trouble... :p

[David]

pretty good site if you want to look at Graffiti is Art Crimes (http://www.graffiti.org/) they have quite an extensive collection of graffiti from all around the world - including NZ :)

[tomberkley]

I found a spot in mt albert, with some old trucks that had been laid to rest/rust all tagged up, were nice subjects, has real harsh sun light was tricky but came up not too bad tho. will try fish them up.

[talan]

I found a spot in mt albert, with some old trucks that had been laid to rest/rust all tagged up, were nice subjects, has real harsh sun light was tricky but came up not too bad tho. will try fish them up.

Hey Tom,

Would you be able to find this location on Google Maps (http://www.google.co.nz/maps) and post up the link. Would quite like to do a junkyard type of shoot...

Thanks!
Talan

[Nat]

Found some kind of cool graffiti on Anzac ave, unfortunately the lighting was terrible and every other time I've walked past once the sun is properly up there's loads of cars blocking it :(

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/6185/dsc0347b.jpg (http://img8.imageshack.us/i/dsc0347b.jpg/)

[stic]

Great backdrop for cars...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/XDPI/DSCF0093aLarge.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/XDPI/DSCF0021aLarge.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/XDPI/DSCF0049aLarge.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/XDPI/DPS1Large-1.jpg

[Kbelle]

yea both are cool-but how did you change it?

[Nat]

ohhh have they repainted that wall again stic? In Morningside right?

Last time I took some shots there it was the most incredible graffiti over the entire wall!

[The_distant_one]

theres a few places round GI and Mt Wellington that have some good stuff. also if they havent painted over it there down by the new market train station.

I would take photos but unfortunalty have a lack of camera now

[Nat]

Ya have spotted some cool stuff in Mt Eden and Ponsonby lately too but havent had my camera on me, might have to go for a wee mission sometime soon.

[stic]

Yeah Nat, was in Morningside. Shop owner came out to complain (something about boyracers) until i told him it was for a magazine, then he had a 100% change of attitude...

[byza213]

http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv232/byza213/low1.jpg

was practising some of those sharpening tips this morning

heres a spot in town .

did a bit of a chop also i no its rough not that low :P i wish

but was just stocked how the sharpening tips changed my potos before i just used bightness and contrast lol

now i go to that filter i think its unmask or sumthing and maybe abit of contrast change also

[Spacemunkie]

Here's one I got in Wellington the other day. 6 shot stitch with my S90 :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2751/4275110872_387bccc98c_b.jpg

Quarter-size 'original' here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spacemunkie/4275110872/sizes/o/

[Nat]

That's cool Spacemunkie! How much of the more of the wall did the piece cover?

One of my recent ones. The composition kind of bugs me but I like the idea of it anyways.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4284171527_ae14470237.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nataliedudley/4284171527/)

[Epic]

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e375/sneefy89/tawck_OD__sakt.jpg
Definatly one of my favourites, hes changed it though, theres no more bombing its just pictures of characters, sh 2 near baypark stadium. tauranga

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That gbak is an artist from auckland. the other guy is from tauranga, youl see heaps of gbak's "art" around auckland

[MENZIES]

Hi, I am new to the forum and am very new to photography. About a month ago i bought my first DSLR.

Here are a couple pics from when I was working home from work the other night and played around with in GIMP.

Any feedback/tips would be great

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c162/menziesjason/PHOTOGRAPHY/IMG_2110Large.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c162/menziesjason/PHOTOGRAPHY/IMG_2092Large.jpg

Cheers MENZIES

[MENZIES]

Another one

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c162/menziesjason/PHOTOGRAPHY/Bomb_Alley_3.jpg