Urban Art

I came across another blog where I found some very interesting images of urban grafitti photography courtesy of PhotoSIG.Visit the website on www.photosig.com to take a look at some really great photos from everyday photographers.

Graffitti has been an interest of mine, yes I know it is illegal and can be distructive, but it can also create some amazingly emotional pieces of artwork.
The graffitti ( done by unknown artists) is so raw and intense, which I feel is what real art is all about. Something that is created in a moment of raw passion that could probably not be created again.

I love urban art and the sub culture that graffitti has created, I feel there is real colour culture that can be seen through a lot of street art that you would never see in a art museum. If we could consider every surface medium are place as a blank canvass I think that some underground artist's would be abe create some pretty amazing artwork.
personally seeing some graffitti that you can see has been really though about and worked on is more inticing and though provoking than seeing a piece of 'modern art'

Oxford and Keeble College

I recently visited Oxford for the first time even though it’s only down the road. I absolutely fell in love with the place; it's a beautiful place with so much character and history. I was a complete tourist and decided to go on the open top bus tour, it was pretty great though I got to see some the most historical parts of Oxford and learnt some interesting facts.

Take a look at the building that houses starbucks, I've never seen one with so much character!













I also loved the old sign posts, I know its a pretty random thing to notice but its small details like these that I think personally makes a place historic, its gives it a sort of grandeur and elegance instead of the standard boring sign post with missing letters of chipped paint that you will see in most places.










A friend of mine was working at Keeble College ( Oxford University Halls) so I had a quick peek around the main grounds. As soon as you walk through the main doors you enter the college gardens, which was an experience in its own it had a well landscaped grass middle with lowering steps with the main building surrounding it. I love the way the layout of the building and grounds was designed it creates a real atmosphere, as if you have just walked into a scene from and old movie and left real life behind.
Below are a few shots of the Keeble College grounds:

Twilight

I finally decided to watch Twilight to see what all the fuss and hype was about, I hate lovey dovey movies especially teen flicks ( which basically sums up twilight ). It was what i expected from a highschool vampire movie , the anticipation between the two lead characters 'Bella' and 'Edward Cullen' was depicted pretty well though, it's encouraged me to read the book series.

The reason I'm blogging about the movie isn't quite the story line but some of the amazing locations and scene's which the movie was shot in.
After doing a bit of research I found that most of the scenes were filmed in St. Helens and Oregon.

One of my favourite locations is the Cullens house Sherwood, Oregon. An architectural masterpiece in its own, hidden amoungst the woods ( A pretty cool place to live).
The forest/ tree landscape that was used through out most of the movie ( where Edward and Bella's relationship flourishes) is what initially caught my attention, it looks as if it is surreal along with the muted colours in the final execution gave the movie a eerie and dark feel.


The photography , camera operation and the colorisation has made it a pretty good looking film with muted colors and the wide landscape shots makes the overall execution one that is quite mesmerising and earee.

In my eye's being able to capture amazing scenery like this is what has made the movie an enticing one to watch.

Lincoln Cathedral

Above is an image I took of the outside of the Lincoln Cathedral so you can grasp an understanding of the sheer size of the building as it towers over you. The cathedral is the heart of the town and towers over the quaint city.
Part of the Movie 'The Da Vinci codes was also filmed in the cathedral.

When you walk into the main building its quite hard to embrace it. The ceiling towers over you, the colour shines through the main glass window at the back of the building it is definitely the focal point and the first thing that hits you when you walk in.
It's amazing the feeling you get when you walk into the Cathedral.
The exterior and interior are very Gothic this is why I decided to convert the image to monochrome , even though it is a place of worship if feel it has quite a dark and eerie feel about it and would like to experience it in the evening.

Below I inserted am image if took of the interior that is converted to monchrome so that you can see how the the high ceilings hit you.

Camden Market

I visited Camden Market for the first time last weekend, It's a surreal place in the Middle of London. I definitely felt as if I wasn't in the UK , there is has such a mix of people and the atmosphere is unique with a real buzz in the air, it has a similar feel to a market in Morroco or Turkey. Its an electric atmosphere with all the colours, smells and foods ( I felt like a complete tourist).

Amongst the stores of clothes, jewellery and I found the architecture to be very bold and enticing. The manicans and figurines were either hanging out of shop windows or were part of the architecture of the building. Only in London would you find a place like Camden.