As I mentioned, yesterday I went to visit two exhibitions, that may close soon and I didn't want to miss the occasion. One was a photo exhibition, the other was a painting exhibition.
Today I'm going to show you some of the photos, but before that, a photo that can not be missing from my posts.
Looking at this scene, I was thinking, maybe it would be a lot of fun to do a post with these photos I have taken standing where I stood yesterday, when I took this photo. Maybe I should stop posting them, collect a good chunk and do a post.
The exhibition was made of photos participating and some winning at the 24th Hungarian International Photo Salon from 2024.
Szilárd Varga - Lady With A Table
Let's start with this monochrome photo, which is called lady with table, but I would call it lady under the table, because that's what it is. This photo was awarded gold medal in one of the categories. It may seem strange as people don't lay under the table for no reason, but I find it a very good composition, out of the box thinking actually. Love it, really deserves the gold.
I'm tagging @dimascastillo90, he knows why 🙂
Ovi. D. Pop- Stretch 02
This is a manipulated photo with staged scene you don't see every day. I love the creativity here. Let's see if you can spot something unusual here :) What fascinates me here is the main idea. Obviously the execution is a very important part of the process, but without a clearly defined, original idea, there's no execution either.
Tamás Barki - Deformation
Another wonderful concept. For those of you who are not aware, what you see is the Rubik cube, in black and the colors poured on it. It is a deformation indeed, but not regarding the shapes, but the colors. It's fantastic.
Ferencz Holop - Cube Code
This photo participated in the Hungarian Invention category. Why this cube? Because the Rubik cube was invented by a Hungarian man, architect and inventor, called Ernő Rubik.
The Rubik's Cube is a 3D combination puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. Originally called the Magic Cube, the puzzle was licensed by Rubik to be sold by Pentangle Puzzles in the UK in 1978, and then by Ideal Toy Corp in 1980 via businessman Tibor Laczi and Seven Towns founder Tom Kremer. The cube was released internationally in 1980 and became one of the most recognized icons in popular culture. It won the 1980 German Game of the Year special award for Best Puzzle. As of January 2024, around 500 million cubes had been sold worldwide, making it the world's bestselling puzzle game and bestselling toy. The Rubik's Cube was inducted into the US National Toy Hall of Fame in 2014. source
I have a Rubik cube from the original series.
Borut Graj - Lux
This photo entered in the same category as above, in Hungarian Invention category.
Hajnal Vitos - Reflection
I love this type of photos. It's complex and has something unique that I can't really describe in words. I used to take photos of mannequins in shop windows and inside shops. Sometimes you can get some really cool shots, but unfortunately in most of the places photographing is not allowed and you can get into a lot of trouble if you go against the rules. Shame as I loved it.
Ibolya Katalin Horváth - Sad Clown
Tamás Bárki - Geometry
I need to look at the bright side. At least the amount of reflection I got here was manageable.
Ovi D. Pop - Red Spot
This photo was the poster photo of the exhibition and it was definitely a good choice. I love how the red dress breaks the harmony of the other colors.
Hajnal Pataki - Szilye Slope
If I were to choose a few of the photos, this would definitely be one I'd choose. The place looks untouched, or better yet, forgotten. Love how the green is mixed with the golden yellow. Lovely.
Walking along the lovely photos I was thinking how things work. You go to an exhibition and admire the photos other people have selected for you. But look at it from a different angle.
What if you'd have the occasion to submit one or two of your works for the competition. Would you know what to submit? Would you have photos you'd submit?
I'm not at that level and I'll never be, but I know it's not an easy decision. You'll have a lot of question to ask yourself and most likely a nice headache when deciding which one to be.
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