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Submitted: July 3, 2012
Image Size: 1.6 MB
Resolution: 1600×1686

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Make:Canon
Model:Canon EOS 60D
Shutter Speed:1/395 second
Aperture:F/6.3
Focal Length:10 mm
ISO Speed:100
Date Taken:Jul 2, 2012, 2:08:23 PM
Software:Adobe Photoshop CS4 Macintosh
Sensor Size:7mm

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the art of self destructionby =Ben-Kelevra

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_{data:10mm, 1/400s, f6.3, ISO100
location:Deutsche-Bank-Towers in Frankfurt, Germany
camera:Canon EOS 60D
lens:Canon EF-S 10-22mm f3.5-4.5 USM

titel: The Art of Self Destruction
photographer: Ben Kelevra
taken: 2012/07/02
portfolio: [link]}

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~rainycloudywindy Jul 5, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Fantastic piece. What filter did you use?

=Ben-Kelevra Jul 5, 2012

Thank you!

I used a grey graduation filter and invert the colors afterwards.

~kokinomala Jul 5, 2012

nice

=Ben-Kelevra Jul 5, 2012

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*wingsofdragons Jul 5, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

cool image.

=Ben-Kelevra Jul 5, 2012

Thanks!

*wingsofdragons Jul 5, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

my pleasure.

~sleurope Jul 4, 2012

nice buildings.

when pointing up the verticals get leaned - I don't appreciate that - it's always something I try to avoid.
the inverted light might work well with another composition.

the photo grabs your attention but in the end you don't remove any "emotional" information from it.

=Ben-Kelevra Jul 4, 2012

Hmm, I don't think so. I stood in front of this building the first time and was impressed. This giant glas-building wants to show the empire of this bank. And I thought I have to catch this, but I wasn't satisfied with the result, because I couldn't get the main point. So I tried to take a panoramic shot and want to invert this, to show the largeness of this building, but in a different way - an abnormal, menacing way.
I have a very confusing emotion to this picture, because I think this building is really stunning, but the largeness, the strength of it makes me frightened. Not only this, but also the way it's used for. It's a symbol for capitalism and I think a symbol of what's wrong with this kind of capitalism (by the way, I'm not a socialist or communist). The rich one keep their money and will be richer, the poor gets less. But at some point a bank can't go on with that, because there are no people anymore, who can give them their money. It's a self destruction.
What's going on in europe right now? You're from portugal, eh? Some or most people in your country know, what's going on. The economy is more important than the people in a country. Most people in germany won't hear something like that. But we can't go on like this, we have to work together.
This means we have to make our lives more balanced. I don't think a bank have to be saved, I think people have to be saved first. Now, these are my emotions when I see this. I hope I didn't bore you.

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