Stairs and Screens, Getty Center. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Category Archives: Photographs: Structures and Objects
Building Detail, Getty Center
As I recall, this was possibly the exterior of the cafeteria at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. As we walked here I was taken by the graphical quality of the curving building, especially the overhang and the surface of the windows.
Why monochrome? I think that a primary reason was that this scene wasn’t about colors as much as it was about abstracted forms and textures. Yes, this is a photograph of a real building, but I think that fact is less important that the graphical qualities of light and shadow, and of the textures and shapes of the building components.
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Windows and Sky, Getty Center
Windows and Sky, Getty Center. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell
Trellis and Walkway, Getty Center
Trellis and Walkway, Getty Center. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Photographed on an early November visit to the Getty Center. Light rain muted the colors… and my daughter held an umbrella over my head for this shot.