Black and White Architecture Photography by Joel Tjintjelaar

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Black and White Architecture Photography by Joel Tjintjelaar Posted: 03 Jan 2013 06:10 AM PST   Joel Tjinjelaar is a fine art photographer specializing in black and white long exposure photography. An IT Project Manager by trade, Joel studied criminal law but always dreamt of being an architect. Through photography, Joel has found a nice substitute for an unfulfilled dream. Inspired by greats like Gehry and Calatrava, Joel wants to photograph all of the great architecture in the world. As for why he prefers black and white, Joel explains: I love Black and White photography because with the removal of colour the essence of objects, situations, sceneries and people can become more visible. It’s up to you what you do with contrasts, light, shapes and lines to emphasize the essence, or what you see as the essence – no colours that will seduce the eye, only emotion that will capture the heart. If you do it right…   I don’t believe in SOOC (straight out of camera) shots. I believe in the artistic result and in the visualization of the artist of how he/she sees the world. A camera is just a piece of hardware with no mind, no soul, no artistry, just an object that records a situation, unbiased and emotionless. I’m not interested in the vision of a piece of hardware, I’m only interested in the vision of the artist with a mind and soul, who will alter the image to his reality. It’s the difference between photography and art.   Joel has become quite prolific on Flickr and you can also find him on his own site, bwvision.com where you can find an online storefront for fine art editions as well as information on his latest tutorials both in-person and via webinar. [via F Stoppers]     Joel Tjintjelaar: Website | Flickr | Facebook | Google+ | Twitter     1. Empire State Building, New York City Photograph by Joel Tjintjelaar     2. Erasmus Bridge, Rotterdam, Netherlands Photograph by Joel Tjintjelaar | Prints Available     3. Shell-Haus, Berlin, Germany Photograph by Joel Tjintjelaar | Prints Available     4. Lloydkwartier, Rotterdam, Netherlands Photograph by Joel Tjintjelaar | Prints Available     5. Rotterdam, Netherlands Photograph by Joel Tjintjelaar     6. Amsterdam, Netherlands Photograph by Joel Tjintjelaar     7. The Hoftoren, The Hague, Netherlands Photograph by Joel Tjintjelaar | Prints Available     8. Rotterdam, Netherlands Photograph by Joel Tjintjelaar     Photograph by RodSquare       Joel Tjintjelaar: Website | Flickr | Facebook | Google+ | Twitter         If you enjoyed this post, the Sifter highly recommends:   Incredible Architecture Photography by Dave Wilson       Dramatic Black and White Cityscapes at Night       The Skywalkers of Shanghai

Picture of the Day: Transparent Eel Larva Posted: 02 Jan 2013 03:07 PM PST   TRANSPARENT EEL LARVA   Photograph by Mie Prefecture Fisheries Research Institute   In this close-up by the Mie Prefecture Fisheries Research Institute we see the larva of a Conger eel. A leptocephalus (meaning “slim head”) is the flat and transparent larva of the eel, marine eels, and other members of the Superorder Elopomorpha. This is the most diverse group of teleosts, containing 801 species over the span of 24 orders, 24 families, and 156 genera. Fishes with a leptocephalus larva stage include the most familiar eels such as the conger, moray eel, garden eel, and the freshwater eels of the family Anguillidae. Leptocephali (singular leptocephalus) all have laterally compressed bodies that contain transparent jelly-like substances on the inside of the body and a thin layer of muscle with visible myomeres on the outside. Their body organs are small and they possess only a simple tube for a gut. This combination of features results in them being very transparent when they are alive. They also lack red blood cells until they begin to metamorphose into the juvenile glass eel stage when they start to look like eels. [Source: Wikipedia]   Mie Prefecture Fisheries Research Institute via TYWKIWDBI

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