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16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
A book of HDR,
This review is from: Beauty in Decay: Urbex: The Art of Urban Exploration (Hardcover)
I have spent a while viewing this book in my local Waterstones and at a friends who bought it, and was disapointed with the sheer amount of processing involved. There's a great set of locations there, some of which I have visited myself. It's such a shame the that atmosphere of these places is lost by tonemapping them to look like a still from a video game, especially those with gas mask faced figures in them - what does that achieve?On a positive note, there's a great selection of locations and some excellent compositions in there, largely spoilt by overmanipulation of the images to a point that they lose the realism that can be presented with straightforward photographs. I'd like to see the photographs that went into making these HDR images - perhaps you could release these in a separate book? Who was the book made for, the people that want to see what these fascinating places are like inside, or for the graphical artists involved to demonstrate the capabilities of the latest tone-mapping software. Compared to other dereliction based books that I've read/bought such as FORBIDDEN PLACES - Exploring our abandoned heritage, Abandoned Places,Asylum, Night Vision: The Art of Urban Exploration and After the Wall, this book just doesn't stand up to the quality of photography. Overall dissapointing, given my high expectations.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Urbex: Taking you places you wish you could go,
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This review is from: Beauty in Decay: Urbex: The Art of Urban Exploration (Hardcover)
There is something undeniably creepy yet at the same time utterly fascinating about the images presented in Beauty in Decay. I would say it is an acquired taste but probably one that not many of us realise we have.You get a sense of the history, memories and emotions from shots taken in hospitals, asylums, factories and such - all abandoned, empty, derict, forgotten and "left as is". To be honest, I haven't a clue when it comes to the technical side of the imagery itself (the equipment and methods used), nor do I know enough about the scene, community, ideology etc of urban exploration to fully appreciate the narrative, but I just find the work presented here compelling and makes me want to learn more about the artisits and the locations, which can only be good thing. Definitely worth a look, especially if you have any inkling of an interest in such things, and a great price now through Amazon for beautifully presented photographic hardback.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
breathtaking images,
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This review is from: Beauty in Decay: Urbex: The Art of Urban Exploration (Hardcover)
If you are even remotely intrested in old buildings than this book will amaze you. The urban explorers went to a lot of forlorn places where they made great pictures that ( even though they are modified) are the proof that there is beauty in decay.The layout is great as well.
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