Which of these should I get printed and framed?

[Marcel]

If you have a look on my Gallery (http://www.thephotographyforums.com/index.php?set_albumName=Bods-Album&option=com_gallery&Itemid=58&include=view_al bum.php)
I would like to adorn my home walls with some of my shots.
Which of them do you think I should get printed, enlarged and framed?

Please feel free to suggest as many or as little as you want, or even say "none, they're all rubbish". Im a big boy, I can take it :)
Seriously though, I will not be offended in the slightest at all if no one likes them :)
Im just after other peoples views.

I think for some sort of size guide I was thinking of around 20"x10" (ish) at a guess.

If you require pics of my living room as it is, just ask :)

BTW There is a page two to that gallery ;)

edited by eosd to correct broken link

[MyPix]

i personally like the sunset ones and the windmill,
the sunsets could be cropped into extreme wide format and would make great pics,
but to be honest,
they is ** pix and it is ** wall, lol
so u got to go with what u like, not necessarily your visitors or anyone else ( well as long as ** mrs has a say i suppose )

MyPix

[matty]

the windfarm shot and the sunsets are worth printing(well they are all good)i really must get some better shots loaded up!

[Liberalis]

Whats the wall like ? i mean whats your decoration style (Dark/Light timber, or wall colour)

As a Metrosexual (Straight bloke into interior design) I imagine the choice of picture should compliement the style of room, for example an image with lots of blue sky would look poo in a green room, or a black framed shot in a room with furniture in light timber.

On a slightly off topic note, I saw a small print in a huge mount and frame the other day, I thought it looked cool. a rough image of what I mean is below:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/Liberalis/MountIdea1.jpg

[Marcel]

Thanks for the input guys.
I know it's ultimately my decision and I need to go with what I like, but I honestly cannot make my mind up (I'm like a woman in that respect).
That's why I'm asking for other peoples opinions.

I've just noticed the windmill shot is wonky too, damn, will have to have a tinker round with that one.

The sunset ones (Ferry across the Mersey) are a couple of my faves, will have a tinker in PS to see what they look like extra cropped.
Unless you two were referring to the one with the duck in? (Which is actually a sunrise).

As for the room, my Mrs will have a say regardless. Doesn't mean she will get her way, but she will definately have her say.

I'll take a picture of the room tomorrow, but in all honesty I don't think it will make a blind bit of difference really as it's not exactly 'colour coded','co-ordinated' or even 'categorisable' like Metrosexual. I live in a ground floor 2 bedroom cottage flat with a wife and two kids (Its a big flat really), on an ex-council estate. Hardly penthouse apartments at the quays ;). :D

The furniture and decor we threw up because B : we liked it at the time, and A : It was cheap enough.

I'll stick a pic up tomorrow regardless (no point taking it now without decent daylight).

I'm thinking of doing an idea I got while talking to Steve. He was putting certain pictures in certain rooms of his house, to theme it so to speak.
I'm toying with the idea of thinking of a theme and specificially taking the photos to frame and hang in each room. IE Planning it beforehand. Something to think about.

[Pook]

I like the manchester airport shots... but the thing is.. nice as they are... we've all done that.

http://www.davidgregory.plus.com/SKYLINK3.jpg

That was actually just a hand held snapshot with a little Coolpix camera.... I never got around to going back and doing it properly, as I since saw at least 10 other shots of it from that angle... I'd have to go and do something different I think :)
I like the other industrial type one too.. the bridge thing that's all red, green and blue. I also like the footprint in sand one.

[MyPix]

how about this for an idea,,


DO ALL OF EM 8) ,

and swap em around at a whim, lol, so u get the best of all worlds

MyPix

[Steve]

I finally managed to get some time to note down my favourites from the ones that you have put in your gallery. The first three I like in their own right but as we have said previously when talking about this subject, I personally think that having a themed room, showing images based on a similar style or subject would work well. In the end I guess it all depends not only on the photos but also the room, frames, sizes and colours.

http://www.thephotographyforums.com/albums/Bods-Album/031102_6393b_600.thumb.jpg http://www.thephotographyforums.com/albums/Bods-Album/031122_0144b_600.thumb.jpg http://www.thephotographyforums.com/albums/Bods-Album/040531_1010b_600.thumb.jpg

I know the story behind this last picture and think that as a personal photograph to you and Louise it should have some special place for display in your house.

http://www.thephotographyforums.com/albums/Bods-Album/040721_1210t_600.thumb.jpg

[Marcel]

Thanks for the replies.

I think I have narrowed it down to the four shown by Steve above.

The footprints and the sunset one are a definite, as is the 'Reflections' (which I think I should do, untitled).
Not *too* sure about the wind turbines. Im not too keen on the sun wrapping round the 'trunk' of the foremost one. I suppose I could edit it out though.
If I dont get the turbines done, the I'll opt for the windmill instead (after rotating it slightly ;))

Once again, thanks very much for the replies, it's great to get the thoughts through the eyes of other 'photographers' (I use the quotes on the term, as I don't even class myself as good enough to be an amateur photographer).

Now to go look at some frame sizes and styles :)

BTW Here is my living room
I've included a quick MSPaint sketch so you can see which photos are pointing where. The circle is the dining table next to the door that leads outside and the adjoining window.

http://www.marcel.booth.dsl.pipex.com/misc/lr0.jpg
http://www.marcel.booth.dsl.pipex.com/misc/lr1.jpg
http://www.marcel.booth.dsl.pipex.com/misc/lr2.jpg
http://www.marcel.booth.dsl.pipex.com/misc/lr3.jpg
http://www.marcel.booth.dsl.pipex.com/misc/lr4.jpg
http://www.marcel.booth.dsl.pipex.com/misc/lr5.jpg

Yes the decorating is old ;) And the room isnt exactly colour coded, it's a mix and match over the past couple of years. It *used* to be colour coordinated and what not, honest....

[Steve]

Bows down at the impressive paint skill, pictures 3 and 4 are a tad underexposed though... :lol:

[Marcel]

If I told you I shot them in full Auto, jpeg, and the only framing I thought of was to tell the wife to "shift a sec", would I be in trouble? :D
Oh and I think a couple of them I noticed were 1/50 @ handheld...:O shock horror :D Nawty bod :D