Thursday, April 06, 2006

Morning shadows
Ok, I have been feeling indulgent these past two weeks and can't decide which photo to post, so it must be both. Have continued my experimentations with development times and techniques and have focused on early morning shots with shadows as the subject. I thought that the lantern on City Hall provided some interesting shapes and I really liked the diffused effect created through the glass. The fire escape steps at the back of Perry House provides what I think is an interesting subject with strong repetition on the textured brick surface. Both were taken on the same morning at about 7.30 (OM4, 135mm f3.5 zuiko prime, f8, Ilford HP5, handheld). I would love someone to tell me which, if any, I should have selected ...

1 comment:

Martin said...

The image of the Perry House fire escape is certainly interesting but the lamp gets my vote. Never really been game to try quite so assymetrical a composition myself but you have made it work with this photograph. Certainly there is an etheral quality about this image, the lantern reminds me of the gas lit street lamp standing in the forest of Narnia.