BOQ bronze bustThis is one of two bronze figures outside the BOQ office on Queen Street. I am quite taken by the incongruity of the nudes being placed on the main street of the city and how they are “detached” from the passing crowds. This image was taken on the same morning as “Level 2”, and I haven’t posted it earlier because I am still not sure whether it is the pick of the set that I took on that day. In the early morning these subjects are in deep shadow and I find it quite difficult to expose it correctly (OM4, Tamron 135mm f2.8, f4, 1/125, HP5, handheld) to extract the detail while not allowing the highlights to really blow out. I don’t think that I have captured these figures satisfactorily yet, so I will return and alter the composition to try to do them justice.
1 comment:
Thanks for your very kind comments, Nicole. I was surprised at how well this shot turned out given how dark it was at the time. When I went back and rescanned the negative there was a surprising amount of detail across the range, but especially in the deeper shadow lower on the torso.
I would also love to pass with my camera at the ready when the cleaner is afussin' :-o.
Post a Comment