I'm bored
18 March 2006
Nikon F4; 28mm f/2.8; Fuji Sensia 100
This photo doesn't mean anything. It's the new colonnade at the Sydney Opera House. I'm not so much a fan of it, but that's not why I'm showing this photo.
Old people, during intermission of a matinee. At least the space is working in terms of being 'used' [and in sort of the manner intended]. No, I don't want to talk about the colonnade.
It's true, old people go to matinees. What am I doing, photographing old people? I feel kinda old, myself. Not that old, though. Old enough.
It's about symmetry. Can you see it? That's half the reason why I bought this lens. Good lens - almost no distortion [was my fault that the photo is slightly out of alignment]. I don't want to talk about my equipment.
The other photos I took are pretty crappy. This was the best one. I know, boring. But, I'm not going to talk about the colonnade.
What was I doing, hanging around the Opera House? It was a Saturday. I took the train out to Circular Quay, especially. I was sitting on the podium steps after I took this, just taking it all in, and this father walks up the steps, looking around, telling his wife and two kids that there was supposedly some new addition to the Opera House. I thought, dude, you're heading the wrong way. It ain't so impressive [he had an SLR slung around his neck], you're not missing a thing. Maybe I should have confessed to my eavesdropping, told him to head around the western side, but I let him go, to the top of the podium. The sun was setting as I saw the family head back down the steps. I don't think they found it. Not that he was missing out. Not that I want to talk about the new colonnade.
posted by Martin at 02:54
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4 Comments:
So what are you going to do then?
That photograph gets under my skin. And not in a good way. I'm trying to figure it out.
The fact that the photograph is vertically dead centred (well the shadowed space stands out) and the tiny bit of sky showing at the top of the frame is what's doing it to me.
Sorry, I know that you're not a fan of the photograph already but I just had to say it. It's really getting under my skin.
No, not sorry. I'd expect on you to comment on my photographs too.
So what are you going to do then? Matinees are underrated.
I think I'm glad it gets under your skin. It's about the picture feeling weird. The symmetry exaggerates the flatness. The space is difficult to read in elevational photos. How far does the roof come out from the original podium?
I told myself I wouldn't take elevational photos any more.
That's a sliver of the shells above, not the sky. As you can see, it was an overcast day [it was in the afternoon; the shadows are fuzzy], so you would expect the sky to be white.
I think I've done what I intended.
I didn't compose the picture [more so than lining it up], but the old people help the symmetry, I think. That window above versus the group under the roof. I certainly didn't wait for this shot. When it was right in the viewfinder, I pressed the shutter. The two people almost out of the picture throws it off a bit.
What are they looking at? She's almost about to point to something.
White pants; beige trousers; silver tops.
The lens is amazing! it's so ..FLAT! Now go to Villa Stein and go snap happy!
I really need to say this, sorry Martin: the flatness is pretty incredible for a 28mm.
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