For me, one of the enduring fascinations of photography, though I guess this holds for other art forms too, is that it makes you look again: at all those things you might overlook, or walk past, or otherwise not notice as you rush around the world with your gaze fixed firmly ahead.
This wall is in the stairwell near to my office, and I must have walked up and down it countless times but, until yesterday, I never really looked at it. And it’s probably a shame that we’re required to live our lives at such a pace that we rarely notice what’s under our nose, and in front of our eyes.
I should perhaps also explain that this isn’t a shot of a downward pointing arrow – it’s a window-sill. As I know what it is, I didn’t see any ambiguity, but my wife was less sure – so I thought it might be worth explaining ;-)
camera capture date aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO focal length image quality white balance optical filter
Canon G5
9.27am on 19/2/04
f2.2
1/60
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
50
11.2mm
RAW
auto
B+W UV 010
comment bybsag at 05:03 PM (GMT) on 20 February, 2004
I love the subtle glowing gradient of the light on the wall--really lovely! I know what you mean about photography making you really *see* things.
By the way, your new design works really well. I like the larger format of the pictures, and the clean layout. It makes me itch to re-design too, but it's going to have to wait until I'm less busy. My work load and your phenomenal photographic output have meant that I haven't had much time to comment recently, but that doesn't mean I haven't enjoyed your photographs: they have been really stunning.
comment by jj at 07:05 PM (GMT) on 20 February, 2004
Excellent photo.
comment byAndrew at 09:04 PM (GMT) on 20 February, 2004
Very nice subtle symmetry.
comment bydjn1 at 08:04 AM (GMT) on 21 February, 2004
jj and Andrew: thanks.
bsag: Prior to redesigning the site (and I wish I had time to finish the rest of the pages) I found that I was being drawn more and more to sites with large format images (chromogenic.net and pixpopuli for example), but my old layout just wouldn't accomodate them. I think this version mostly works but there are still a couple of things I might change.
comment byMuk at 09:42 PM (GMT) on 25 February, 2004
Your absolutely right about the fact that you look differently and more closely at things when you're a photographer.... and that's the nice thing about it: discovering beauty in simple daily-life objects, that suddenly have un unsuspected charm.
I could say something wonderful about all your photos I've looked at.. you have a real gift. This is great, very simple image that brings me very complex emotions. It feels lonely, somewhat trapped but the light seems to signify hope.
For me, one of the enduring fascinations of photography, though I guess this holds for other art forms too, is that it makes you look again: at all those things you might overlook, or walk past, or otherwise not notice as you rush around the world with your gaze fixed firmly ahead.
This wall is in the stairwell near to my office, and I must have walked up and down it countless times but, until yesterday, I never really looked at it. And it’s probably a shame that we’re required to live our lives at such a pace that we rarely notice what’s under our nose, and in front of our eyes.
I should perhaps also explain that this isn’t a shot of a downward pointing arrow – it’s a window-sill. As I know what it is, I didn’t see any ambiguity, but my wife was less sure – so I thought it might be worth explaining ;-)
capture date
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
focal length
image quality
white balance
optical filter
9.27am on 19/2/04
f2.2
1/60
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
50
11.2mm
RAW
auto
B+W UV 010
I love the subtle glowing gradient of the light on the wall--really lovely! I know what you mean about photography making you really *see* things.
By the way, your new design works really well. I like the larger format of the pictures, and the clean layout. It makes me itch to re-design too, but it's going to have to wait until I'm less busy. My work load and your phenomenal photographic output have meant that I haven't had much time to comment recently, but that doesn't mean I haven't enjoyed your photographs: they have been really stunning.
Excellent photo.
Very nice subtle symmetry.
jj and Andrew: thanks.
bsag: Prior to redesigning the site (and I wish I had time to finish the rest of the pages) I found that I was being drawn more and more to sites with large format images (chromogenic.net and pixpopuli for example), but my old layout just wouldn't accomodate them. I think this version mostly works but there are still a couple of things I might change.
Your absolutely right about the fact that you look differently and more closely at things when you're a photographer.... and that's the nice thing about it: discovering beauty in simple daily-life objects, that suddenly have un unsuspected charm.
I did recognise the window-sill immediately :-)
And I like this shot very much.
I could say something wonderful about all your photos I've looked at.. you have a real gift. This is great, very simple image that brings me very complex emotions. It feels lonely, somewhat trapped but the light seems to signify hope.