This entry is a follow up to one I took a few days ago, and while it might not seem like an overly obvious choice for this theme, one of the reasons this subject interests me is to do with issues of status.
The notion of a ‘speak here’ grill immediately demarcates ‘us’ from ‘them’ – it establishes a physical and social boundary that indicates that our status is, at best, questionable, and at worst, positively alien, dangerous, and to be kept at bay. And the chances are, in many of these encounters, that the scope to interact as though we were fellow human beings are greatly reduced by such measures.
As I mentioned in my previous entry, I can see why such measures might be necessary in security conscious environments, but these grills are now a relatively pervasive feature of modern life. Anywhere that you and I, as consumers, need to interact with ‘them’ – service providers, administrative personel, and other public officials – you’ll probably find a grill such as this. And you can bet, in the majority of these encounters, that your status is diminished by their presence.
camera capture date aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO focal length image quality white balance optical filter
Canon G5
9.19am on 19/2/04
f3.2
1/10
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
50
8mm
RAW
auto
B+W UV 010
comment byfred at 08:36 AM (GMT) on 21 February, 2004
EXCELLENT !!!!!!!!!!
comment byConstantin at 11:31 AM (GMT) on 21 February, 2004
your pseudo b&w pics are very compelling! and i love your web layout...
thanks for your comment, btw!
mac rules!
comment byDave at 05:05 PM (GMT) on 21 February, 2004
Great Shot! I really dig the depth of the picture.
...and thank you for your message on my entry
comment byMike Golding at 05:59 PM (GMT) on 21 February, 2004
Excellent. I often wonder if people will have less "respect" for my pictures if I Photoshop them. Obviously not, it's the obvious post processing that makes this picture.
comment bym a z i a r at 06:18 PM (GMT) on 21 February, 2004
very interesting, for some reason reminds me of Francis Ford Copolla's "Rumble Fish". the red does the job!
comment byJon at 06:52 PM (GMT) on 21 February, 2004
Dave, what an awesome interpretation of the theme.
comment bymyla at 05:27 AM (GMT) on 22 February, 2004
I love this. And how the red letters seem to pop --- and the way "they" glow in the distance? Fantastic.
comment by djn1 at 10:59 AM (GMT) on 22 February, 2004
Thanks.
comment byShawna at 04:48 PM (GMT) on 22 February, 2004
Great shot. And definitely a good call on the colorized words -- it wouldn't be half as effective if it were 100% B&W.
comment bymarkku at 08:12 PM (GMT) on 22 February, 2004
Wow, what a shot. The B&W conversion has been excellent.
comment byjane at 10:41 PM (GMT) on 22 February, 2004
very effective interpretation of 'Status'. Guessed you might make a social injustice visual comment - and very powerful it is too! Reminds me of the deliberate b&w flim of Orwell's 1984; and the touch of red is reminiscent of Speilberg's Schindler's List's little girl in the red dress....
Excellent and so much more than a photo, as ever
comment byleticia at 01:48 AM (GMT) on 26 February, 2004
ooh very very cool!!!!!
makes me just want to talk away. i love how that red pops!!!!
nice shot
comment byMark Howells at 11:51 AM (GMT) on 27 February, 2004
That's the best photo I've seen online in a long time.
comment byperempuan at 10:51 AM (GMT) on 2 March, 2004
Thank you. It was my first entry for Photo Friday. Yours truly deserves a noteworthy status :-) Congratulation!
comment byTiago at 11:58 AM (GMT) on 2 March, 2004
comment byRobert at 04:46 AM (GMT) on 5 March, 2004
Congratulations...this is a truly 3D type of image, and a very imaginative interepreation of the theme. The way you present images on the web is amazingly crisp, but you manage to avoid the pitfalls of overdone post-processing. Definitely a deserving noteworthy.
comment byfredrik at 10:14 PM (GMT) on 6 March, 2004
wow. i'm stunned.
comment byJeremy at 12:25 AM (GMT) on 20 July, 2005
This entry is a follow up to one I took a few days ago, and while it might not seem like an overly obvious choice for this theme, one of the reasons this subject interests me is to do with issues of status.
The notion of a ‘speak here’ grill immediately demarcates ‘us’ from ‘them’ – it establishes a physical and social boundary that indicates that our status is, at best, questionable, and at worst, positively alien, dangerous, and to be kept at bay. And the chances are, in many of these encounters, that the scope to interact as though we were fellow human beings are greatly reduced by such measures.
As I mentioned in my previous entry, I can see why such measures might be necessary in security conscious environments, but these grills are now a relatively pervasive feature of modern life. Anywhere that you and I, as consumers, need to interact with ‘them’ – service providers, administrative personel, and other public officials – you’ll probably find a grill such as this. And you can bet, in the majority of these encounters, that your status is diminished by their presence.
capture date
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
focal length
image quality
white balance
optical filter
9.19am on 19/2/04
f3.2
1/10
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
50
8mm
RAW
auto
B+W UV 010
EXCELLENT !!!!!!!!!!
your pseudo b&w pics are very compelling! and i love your web layout...
thanks for your comment, btw!
mac rules!
Great Shot! I really dig the depth of the picture.
...and thank you for your message on my entry
Excellent. I often wonder if people will have less "respect" for my pictures if I Photoshop them. Obviously not, it's the obvious post processing that makes this picture.
very interesting, for some reason reminds me of Francis Ford Copolla's "Rumble Fish". the red does the job!
Dave, what an awesome interpretation of the theme.
I love this. And how the red letters seem to pop --- and the way "they" glow in the distance? Fantastic.
Thanks.
Great shot. And definitely a good call on the colorized words -- it wouldn't be half as effective if it were 100% B&W.
Wow, what a shot. The B&W conversion has been excellent.
very effective interpretation of 'Status'. Guessed you might make a social injustice visual comment - and very powerful it is too! Reminds me of the deliberate b&w flim of Orwell's 1984; and the touch of red is reminiscent of Speilberg's Schindler's List's little girl in the red dress....
Excellent and so much more than a photo, as ever
ooh very very cool!!!!!
makes me just want to talk away. i love how that red pops!!!!
nice shot
That's the best photo I've seen online in a long time.
Thank you. It was my first entry for Photo Friday. Yours truly deserves a noteworthy status :-) Congratulation!
This is shot is superb!
Trully deserved the noteworthy.
Keep up the good work.
Congrats Dave, I had a hunch this was going to get recognized. Great work!
Thanks again. And Jon, thanks for the TrackBack :-)
Congrats on receiving Noteworthy, Dave. :)
(it was definitely well deserved!)
Congratulations...this is a truly 3D type of image, and a very imaginative interepreation of the theme. The way you present images on the web is amazingly crisp, but you manage to avoid the pitfalls of overdone post-processing. Definitely a deserving noteworthy.
wow. i'm stunned.
Cool ! Brought a smile to my face.