This used to be a cinema, the Empire, and for as long as I can remember it’s been used for other things. I have a dim recollection of once seeing a film there, but I think I’m probably confusing it with another of the many cinemas that closed down during the last twenty years or so. Our town isn’t large – about 125K inhabitants – but twenty or thirty years ago there were at least ten cinemas. Now we have one big mulitplex and a couple of much smaller cinemas in surrounding villages. And while a ten screen UCI might be considered progress I don’t think it has any of the character of the many Victorian movie houses that have all but vanished from our towns and cities.
As for this shot: I’m not entirely happy with it. It’s quite striking, but I couldn’t get far enough away from the front of the building to get the angle I wanted. I was aiming for a more square-on shot; i.e. less of a size difference between 'Empire' and 'Cybernet'. That said, I guess the enforced perspective echoes the enforced replacement of the old by the new so it may well be more effective this way.
camera capture date aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO focal length image quality white balance optical filter
Canon G5
10.57am on 13/4/04
f4.5
1/800
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
50
7.2mm
RAW
auto
B+W UV 010
comment byHouser at 01:01 PM (GMT) on 14 April, 2004
Yeah, I really like the contrast between the new and the old. Also the saavy of technology (implied) with the crudeness of the arrows in the windows. Good shot, bud.
This photo is clear and has a nice blue sky. Although it has some bright colours it does feel quite daunting.
comment byLWilkins at 09:31 PM (GMT) on 14 April, 2004
Good Color. I enjoy the small bit of shadows.
comment byZero at 10:27 PM (GMT) on 14 April, 2004
This photo reminded me to look up more often. I tend to look at eye-level or below for subject matter to shoot. Looking up opens up a whole new realm of opportunities. Thanks for the reminder. :)
I'm drawn to the windows and arrows.... not sure why ... The touch of blue sky really sets this photo off nicely....
comment bystef at 09:51 AM (GMT) on 15 April, 2004
True: the arrows catch my eyes. Too bad, they point to ....nothing, only the bottom right of the frame.
comment by djn1 at 02:37 PM (GMT) on 15 April, 2004
Thanks all, though I don't think this was one of my best efforts. It's reasonably eye-catching, but it doesn't say much: e.g. Stef's comment regarding the arrows is quite telling, they don't point to anything, they're just there as an element of a rather disjointed scene.
This used to be a cinema, the Empire, and for as long as I can remember it’s been used for other things. I have a dim recollection of once seeing a film there, but I think I’m probably confusing it with another of the many cinemas that closed down during the last twenty years or so. Our town isn’t large – about 125K inhabitants – but twenty or thirty years ago there were at least ten cinemas. Now we have one big mulitplex and a couple of much smaller cinemas in surrounding villages. And while a ten screen UCI might be considered progress I don’t think it has any of the character of the many Victorian movie houses that have all but vanished from our towns and cities.
As for this shot: I’m not entirely happy with it. It’s quite striking, but I couldn’t get far enough away from the front of the building to get the angle I wanted. I was aiming for a more square-on shot; i.e. less of a size difference between 'Empire' and 'Cybernet'. That said, I guess the enforced perspective echoes the enforced replacement of the old by the new so it may well be more effective this way.
capture date
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
focal length
image quality
white balance
optical filter
10.57am on 13/4/04
f4.5
1/800
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
50
7.2mm
RAW
auto
B+W UV 010
Yeah, I really like the contrast between the new and the old. Also the saavy of technology (implied) with the crudeness of the arrows in the windows. Good shot, bud.
This photo is clear and has a nice blue sky. Although it has some bright colours it does feel quite daunting.
Good Color. I enjoy the small bit of shadows.
This photo reminded me to look up more often. I tend to look at eye-level or below for subject matter to shoot. Looking up opens up a whole new realm of opportunities. Thanks for the reminder. :)
I'm drawn to the windows and arrows.... not sure why ... The touch of blue sky really sets this photo off nicely....
True: the arrows catch my eyes. Too bad, they point to ....nothing, only the bottom right of the frame.
Thanks all, though I don't think this was one of my best efforts. It's reasonably eye-catching, but it doesn't say much: e.g. Stef's comment regarding the arrows is quite telling, they don't point to anything, they're just there as an element of a rather disjointed scene.