Critique Welcomed Sauchiehall Street at Night

Glasgow. February 2019.

My brother had painted a portrait of a friend some years before and we had made arrangements to deliver the portrait to the friend at The Horseshoe Bar on Drury Street. We parked some streets away in a multi-story car park that afforded this view of Sauchiehall Street. I'm quite happy with the clarity of this image as I made it after the meet up.

I can think of no better place to deliver a portrait than the The Horseshoe Bar. I recommend it.

Olympus XA2 with Fomapan 400 film processed in Rodinal.

 

Good fotie, Brian, but I hate that street. Got mugged TWICE on it. It's parallel to Renfrew Street, where I was a student at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music. Good fotie, though. I like the view into the office on the left.

 

TWICE??? Oh dear. Sorry to hear about that, Rob. (Did you not get mugged in Edinburgh once as well...?)

 

Yes, I did. Dundee too. Some eedjits like to bring down tall guys, though only when they are in packs. C'est la vie.

 

Great back-story (and now I'm curious to see some of your Brother's work) and a fabulous shot. What I like especially about it is the juxtaposition of the view through through the empty office window with the softer lighting and movement on the street. Super stuff.

 

Thanks a lot, Pete.

Here's my brother's Instagram page. His work is principally in graphic comics. https://www.instagram.com/booda_von_boodstein/

 

It's usually the handsome, intelligent ones they like to bring down. (By the way there's nae "d" in eejits.)

 

Interesting stuff, Brian. I do like comic art (more than the stories certainly) and quite often pick up something with striking imagery. I should have a look through some as I have a couple I bought in Prague somewhere. Who knows, maybe one even has some work in it by your brother.

 

Yes, before every mugging I heard "Wow, he looks so beautiful. Let's beat him up!" You wouldn't know this, Brian, but being uncommonly beautiful is a curse.

P.S. "There're two b's in Bugger Off!" - name the movie that comes from.

 

It was a shame there was never a local hero around to rescue you?

 

We have a winner!

Great film, which we watched again on (I think) New Year's Day.

 

You're right, I wouldn't. Cheeky bugger!
(And it's "two g's". lol)

By the way, for 20 years or so now every time I hear the word "also" I think of an injured rabbit! That's a curse I have to live with.

 

Ha! You too!