Boy on a Bridge

[Hamish Gill]

Took the GS645s out again today, this time with a roll of FP4 in it
Im quite pleased with this shot I think ... the lad makes the photo I think!


Boy on a bridge by Hamish_Gill, on Flickr

 

[Hamish Gill]

... i thought i could see somone else ... check this out, its a crop!


crop of previous photo by Hamish_Gill, on Flickr

 

[Brian Moore]

Hmmm,...very interesting. Like Blow-Up. Very cool.

 

[Pete Askew]

I agree Hamish, he does indeed and it's a super composition. And Brian, that's exactly what I was thinking. Have you seen the book of the film? Wonderful!

Antonioni's Blow-Up: Amazon.co.uk: Philippe Garner, David Alan Mellor: 9783869300238: Books

 

[Brian Moore]

Haven't seen the book of the film, Pete. Just the film.

 

[Pete Askew]

It's worth a look.

Steidl

 

[Hamish Gill]

I'm not aware of either ...

Cheers though

 

[Paul Lange]

I agree that the first one has a lovely composition and would not be the same without the boy walking across the bridge. The second I find interesting as it has a slight voyeristic feel to it.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Cheers Paul,
I was really just showing off how much I could crop from this camera and still retain some detail with the second... but yeah, i see what you mean

 

[Emma Pugh]

Is this Diglis Bridge?
Really like them by the way! That crop is pretty creepy...

 

[Hamish Gill]

It is indeed ... I seem to have quite a few shots of it as its on the way to Hannah's parents house (and manor farm carvery ) from ours

 

[Emma Pugh]

Ooo right! I quite like it up Diglis actually...

 

[Hamish Gill]

Ditto ... But I live so close it's getting a bit old for me!

 

[Brian Moore]

Blow-Up was a film from the 60's with David Hemmings as a photographer who notices something odd in the background of a fotie he took in a park. He blows it up (photographically-speaking) to see better what it is he thinks he sees, and the film is on it's way.

 

[Hamish Gill]

aaaah makes sense! sounds quite good!!

 

[Emma Pugh]

Still a bit of a building site though...the houses and flats looks quite nice though :3

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Very nice Hamish - are you shooting these hand-held or on a tripod?

I've heard that the Fuji is a bit of a handful?

 

[Hamish Gill]

They are getting there eh Emma... Taking their sweet time, but getting there!

Hand held Chris ...
It's quite a big camera, but nothing to out of the ordinary

Here it is in my hand the day I got it

It's quite light weight too... "Ergonomic" ... No real complaints on handling from me... Even shooting landscape doesn't bother me with it which is the comon issue for people ...
The way some people write about it you would think spikes popped out the side as soon as you turn it on its end ...

 

[Chris Dodkin]

The way some people write about it you would think spikes popped out the side as soon as you turn it on its end ...

Now THAT would be a cool feature!

 

[Emma Pugh]

The houses opposite flats make me chuckle, those big blue things look like a Tardis Wouldn't mind a flat up there though!