Bridge over the wall

[Hamish Gill]

Taken with the yashica t5 and xp2


Bridge over city walls by Hamish_Gill, on Flickr

 

[Andrew Cotterill]

That's great one, can't beat a bit of stained concrete, such a lovely texture

 

[Beth Carter]

wonderfully sharp and crisp, love the comp. and textures too. especially love where the concrete ramp intersects with the stairs, and the inclusion of the sign is a nice touch. i'd be tempted to crop off the sky at the top (or clone it out).

 

[Hamish Gill]

I did crop it out, but changed my mind ... You might have changed it again.
this was the full frame, it wasn't in the VF which isn't 100% ... So dunno ...

 

[Ahmad Bhai]

I really really like this urban grittyness.

(Before i moved to london i said to myself i would find places resembling this to photograph).

 

[Hamish Gill]

Here is the un-pp'ed but cropped better version ...


Bridge over city wall (untouched but cropped) by Hamish_Gill, on Flickr

Thanks Ahmad, the camera seems to suit this sort of thing for me ... dunno why ... simplicity of it all I think?

So what happened Ahmad, did you/have you taken more of this sort of thing?

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... cor the untouched is much better ... dont know why I did that ... ???

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... you can even read the sign properly ...

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... it was just clarity and blacks Brian

 

[Ahmad Bhai]

So what happened Ahmad, did you/have you taken more of this sort of thing?

When i was at my folks new year, had a look in the garage was chuffed to find i still had my Canon s30 (2001, 1/8" 3MP, f2.8, iso800). It's got a useful liveview which changes accordingly with aperture & shutter.
I also found my rarely used film p&s Pentax Espio Mini (aka UC1) 32mm f3.5. An unheralded quite well regarded camera, not as well regarded as Yashica T4, T5.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Thats great news ... so you are back in action then??

Ive looked at the espio mini a few times recently ... as part of my compact film neurosis

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Ah, City Walls footbridge!
I've been up them steps so many times but never seen this as a potential shot!
BRILLIANT!!
You know I'll be thinking about this shot the next time I walk up these stairs..... Wishing I'd of taken it.
DARN YOU!!

 

[Ahmad Bhai]

Thats great news ... so you are back in action then??

Ive looked at the espio mini a few times recently ... as part of my compact film neurosis

i hope to venture out to london's underpasses & similar at night.
The espio i has decent metering one of the reasons i got it.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Ahmad, I shall very much look forward to the outcome!

Cheers Dan! ... Take it again ... Im going to ... I want someone on the steps!

 

[Brian Moore]

The second one appears softer to my eye, Hamish, and I like that look better. I wonder if it's just the size difference that is causing an illusion of softness vs. crispness?

 

[Hamish Gill]

The second is def softer ... i like it better too ... lets just put it down to a momentary lapse of reason!

 

[Brian Moore]

Really this is it for me when it comes to digital versus film. I see so many great digital shots but, for me personally, so often they are too crisp, too clean,...perhaps too clinically-correct in every aspect even in poor light. I think I want images to reflect more of what I remember and less of what I actually saw,...if that makes sense. Again,...this is a personal thing and not intended to disparage digital shooters in any way. (Why, some of my best friends shoot digital!)

 

[Hamish Gill]

haha!
I get it completely Brian ... I'm just fickle ... Sometimes I like film I think for all the reasons you do, some times i like digital for all the reasons you dont ... for me, I just feel its about best medium for subject/situation/etc ...

 

[Pete Sykes]

I really really like this urban grittyness.

(Before i moved to london i said to myself i would find places resembling this to photograph).

I know the sentiment........... I was born there.

 

[Pete Askew]

Wonderful textures. Almost cave-like. I'd b tempted to crop the top a bit to emphasise that impression too. What do you think?

 

[Hamish Gill]

... did you see the cropped version down the page?

 

[Pete Askew]

Missed that. But I'd be tempted to go a bit further so it is only dark at the top.

 

[Hamish Gill]

... yeah ... I was tempted ... felt a little closed in ... But maybe that what you are after?