Girl Seated

[Rob MacKillop]

I maybe shouldn't like this one, but I do. So there She is one of the Security people in the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh. I thought I'd practise shooting from the hip, and failed miserably. However, I do like the way it came out. I've tried various crops, but this one seems best to my eye. She seemed to be in a dwam, as we say here, a daydream, bored out of her skull, miles away from the room and the hundred or so people milling around. I think I - accidentally - caught something of that, and hope you can see it too...

Girl Seated by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


Konica Hexar AF, XP2, Red Filter, Nik.​

 

[Pete Askew]

Yep, I like this too and the way you have processed / presented it. Even though the content is so simple it does hold ones attention. Nice.

 

[Brian Moore]

Shooting from the hip isnae easy, Rob. Its especially harder wi' the narrower focal lengths. A bit easier wi' wider lenses, like 35mm or 28. Even so, I find it hard wi' the wider ones also, and often cut people off. (@Chris Dodkin seems to be good at it, though.)

I can sense that dwam gaze in this fotie, Rob. It comes through.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Pete. The fingers between her legs really make it, I think.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Cheers, Brian. That Dodkin fellow is too good for his own good...

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Another superb image. I do have a wish to see her head in it yet love the quality of the film.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Yes, I wonder about that - if the full head would improve the image. We'll never know...

 

[Pete Askew]

Keeps the focus on the hand though.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Yes, that's a good point!

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Yes, I wonder about that - if the full head would improve the image. We'll never know...

True we will will never know. Just a thought that popped into my mind.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Long may your head keep apopping!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

PS I had three edits to get apopping spelt correctly!

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

I type words back to front all the time by accident , ton ysae nehw ouy yrt ot od ti yletarebiled

 

[Rob MacKillop]

You nut!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

I like it Rob - agree it's a tough thing to crack, but digital allows you to just keep shooting until you get a keeper - film, not so much

Also having adjustable ISO on digital allows me to dial up a fast shutter speed in any conditions, and assist in shooting whilst in motion

But then I miss these unexpected artistic opportunities, so there's clearly no right answer

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Chris. A happy accident this time...not always.

 

[Mark Albertsen]

Its amazing an accident can work out well, need to look through my archives or just load some film