Reflecting Windows

[Rob MacKillop]

Strong sunlight on the windows on my side of the road reflected onto the wall of this building. I've never seen that before. DP1M.

While I was lining up this shot I got funny comment from a passing guy, "WTF are you photographing THAT for?" He shook his head and wandered off.​

 

[Tom Dunne]

Looks like the windows were cross paned in the same geometry of the brick work. I like the very bright cloud peeping down from above and the dark panels also add something positive. The underside of the bridge/walkway looks almost black on my laptop (could be my laptop problem); just wondering if that might be interesting too without taking too much interest from the window reflections.
Your good at these looking up images.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Cheers, Tom. Yes, the cross-paning and the brick work goes together nicely. I actually like the blackness of the walkway. Giving it detail might detract from the windows and brickwork. But thanks for suggesting it - made me understand my own position better.

 

[Brian Moore]

I like this very much Rob. Its not so much the window reflections that do it for me, its the geometry of the image, as well as the bridge and the silvery clouds behind both it and the building that I like especially. Very nice indeed.

Your story of the passer-by is funny. It reminds of a time I was in Buenos Aires and I was taking a photo of an old car parked by the side of the road. The car was a European variety that I'd never seen in the US and that's why I wanted the fotie. But as I was taking the picture a wee woman walking past started to harangue me, telling me "what are you taking pictures of that old thing for?!" She was waving an umbrella too! My Spanish at the time was a bit better than it is now so that's how I knew what she was saying. I just had to laugh.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Cheers, Brian. Glad you like it.

Nowt as queer as folk...

 

[Pete Askew]

Great anecdotes and a damned fine shot. Like Brain, may main attraction is the overall geometry although without the virtual windows it would be nowhere near as interesting. I too like the black walkway and the contrast with that lit cloud. A very fine shot indeed.

 

[Brian Moore]

And now that I look at the image a 2nd time it occurs to me that the halo effect off the building has a look like you sometimes get with B&W film processed in Rodinal.

 

[Pete Askew]

That is a good observation Brian. Rodinal is a high acutance developer and will do exactly that.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

That was my plan all along

 

[Douglas McMann]

Cool...