Critique Welcomed Seattle at Night

[Brian Moore]

Snapped this shot from the top floor of the dorm room building at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle.

Olympus XA3 and expired Fuji Neopan 400.

 

[John Holland]

I like the sharp/crisp details.

 

[Brian Moore]

I like the sharp/crisp details.

Thank you, John. Much appreciated.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Interesting image Brian. Lots to look at and am enjoying a different view at the level the photo is taken at along with the Cornish connection, which of course there are many throughout the world.

 

[Brian Moore]

Interesting image Brian. Lots to look at and am enjoying a different view at the level the photo is taken at along with the Cornish connection, which of course there are many throughout the world.

Thanks a lot, Julian. And I'm not surprised you appreciate the Cornish connection.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Thanks a lot, Julian. And I'm not surprised you appreciate the Cornish connection.

Well the saying here is where ever there is a hole in the ground you'll find a Cornishman at the bottom. They did have a great reputation being able to mine tin through granite, so travelled and settled world wide.

A brother in law who is a photographer, some while back had a photographic book published on the social and cultural decline in Cornwall over a century ago, where traditional industries such as fishing and mining declined to the point where thousands of Cornish families migrated to the prosperous mining areas of the world including the U.S.A. The book Merlin's Diner , photography by Colin Robins portrays the face of Cornwall here today and the contrast of photographs taken by Colin in one of the settled Cornish communities in Wisconsin, USA.
A good little book and good photography.

 

[Brian Moore]

Well the saying here is where ever there is a hole in the ground you'll find a Cornishman at the bottom. They did have a great reputation being able to mine tin through granite, so travelled and settled world wide.

A brother in law who is a photographer, some while back had a photographic book published on the social and cultural decline in Cornwall over a century ago, where traditional industries such as fishing and mining declined to the point where thousands of Cornish families migrated to the prosperous mining areas of the world including the U.S.A. The book Merlin's Diner , photography by Colin Robins portrays the face of Cornwall here today and the contrast of photographs taken by Colin in one of the settled Cornish communities in Wisconsin, USA.
A good little book and good photography.

That book sounds very interesting, Julian. I wonder if it is still in print or somewhere available?

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

That book sounds very interesting, Julian. I wonder if it is still in print or somewhere available?

I've a copy, yet when I look online the book seems unavailable. I believe it was help by the Arts Council and published by Cornwall books. ISBN 1-871060-10-9.
Colin has also had a few exhibitions around Europe, Scandinavian countries mostly , picturing the images of our latest decline which is the clay industry. His photographs although of a different nature too Merlin's Diner depicts images from across the globe such as china and South America where a lot of the clay industry now predominates because of the cost of labour. The Industry what is left here, is only in existence here for the high quality of the Kaolin rather than quantity and used in pharmacy and the paper industry rather than ceramics. At least that is what I am led to believe.

 

[Brian Moore]

I've a copy, yet when I look online the book seems unavailable. I believe it was help by the Arts Council and published by Cornwall books. ISBN 1-871060-10-9.
Colin has also had a few exhibitions around Europe, Scandinavian countries mostly , picturing the images of our latest decline which is the clay industry. His photographs although of a different nature too Merlin's Diner depicts images from across the globe such as china and South America where a lot of the clay industry now predominates because of the cost of labour. The Industry what is left here, is only in existence here for the high quality of the Kaolin rather than quantity and used in pharmacy and the paper industry rather than ceramics. At least that is what I am led to believe.

Thanks for the background information, Julian.

 

[Pete Askew]

Forth window in, second row down. I'm sure that bloke has a camera!

Love the shine and repetition here, Brian.

 

[Brian Moore]

Forth window in, second row down. I'm sure that bloke has a camera!

Love the shine and repetition here, Brian.

I would if I was him!

Thanks, Pete!

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

I like it, but I do not know why as it has a lot to fasten your eye at and generally that should be distracting and create confusion, but I do. I also like Julian's background stories and I shall try to look it up.

 

[Pete Askew]

That book sounds very interesting, Julian. I wonder if it is still in print or somewhere available?

There was a copy on Abebooks - but someone bought it!

 

[Brian Moore]

I like it, but I do not know why as it has a lot to fasten your eye at and generally that should be distracting and create confusion, but I do. I also like Julian's background stories and I shall try to look it up.

Thanks Ivar. Much appreciated.

 

[Brian Moore]

There was a copy on Abebooks - but someone bought it!

It was YOU!

 

[Pete Askew]

Might have been! Not saying.

 

[Brian Moore]

Might have been! Not saying.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Greatest picture in the history of things, Brian. Looks epic on my phone!

 

[Brian Moore]

Greatest picture in the history of things, Brian. Looks epic on my phone!

I appreciate that you noticed that Rob. I noticed the same thing!

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

Or it could have been me!