Series: Anatomical Museum

[Rob MacKillop]

Edinburgh University. Open the last Saturday of every month...

Konica Hexar AF. XP2 filum.




















































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[Rob MacKillop]

PS I love my Hexar!

 

[Brian Moore]

Excellent set, Rob, and all so nicely exposed in what appears to be challenging lighting. Are you metering with the camera's meter or a hand held one or are you estimating exposures? (Nice portrait of Dan Cattermole in the 2nd picture Rob. )

Why did they exhume Burns and take a cast of his skull? Was that explained?

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Hi Brian. I just let the camera do the hard work. The lighting was dark, but I thought that might be interesting, so just put it on P mode, and set the aperture depending on the shot. In P mode, the Hex gets as close to your preferred aperture, but if it is struggling it will choose another close one for you. Clever little thing. I didn't have the light meter with me. I'm delighted how they came out.

Burns - there was a fashion for reading head bumps at the time, and someone had the bright idea of digging up Burns to see how clever he really was. The relationship between the poet and the Edinburgh middle and upper classes was a strained one at times, even after his death. To this day there is no statue of him in Princes Street. Edinburgh folk are weird.

 

[Brian Moore]

I'm delighted how they came out.

I would be too.

Edinburgh folk are weird.

You think that's weird,...we have a statue of Wellington in Glasgow. (But, proof that sanity exists somewhere in the city, they put a nice orange hat on him every day.)

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I know it well(ington).

 

[Robbie Coffin]

These are amazing! Love the rib cage shot!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Cheers, Robbie. I was enjoying the visit, and could have gone through several rolls.

 

[Pete Askew]

Blimey, what a superb set, Rob. There are so many things here I like, both in the individual images and the differences and similarities presented by them. I like the sign and the exposed pipe of the building (it's inner organs on the outside). The next is just superbly disturbing. Brilliantly composed and framed. The hand and the empty lecture theatre resonate back to so many of the images for me and then there is the statue, a super contrast. And another statue that again contrasts with others in the series but is then given more significance by the view behind. All those people staring intently into cases, ignoring the beautiful lady flaunting her body; "Look at me. Am I not more alive". And someone is, spying through the door from the dark outside. Stunning.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks again, Pete. I'm unashamedly pleased with this set. The first one, the "Open" sign, just caught my eye - I saw the humour immediately. The janitor behind me just stared at me as if I was an alien - that convinced me I was onto a good thing! The venue was so photogenic, both the architecture and the exhibits, that it was a bit like shooting fish in a barrel.

If I were to choose one, it would be the last, for all the reasons you mention, plus the framing. Very pleased with that.

A good day.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

BTW, you don't want to know what is in a case half way up that room......an enamelled corpse No photography allowed within the room, thankfully!

 

[Pete Askew]

On a larger monitor I can see I made a bit of an error! Oh well, a narcissist is a narcissist of any gender!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Not my position to judge, Pete. Whatever floats your boat

 

[Paul Lange]

Hey, what a great set. I too really like the last with the black framing around the doorway. I can see why you like the Hexar so much too.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Paul. Appreciated.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Very nice Rob! I'd like to buy that camera off you, but im glad you wont sell it to me!

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

All good Rob, particularly liking he first and last images.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, lads. It's definitely a keeper.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I forgot to mention I used a yellow filter...