Stills

[Rob MacKillop]

A trip to the Stills Gallery - a photography centre in central Edinburgh...

X100 with 28mm conversion lens.

Sleeping2a by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


Public Image1 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


Nature by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


Looking by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


InStills by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


Rhona Outside Stills by RobMacKillop, on Flickr​

 

[Paul Lange]

It is 1,2 & 5 for me Rob. The subtle lighting and the effect from the PP in No 1 is really something.

 

[Dave Moss]

1 4 and 5 for me the one of Rhona is stunning

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks guys. The first intrigues me because of the curve of the columns. Is this a 'problem' with the 28mm conversion lens for the x100, or is something else at play. I like the effect in this photo, but it might be annoying elsewhere.

 

[Dave Moss]

It could be Rob its almost like a Fish Eye effect

 

[Pete Askew]

Aha, some more gems from the series! Love the way you have use the reflection in the second to 'frame' Rhona as she descends the stairs and i like the glow around her and the diffuse shadow on the wall. In the next, not showing what is on the screen is clever - it makes you more curious about is being watched and the red coat and blue tones work very well I think. I also like the image wall and the processing gives it a solemn feel - you get the feeling that you are observing someone survey maybe a lost love or something. I'm also intrigued by the figure in the window beside the portrait of Rhona - is it the reflection of someone watching? And then comes my favourite (aside from the first which I still think is wonderful. The man beside the screen with the woman peering at him from it and the young woman looking, seemingly pointedly, at the book. It all looks so staged. I love it.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

It does look staged, I agree, and that's what I like about it too. Thanks for all the descriptions - they make me believe for a moment I can take a half decent photo every now and then You asked me before if my return to film photography over the last while has left a mark on even my digital work, and I think you are right. It's all about seeing, anticipation and wonder. And film has slowed me down, and helped me see better, I believe. Still don't know what I'm doing though! Thanks again for your support, Pete.