my random wanderings in the city...

[okmqaz42]

A bit of a mixed bag this lot some candid street stuff and a bit of fun with my wide angle. All shot on 35mm film. My camera is a Nikon F401x a.k.a N5005. i sometimes use the wide angle 10-20mm lens I bought for my D90 on it because I like the effect and it's a bit of fun. Genreally a am shooting with a 50mm, I like this for the candid street stuff.

Thanks for looking

1.

Audrey Hepburn, Maybe? by okmqaz42, on Flickr

2.

Temple Bar Seafront by okmqaz42, on Flickr

3.

O'Connell Street Shuffle by okmqaz42, on Flickr

4.

Everyone Look at Me by okmqaz42, on Flickr

5.

Aruba, Dublin by okmqaz42, on Flickr

[Marko]

My fave is 1, i dig the angle in that shot (watch for brightness problems though) but I also like #3 for it's moody feel based on the processing.

Shot 4 has a casual pose by a cool dude, but the whole image is soft.
Shot 5 is a very strange composition with that plant on the left. Can i ask what about that composition attracted you to it?

[okmqaz42]

Hi Marko, thanks for the feedback as always. I am glad you asked about number 5. This is a very famous Irish landmark building, it is the former custom house from when Ireland was part of the UK. It is a fantastic looking building and a very fine example of James Gandons work. I have many "normal" photos of this building but the last time I walked past it I spotted that they had planted palm trees at the front of it. It made me laugh as a palm tree is not something that many associate with inner city Dublin. I had the 10-20mm on the camera so I ran with what I had. I happen to like how the composition turned out so I posted it to the internets. I don't think it will be to everyone's taste but it made me wish the "breaking the rules" assignment was still running.

Number 3 is straight out of the camera, developed/snacced, no other processing I had just using the 10-20mm DC lens on my film body.

I think 4 is soft, I missed the focus but again I think the film has been kind to me here.

Thanks again for the comments.

[okmqaz42]

Another version of the same building.


Custom House, Dublin by okmqaz42, on Flickr