Okay so a couple of days after the previously published film was taken Rhi and I had an afternoon out using the second of my free 120 B&W films (thanks PG again). Form is same as before have a look, comment (on here or to me personally if we meet in meat space) and I'll put the faves up on my Flickr photostream (some from 1st film already up) descriptions where I felt like below each image:
2 images of an underpass by the canal, we were both struck by the geometric shapes made by the road and the concrete pillars, graffitti looks vein-y too. supposed to be different focussing in each one, but not actually very noticable. Rhi took both.
Another Rhi snap of an orphan bridge piling. Moody. Again the canal (as it passes under the A6 near Abbey Park).
Old Great Central Railway station (Leicester). Now used as car repair garages/lock ups. Great shame as it's an imposing structure, getting overgrown with weeds etc, looks nice against the blank sky here though, also photographed the "nameplate" over the goods entrance below:
Slight remnant of double exposure visible (guys working in garage on RHS)
Tudor styled shop front opposite Great Central Railway station. Looked nice (Rhi photo). Rest of double exposure traceable on LHS.
Abandoned Richard Roberts outlet shop ("open as usual" sign refers to the cafe round the corner hence arrow), always liked this roof/pergola (is that what it's called?), differential focussing works well here around edges draws you in to the central subject.
Pavement mural (photo by Rhi) of footwear, Sanvey Gate, Leicester. Had never seen this before, though it's obviously been there some time. Could have been better centred, but the shadows from sun backlighting us (it was a patchy cloudy day) look good.
Another stretch of canal (again from the A6 pavement over). Runs parallel to the canal arm featured above (orphan piling). Nice sunlight and geometry of the straight canal/fences/paths...works well. Rhi again.
Gravestones and flowers, All Saints Church, Highcross St. Practicing with focus. I like the result though technically it's a fail. New Highcross car park to the rear - it's horrible.
View of the new John Lewis at the Highcross Centre with burned out building to front (was the old Pat Keeling Model Agency I believe before squatters burned it down). Pleased with the result. New store comes out well too I think.
Crypt/tomb of "Abstinence" [can't remember or make out surname will check when next passing] again All Saints' graveyard. Beautiful tomb photo'd by Rhi, foliage very atmospheric.
So there we go roll 2 done. Let me know what you think.
Excellent work once again - particularly like the underpass shots and the graveyard ones (even the one you hated!). I think there's plenty of opportunity for photographing the old/disused/rotting with the new and shiny. I like those kind of photos, especially when the rotten and old looks better than the new!
Posted by: palmer_eldritch | May 06, 2011 at 08:53 AM
The last one is my favourite :)
Posted by: BCITB | May 06, 2011 at 09:12 AM