Many thanks Lynne for your comment. I really enjoyed doing them.
Week 5 - Secure
My initial thought this week was that 'secure' to me represents a little baby wrapped up in a blanket and held snugly in Mother or Fathers arms. I don't have access to any babies so that got me thinking.
My next thought was a padlock but that didn't sound that interesting or challenging. I don't think anything is particularly secure given the opportunity, inclination and determination of some individuals. A pair of bolt croppers would make light work of a padlock and sadly hundreds of babies go missing from hospitals around the world.
Secure is also quite subjective. One person may consider something to be secure and to others just an easy challenge with a work-arround.
Picture 1
Anyway I digress, this week I decided to get out and go for a walk having spent the last two themes inside the house I came across this disused industrial premises. I have no idea what the business was and there were no visual clues.
I always try to use the cameras manual settings and decided upon the 50mm this week for it's speed and clarity. ISO: 1/60 at F/2.8 (
-5 EV exposure compensation)
I shot about 20 different images with differing compositions. Some of you may find the branches in the right foreground a little distracting but i feel they add to the neglect and decay of the scene. A closer crop of the gate looked a bit too clinical.
Secure - well the gate is!. Its chained and padlocked and a pile of bricks and debris prevent it from being opened in a hurry. It wouldn't take much to get in though would it?
Picture 2
On my way back into the town I came across the below scene behind a local nightclub. I had walked past on numerous occasions but hadn't really taken the information in. I thought this one definitely hits the theme.
Again shot in manual mode with a 24mm lens. ISO 100, 1/800 F/4.5. The CCTV sign was my main PoF as it 'securely' captures images and as I mentioned earlier I didn't want just another padlock shot.
One picture,one wet knee and I was quickly on my way (
shoot and scoot !) I didn't particuley wan't be caught taking photographs of security by the club owners or doormen.
A little bit of selective colouring in PSE10 and vignette post-production and here is the result:-
So two different images from me on this theme this week and I couldn't really make up my mind which one to submit so here are them both and rationale behind them.
As any critique and comments welcome. Many thanks.
Nick