Christmas In Hong Kong 2013

Christmas Doing's

So i went back to my hometown of Hong kong, Sai kung for Christmas. A B....E.....A.....utiful place. 

I love photography, always have. I love taking my camera out and getting results that please me. 

Have any of you heard of the artist Sophie Calle? No.... look her up NOW!

She's like a secret spy who follows people and documents their actions using photography and text

Me, I created these images because of the inspiration i had of her work

These are called "Surveillance". 

"Woman with Shopping bags"

2013 

 I wanted to concentrate on the subject as well as her surroundings at the same time. 

This one isn't part of "Survellance" 

I took this cause of its abstract form, the insane amounts of windows and air conditioners in such a cramped space. 

"Woman pushing Trolley"

2013

In these photos, the surroundings are shot differently, its like a 180 panorama but isn't. If displayed alongside each other it would make a clearer overall image. I tried to create a more interesting perspective using different ables to show the setting she was in. 

Took this whilst walking in Central.  Reminded me of the movie "I am Legend"

I was leaving this building when i saw this old geezer walk in. He held roses in his hand with a smile on his face. Very romantic and hit a spot inside of me. This goes to prove that you're never too old for romantic gestures. Give your loved one a rose today 

Few pieces i did in hong kong and will continue doing once i get back there!

Sea Change Exhibition in Botanic Gardens Edinburgh

Sea Change Exhibition

There was a small exhibition on inside the Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. 

Why not have a look?

I was impressed with the presentation, the photographs didn't warp, they were completely vertical along side the wall and was presented neatly. 

The shadow slightly creates a 3Dimensional object form

The wear and tear around the edges match the subject and technique used to shoot this photograph. 

2 of my favourites 

It's like the creator of this cut out a section in the ground or a large rock and displayed it to us so that we could see every layer. 

These two pieces were hard to photograph because they had a sheet of glass in front.

These two pieces remind me of the Edward Burtynsky exhibition "Water".

Although it may not be as expertly shot, they are both rather similar, a birds eye view on a section of landscape. 

Looking at how people interacted with the artwork and the space. 

There was a lot of glare from the sunlight so it required close viewing. 

I was looking closely at texture (ill get into it more on another blog) during this trip, and i saw this.

The process of placing different types of plants in between pages of a book and closing it shut has only recently interested me. Not because of the plant itself but the texture within when dried up.