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Photo of the week: 17 Feb 2002, no.3
Every Sunday one of
my photographs - past or present - and the story behind it
I came across this when I was preparing last week's
photo. Bridges two weeks running -- sorry about that :-)
Going through my negatives since getting my film scanner, I've discovered a lot
of shots that I didn't know were there. In the past, I'd print the most-promising
frames and leave the rest. To be truthful, working in the darkroom was never my
favourite part of photography, even though I was pretty competent in there.
What can I say about this shot? It breaks some of the 'rules' of composition by
placing elements (the man with his dog and the bridge itself) in the centre of
frame. I find the framing unsettling in some way, but I also like it. I suppose
some people will think it is a grim scene. But industrial city scenes are among
my most favourite subjects. I love the simplicity of this image and the fact that
there are really only three tones: black, dark grey and light grey.
I'm not sure whether the bridge should be level... I think that section leads
up onto the main part of the bridge, so perhaps not. Anyway, I tried rotating
the photo to make it level and the shot didn't seem to work anymore. Probably
something to do with the telegraph pole slanting too?
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