This image I made in Flinders Lane in Melbourne yesterday deserves an explanation (apart from the fact it looked terrible in black and white, hence the colour version).
I was hurriedly walking to the other side of Melbourne’s CBD for an appointment at Olympic Park Sports Medicine and went partway via Flinders Lane. Yesterday was a perfect Autumn day in Melbourne with flawless blue sky and a gentle breeze. The narrow Flinders lane falls into deep shadows in various sections from the newer high-rise office blocks that line this narrow thoroughfare.
I walked past a row of motorbikes parked on the footpath and was suddenly struck by this amazing ‘spotlight’ on a motorbike side mirror. After stepping back a pace or two, I lined up the shot which reflected the architectural detail of an old restored building on the other side of the street catching a beam of bright sunlight (which reflected the clear blue sky in its windows).
lt was like a blue spotlight in a semi-dark room and reminded me of the most amazing details in our cities if we walk slowly and have an observant eye. None of the other motorbike side mirrors had the same effect. They were all dark.
It must have been one of those ‘right time, right place’ moments. I guess you’d have to actually be there to appreciate this unique well-lit snapshot 🙂
It’s another one of those, ‘I wish I had taken a photo like that.’
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How well said. I agree! 🙂
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Very clever. I might steal that idea sometime!
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The bright blue on the motorbike side mirror was the only light in a relatively dark lane, Heidi. It was a case of right time, right place (and walking slowly and looking around of course).
Keep your eyes open while walking down dark lanes. I have 2 other photos which have a similar effect, but without a zoomed out shot showing the rest of the dark lane, its hard to write the story behind the shot(s).
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A great photo with many layers. I like the almost monochromatic cool colour palette. Yes, absolutely the right place at the right moment, but that is what photography is about, no?
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Thanks Otto.
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Very cool! 😎
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🙂
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This one is so beautifully innovative 👍👍👍☺️☺️☺️Cheers, Charu
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Thanks Charu.
It really was an extraordinary situation for a photo in a dark lane 🙂
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I think the color was happy to be let in.
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It was the only colour at street level in a very dark lane.
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I love the result and the color of this pic !
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Thanks for your comment Charlene.
It was certainly an extraordinary capture in a dark laneway.
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wonderful image, most of us just don’t see it and therefore it is good to show it. No B&W but still (almost) monochrome, well done!
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Thank You Vincent.
Your own image reminded me so much of this composition (of course) 🙂
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