I have just added a selection of new images taken during the dusk hours around the City of Bristol's Harbourside area.
This area has undergone a dramatic change over the last 15 years or so with modern architecture and sculpture mixed in with some of the old industrial relics of Bristol's historic Harbour.
I spent a few days photographing the Floating Harbour during October last year. While I came away with a large number of images, it was the wonderful sky at dusk that presented the best light for photographing the modern architecture.
The architecture made an ideal subject for a view camera but an unfortunate side effect of dusk coinciding with rush hour meant there were lots of people about. The view camera proved to be an ideal excuse for many passers by to stop for a chat and, on occasion, unwittingly disturb my timing of a long exposure. Still, on the plus side, the long exposures required in the low light effectively erased all human life from the scene. Photographing Pero's Bridge without anyone walking over it, for example, would otherwise have been impossible without being arrested for obstruction of a public highway!
I spent a few days photographing the Floating Harbour during October last year. While I came away with a large number of images, it was the wonderful sky at dusk that presented the best light for photographing the modern architecture.
The architecture made an ideal subject for a view camera but an unfortunate side effect of dusk coinciding with rush hour meant there were lots of people about. The view camera proved to be an ideal excuse for many passers by to stop for a chat and, on occasion, unwittingly disturb my timing of a long exposure. Still, on the plus side, the long exposures required in the low light effectively erased all human life from the scene. Photographing Pero's Bridge without anyone walking over it, for example, would otherwise have been impossible without being arrested for obstruction of a public highway!
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