2AM, Adams-Morgan, Washington, DC, 2023.
All the pixels, but none of the sidewalk dining, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/52991590112
#photography
2AM, Adams-Morgan, Washington, DC, 2023.
2AM, Adams-Morgan, Washington, DC, 2023.
All the pixels, but none of the sidewalk dining, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/52991590112
#photography
6 Comments
padraigd@norcal.social · 1 pts · 1y
@mattblaze@federate.social I know little of photography, but I appreciate your write ups and photos.
mattblaze@federate.social · 1 pts · 1y
This is a high resolution stitch of three captures with the Rodenstock 32mm/4.0 HR Digaron lens, yielding a 230 MP image with roughly the angle of view of a 14mm "full frame" rectilinear lens. The high resolution invites you to look closely for signs of life, but they remain elusive.
While this is literally a photo of the street, it's not a "street photo" at all. The empty nocturnal streetscape is completely devoid of life and human activity, though it hints at sometimes being a bustling place.
maxleibman@beige.party · 1 pts · 1y
@mattblaze@federate.social Love it. I’m always very drawn to spaces that should be (or are normally encountered as) teeming with people at odd moments when they are completely empty.
mattblaze@federate.social · 1 pts · 1y
So this was mostly a play on the concept of "street photography". The street is the literal subject, but everything about it - the absence of people or any depiction of street life, the use of a heavy, tripod-laden camera, the compositional formality - defies the conventions of that genre.
GustavinoBevilacqua@mastodon.cisti.org · 1 pts · 1y
@mattblaze@federate.social
Have you ever tried day photos with two crossed polarizers?
An alternative way to remove cars from the streets even in rush hours.
mattblaze@federate.social · 1 pts · 1y
@GustavinoBevilacqua@mastodon.cisti.org I've never used the two-polarizer trick, but I use ND filters a lot. Sometimes for ultra-long exposures, but usually just to get a bit of motion blur in there.