Treadingthe samefamiliarpathtime
af tertimeleavesa trailthatis all too
easyto followagain,so stepout
ofyourcomfortzonelikeDuncan
Buchananandshakethingsup –
it’sa sure-firewayto stimulateyour
creativity.“I shotthisimageof the
outsideof theBullringin Birmingham
ona coldgreyeveningin January.
I don’tgenerallyshootarchitecture,
buttherearecertainbuildingsthatyou
justwantto tryto getyourowntake
on.Thiswason my listandI was
feelingan urgeto shootoutof my
comfortzone,whichis something
I trytodo as regularlyas I can.
“Asanyonewhohasshotthis
buildingwill know,it’sa busycorner
witha plethoraof busroutespassing
asitscloseto trainlinks.Throwina fe w trafficlightsrightoutsideand
youhaveto playthewaitinggame.
It was takenpast5pmandthelight
wasalr eadydyingquicklyat thattime
ofyear,so withouthavingtheluxuryof
time– andnotwantingto haveanyone
elsein theshot– I justtiltedup a little,
whilewaitingforthelightsto change.
I had to shoothandheld,butI was
aimingto makea biggerdealoutof
thebr idgethatconnectstheshops
toa la rgecarpark.Theaimwaspurely
togetsomethinga littlebitdifferent.
“I n theeditI warmedup thecolour
togivetheskya bit morecharacter,
addeda slightvignetteto drawfocus
tothecentreandusedthetonecurve
tocrushtheshadowsa little,adding
a bi t of gritandmakingthebuilding
seemmoreimposing.”# 8 Push boundariesArchitecturePracticalPhotograPhy.com 25Canon 5D MkII | 40mm | 1/13sec | f/14 | ISO 100Canon 5D MkII | 102mm | 1/13sec | f/11 | ISO 400
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