Archive for December, 2009

Christmas & New Year 2009

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Currently on holiday – so a quick post to say hope you are all having a great Christmas break and that the New Year is a good one, thanks for reading, thanks for following.

We try and make each year better than the one before and it seems to be an achievable starting point.

As I went through the blogs, messages, tweets, emails etc…this year, one article stood out above the rest…a Christmas message from PIXELATEDIMAGE worth reading inbetween relaxing…I hope the author doesn’t mind me posting the link here.

See you in 2010.

Learning from the Sign

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

It’s been 24 days since I started my experimental series of mobile images ‘the sign on the side of the road’…

Some lessons I am taking/reminding myself of, which may resonate somewhere:

1. Basic shots are easy to see and take…but; good is the enemy of great…that’s someone’s famous quote I am sure of it? …anyone?
2. You have to get over the figure and ground principles to start seeing images within images…
3. Lazy photography has no place…
4. There is merit in quick photography and reactions (if you are doing wildlife, sports or journalism) but for fine art patience and time are required…at the very least…
5. Sometimes things just look better in black and white…
6. Sometimes they look better in color…
7. There’s a photo opportunity at every turn – just look – or stop trying so hard to look…
8. Sometimes you need to expand your parameters to get the shot…
9. It’s better to take more photos than less…
10. Don’t stick to too many rules they will throttle you…

Fall In Love With Ballet

Thursday, December 24th, 2009



Fall In Love With Ballet

Originally uploaded by douglasmarkblack


339 | PEE

Thursday, December 24th, 2009



339 | PEE

Originally uploaded by douglasmarkblack


Wellington Street Bus Station

Thursday, December 24th, 2009



Wellington Street Bus Station

Originally uploaded by douglasmarkblack


Antiques & Collectables

Thursday, December 24th, 2009



Antiques & Collectables

Originally uploaded by douglasmarkblack


569

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009



569

Originally uploaded by douglasmarkblack


Roundabout

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009



Roundabout

Originally uploaded by douglasmarkblack


Graffiti In A Private Carpark

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009



Graffiti In A Private Carpark

Originally uploaded by douglasmarkblack


Bike Shop

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009



Bike Shop

Originally uploaded by douglasmarkblack


Signs In A Line

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009



Signs In A Line

Originally uploaded by douglasmarkblack


Jim’s Hairstylist For Men

Saturday, December 12th, 2009



Jim’s Hairstylist For Men

Originally uploaded by douglasmarkblack


WA Hospitals

Saturday, December 12th, 2009



WA Hospitals

Originally uploaded by douglasmarkblack


No Stopping

Saturday, December 12th, 2009



No Stopping

Originally uploaded by douglasmarkblack


Sprinkler Stop Valve Inside

Saturday, December 12th, 2009



Sprinkler Stop Valve Inside

Originally uploaded by douglasmarkblack


Guiness Is So Refreshing

Saturday, December 12th, 2009



Guiness Is So Refreshing

Originally uploaded by douglasmarkblack


Emergency-Exit

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009



Emergency-Exit

Originally uploaded by douglasmarkblack


Sticker Graffiti On The Bus Stop

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009



Sticker Graffiti On The Bus Stop

Originally uploaded by douglasmarkblack


Follow

Monday, December 7th, 2009



Follow

Originally uploaded by douglasmarkblack


Yield To The Sun

Sunday, December 6th, 2009



Yield To The Sun

Originally uploaded by douglasmarkblack


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