Exercise 18: How space changes with light

To some extent this is a repeat of exercises from other courses, for example I have done very similar exercises in Art of Photography and in Landscapes. See Landscape Project 13 where shots are taken from a constant position at varying times of day.

So it would have been very easy to just leave the camera on a tripod in one of the rooms of the house and let it click away under timer control. But it would not be hard to anticipate the outcome and so for this exercise I wanted to do something a little different, making use of different viewpoints and compositions.

I picked as my subject matter a municipal bandstand. In keeping with much of our town this is Victorian in character and shows of some iron work which is almost certainly local, Bo'ness having one of the few remaining iron foundries in Scotland, the Ballantine Bo'ness Iron Co Ltd‎. The images in this set were taken on a couple of different days and at varying times of day to include both morning and late afternoon/early evening. I did not attempt any nighttime shots as the bandstand is not normally illuminated.

1) Shot of the complete bandstand, light is behind me so that the shadow from the bandstand roof falls out of site behind the structure:

From OCA People and Place Photos

2) Wide angle shot of the roof, sun behind me to reveal a brilliant blue sky:

From OCA People and Place Photos

3) Light behind from South East, entrance gateway:

From OCA People and Place Photos

4) Shooting from inside, into the sun, light from South East, perimeter detail:

From OCA People and Place Photos

5) Shooting from inside into the sun, light from South East, angled down on perimeter detail, toned black and white image:

From OCA People and Place Photos

6) Shooting from inside, flatter light due to passing clouds, showing perimeter detail and directing the eye to a splash of colour from the surrounding gardens:

From OCA People and Place Photos

7) Evening shot, sun to the West, allowing a juxtaposition of the bandstand with the church:

From OCA People and Place Photos

8) Evening shot from inside, sun to the West, allowing a juxtaposition of the bandstand with the Town Hall:

From OCA People and Place Photos

9) Evening shot from inside, sun to the West, allowing a juxtaposition of the bandstand with the Town Hall:

From OCA People and Place Photos

10) Shooting from inside, light from the West (right side), perimeter detail:

From OCA People and Place Photos

I particularly like this set and may think about including some of them into the next assignment.