lac d'Annecy

lac d'Annecy
Originally uploaded by Tawny042

I'm posting this entry from my Flickr photostream. This image, of sail boats being towed across Lac d'Annecy in France, has "achieved" 24 viewings, 1 favourite and 17 comments so far today at the time of writing. Not my most popular or interesting image ever (my Richmond Park in Winter used in this Photoblog banner has had more attention) nor is it the most popular in Flickr, but it is good to see some of my images being noticed.

Some very old Photographic efforts of mine

In the "olden" days I used to take mainly black & white, on film. The following two images are some examples. The Singer was photographed in Dublin and Fishing picture was taken in Amsterdam.








I'm more up to date now having converted to digital. I certainly don't miss spending time in a Darkroom except for that brief moment, when, after working the enlarger, putting the exposed sheet of paper into the developer and watching the image appear. Magical ! But perhaps not so magical when the safe light was switched off in favour of the ordinary light. But thankfully pungent chemicals are a thing of the past (hopefully !)

Photo Essay , another addition

I hadn't been looking for another solo mobile phone user to add to this photo essay sequence - a group of people on the phone definitely, but not a single person. Anyways I was passing through Trafalgar Square from another One and Other 4th plinth change over and this gentleman was kind enough to stop his scooter and lift out his phone.
Perhaps these scooters may be personal modern technology also ?
Initially I wonders if he was going to make a call without taking his helmet off - a la scene in the movie "the Day of Jackal" - but this is a mobile phone - you can text on it helmet or no helmet.

Photo Essay - an additional image ?

Walked through Trafalgar Square this morning and took this image. Is a megaphone personal modern technology? If so then perhaps I have an addition to my Photo Essay sequence. I liked the isolation of the speaker, hiding behind the megaphone and yet no one paying any attention.

Photo Essay - selection, part 2

Selection of images for the photo essay project was made on Thursday last - see my earlier post. Interesting discussion with the others on the course on what to include and leave out. Am just wondering whether to show some examples of the "rejects" here. There are several images which I'd like to add to the final sequence (as shown in the previous post) - for example a group of people on mobiles all together, perhaps another mobile user standing outside a public phone box, and certainly a pc/laptop user. I'll look out for these in the next couple of weeks and complete the sequence.

Photo Essay - selection

Photo Essay - more

Group review of photo essay progress to date on Wednesday morning last. Am now thinking of this project in terms of "people interacting personal modern technology" rather than "people interacting with modern technology". Some suggestions were offered about further images - such as groups of people (herds ?) all on the phone ...



Added this example from Wednesday afternoon ... but still no "herd" on mobile phone users.