Metropolis

Ever in the search of something new to try I thought I'd attach my Macro lens and a 1.5 converter to the Monochrom today and try a bit more shooting blind.

A few problems presented themselves fairly early on in the process. Shooting blind is hard. Shooting blind incredibly close up is even harder.

I did however learn that a bag of liquorice all sorts makes a good bean bag support for the Monochrom.


Although the results weren't perfect 'as is', many of the pictures had graphic white reflections from the table lamp I'd been using and these intrigued me. Pushing blacks, whites, and playing with contrast I imported them into Photoshop and layered them onto a black background.

A bit of flipping, turning and manipulating later and abstract themes of chaotic cities started to emerge. Patterns of lights made me imagine sky rises, smog, rain and speeding cars. And thus, the Metropolis cityscapes began to take shape and although I was feeling a bit 'Meh' to begin with, once the pictures had spoken to me and I had found my inspiration and direction I ended up rather liking the experimental results.


Metropolis - Futurescapes

Copyright: Clayton Bastiani