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by chrisk on Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:45 pm
i like this series. the last one really does it for me though, so simple yet it conveys the mood of the theme perfectly.
imo, the lack of any sign of life in the first few loses that mood.
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by Alpha_7 on Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:42 pm
My favourite is the last too, seems like some challenging shooting conditions with the bright / harsh light outside and the relatively dark interiors. I've just been watching a show that deals with the spanish flu so this was timely reminder of the facilities available to treat the infected.
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by Mr Darcy on Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:32 pm
I like the last one too.
If they are trying to set this place up as a museum (frozen in time) they need to pay more attention to detail:
I very much doubt they had those light bulbs in the 80s much less the '50s (Photo #1)
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by jase80 on Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:08 pm
Here i was thinking i was looking back in time and then you draw my eye to the lightbulb in #1. Haha. Still, looks like a good place to get some old looking photos, providing you keep the "green" bulbs out of frame.
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by Greg B on Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:54 pm
I don't care about the lightbulb, these are atmospheric shots, beautifully exposed,
enigmatic and bleak. Great work Peter.
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by stubbsy on Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:04 pm
Thanks for your interesting feedback. I must confess I never noticed the light until it was pointed out. Even now it doesn't bother me. What appeals to me in these images is the subtle tonality and the odd collection of objects. The last image is a particular conundrum since at first I flagged it as an unknown (first pass in my import cycle I flag rejects then delete them and "stars" for immediate PP - this shot was neither) Usually I never go back to the unflagged shots, but for some reason I revisited this one and now quite like it.
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) at North Head. It's a fascinating place. The bulk of it cannot be accessed without going on a guided tour to protect the fragile habitat, but it's well worth the visit. There is also some interesting commentary on life during the Spanish Influenza outbreak that saw heavy use of the station. The D300 made a huge difference too since the place is quite dark in spots (the first image was shot at ISO 2000 for example and denoised during PP). Here are a few images that are little frozen slices of times gone and hardships met. 
