Autofoto
Author: Adam Isler
photographer
Bruce Davidson
A couple of weeks ago we went to see Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography at the Dulwich Picture Gallery. This was a very broad look at American, mostly “street” photography, mostly in New York, with women atypically well represented. Loads of canonical work, ending in this room of striking dye-transfer prints of Bruce Davidson’s subway work. Frequent visitors to this site may remember that Davidson’s East 100th Street was the launching point for my project on East Harlem.
Light Falling, Plastic Chair
More Sunlight
Continuing with another image of sunlight falling and dispersing on the wall, for a series I’ve been building over the last several years.
Sunset at the Pier
The eclipse was totally done by this point but the light was golden.
Eclipse Portrait
Another eclipse viewer we met on the pier, chatting and shooting pictures of it with his digicam. A quick portrait I shot of him after I’d dismantled my camera, tripod, ND filter, and reverted to my 16-55mm walking around lens.
Eclipse’s End
Walking down the pier as the eclipse ended, I grabbed this westward snapshot of the setting sun and West Pier, unencumbered by the moon.
Eclipse
A collage of images I shot from the Brighton Palace Pier, the evening of August 12th. We got 91% of a total solar eclipse. The images were shot through an ND filter, mostly at 1/1000th second at f/7. There was a festive atmosphere on the pier with families and children and the sharing of eclipse sunglasses.
Drink Driving
With, apparently, 8-10 people pedalling, we were walking at least as fast as the Beer Bike Tour!
Pride
We went to Rottingdean for their annual village fête on the day of the Pride parade this year, forgetting that there would be lots of road closures, so we wound up walking home to Hove from the Marina. Along the way, we met some of the celebrants who were happy to have their pictures taken.
Great Desire
I’ve photographed (and posted) this already but each time I’m there I want to try and get a better shot.
Furrowed
Brighton Marina
Cardoon
That big black shape on the middle flower was some kind of big fuzzy bee.
Homer on Bare Walls
Another Simpsons scene someone has painted on an otherwise bare wall. Some past examples:
Rainbow
Sunlight streaming and dispersing onto the carpet – another one for the light and shadow collection.
The Drying of Summer Lawns
A Nap by the Beach
More Light and Shade
A couple more images for my collection of sunlight and shade.
3 O’clock
We went to see the Zurbaràn exhibit at the National Gallery, which featured quite a few crucifixions in deep chiaroscuro. I was curious to see this detail, the shadow cast by the nails in Christ’s feet tell us the time was 3 o’clock, the biblically recorded time of the event.