Film: Boadicea, A return - London's Statues & Monuments

[Paul Abbott]

The exposure latitude in this film is just awesome, it was almost shot into the sun, which was slightly off to the right, but shadow detail was mightily retained.
The center-weighted metering of this scene by my Olympus 35 RD couldn't be beaten, no bracketing was applied.

Nice to see they took down that dead tree behind the statue, she cuts a fine form without any interference now...

Boadicea - Westminster, London - Paul Abbott
40mm f11 - Fuji Neopan 400​

 

[Asher Kelman]

Paul,

They got rid of the tree, but what about the fence? A pity you didn't have a box or step ladder to get you a tad higher. Still, she was a brave lady and killed some 80,000 Romans or Roman allies! Amazing story how she led the revolt against the might of Rome.

Asher

 

[fahim mohammed]

Paul, do you use longer focal length lenses?

The fence could have been bypassed photographically.

Best.

 

[Paul Abbott]

Thanks for looking and commenting, Asher and Fahim.

It was my intention to include all these details in the scene like this. The vertical posts of the fence beneath the statues plinth is what I tried to use as some lead-in lines through all those barriers and the busyness of the scene...

 

[Mike Shimwell]

Thanks for looking and commenting, Asher and Fahim.

It was my intention to include all these details in the scene like this. The vertical posts of the fence beneath the statues plinth is what I tried to use as some lead-in lines through all those barriers and the busyness of the scene...

I saw this the other day and didn't respond to Asher's comment through a lack of time that the time!

It occurred that you may have left the fence deliberately slightly obsuring the lower legs of the horse. This reflects your view and contrasts the ongoing works with the sense that London has of itself quite nicely, I think. I tend to agree with your composition and the inclusion of the forground - she looks a bit caged and that's just how it is!

Well metered, and the film has heald the sky nicely. Did you filter this at all?

Mike

 

[Paul Abbott]

Mike, I am so surprised by this little rangefinder. It's centre-weighted metering is simply brilliant, I literally have not had to do much processing to any of the images, I have shot with it. The sky hasn't been filtered either.
So far in every scene I have shot, it has kept detail in the sky admirably.

Thanks for recognising what i'm trying to do in this scene. I have always liked to 'document' things in this way.
I mean, I don't want to keep 'bandying' his name around, but I am so influenced and inspired by the work of Lee Friedlander, he is just pure genius.