The Bloog

There’s something exciting about going around town and snapping shots without actually looking through the viewfinder and composing the shot. Just let the camera hang by your side with your finger on the shutter (that’s how it would be when using a RapidStrap), turn sideways as if you were looking elsewhere and let it snap. New, strange, yet intriguing things may result from it.

I went inside the metro station late at night this week and I didn’t want to attract attention. Having a camera like the D300 with on-body controls for focus and metering really comes handy in situations like this. I went to the top of the stairs, rotated the metering knob, flipped the focus mode switch, focused and went for it. The result is below – the image is called “Multi-Dimensional”.

Multi-Dimensional - Which is your dimension?

Had I actually put the camera to the eye and attempted to compose, I probably wouldn’t have framed it this way. Yes, this image was purposely left unrotated, but that’s where its charm is. 

Look at it by tilting your head to the right and you’ll see one thing. Look at it straight on and you’ll see another, then look at it by tilting your head to the left and you can give yet a third interpretation. Can’t see it right away? Keep looking and it will reveal itself.

So which is your dimension?

It has a very shallow depth of field because it was shot in very low light at f2.8, ISO 1000, but I think that only adds to the image. I can picture this as a lonely print on a big empty wall, in a dark and moody loft-like place with black or red brick walls..

Here are a couple more shots, processed differently however.

Looking sideways

Waiting for the midnight bus - Processed as a lomography image.