Barbican
Jun, 2016Views
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itsmemacld
July 11, 2016
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Behind The Lens
Location
I took this photo on the iconic Barbican walkways, whilst looking at the way the lines of the architecture intersect with one another.Time
It was late in the afternoon, and I'd been exploring the Barbican estate's concrete for most of the day. I'm a member at the Barbican and I spend a lot of time there.Lighting
The natural light was poor that day - it was overcast and miserable, but there was about a ten minute break in the clouds that lit this scene enough to capture.Equipment
The kit was embarrassingly simple and old: a nine year old Canon EOS 450D and a EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS kit lens - being tested to check if they still worked!Inspiration
I shot this as part of a series of images inspired by Ben Wheatley's take on J. G. Ballard's 'High Rise.' The whole area around the Barbican Centre is so brooding, it has great drama, and is a really good example of the Brutalist architecture referenced in the design of Wheatley's film.Editing
I converted the original RAW file to black and white using Lightroom: there were just a few tweaks, but not too much. The Barbican's lines speak for themselves.In my camera bag
I normally have two or three analogue cameras, a notebook, my phone, my DSLR, an EF50mm f/1.8 II ... And a decent supply of food!Feedback
If you're trying to shoot somewhere like the Barbican estate using nothing but ambient light you're going to need a tripod and a lot of patience. The lines of Brutalist architecture are your friend, though: move around and see how they intersect from different angles.
