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Gateway to yonder

fishyfisharcade

Please excuse the somewhat pretentious title of today’s post, but I think it fits the photo. It was made during the same walk as yesterday’s picture, although this was a few miles further along the route and getting back to where I’d parked my car.

In the same way that I seem to have a fondness for photographs of power lines crossing the landscape, so I also like gates, fences, stiles and signposts it would seem. Gates and stiles especially though, as I find them evocative and good subjects for drawing the eye into a scene.

While I know exactly what was on the other side of this gate, another viewer almost certainly won’t, and I hope the picture triggers thoughts of exploration and curiosity as to what might be on the other side. Where might it lead? What sights might you see?

I have a tendency to use a wide aperture to produce a shallow depth of field on such shots which, for me at least, adds to the feel of such photographs.

Anyway, hope someone else likes it too. 🙂

Gateway to yonder

Yashica Mat 124G & Shanghai GP3 (expired). Ilfotec DD-X 1+9 10 mins @ 24°.

Taken on 23 May 2020

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10 thoughts on “Gateway to yonder”

  2. I’m a sucker for these kings of pictures, but this is an especially charming one as it has the air of something from the early 19th century – out of an old novel or something romantic. Well done!

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    1. Thanks N. One of the reasons I enjoy B&W film is the way it can evoke an old-fashioned feel on certain subjects. I don’t try to avoid contemporary subject matter, but the use of monochrome and the ease with which shallow depth of field can be obtained with medium format cameras means you can still get a nostalgic feel no matter the subject matter.

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      1. Totally get what you are saying. Even in color, the medium format can have that nostalgic look. I’ve a few presets I developed that make that old look, too, on both digital and film. Old cameras with old lenses are even better for that – one that I took with my Isolette comes to mind.

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