Matt BlazeJun 25

Lighthouse, 2014.

Several additional pixels at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/15393439037

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Show threadMatt Blaze

This abstract photo, captured inside a lighthouse with a small 35mm-format mirrorless camera and a 50mm lens, is mostly a visual pun on the concept of a lighthouse, as well as a study in diagonal and radiating lines.

It was very tight quarters, especially with the tripod. But a tripod was essential here (less for sharpness - at 1/3000 sec - than for composition and framing).

Jun 25 at 2:59pmWeb
Show threadPaul HolbrookJun 25
@mattblaze Out of curiosity, do you keep notes on all these photos? I ask because this was a photo from 2014, but you still mentioned the tight quarters.
Show threadMatt BlazeJun 25
@jpholbrook Mostly, yes.
Show threadklangJun 25
@mattblaze – to me it immediately invoked a fresnel lens, which adds another layer to the pun.
Show threadChris SamuelJun 26
@mattblaze very nice (I'm a fan of lighthouses) - what are we looking at in that image? Looking at it on Flickr it looks like it might be part of a wall illuminated by the window?
Show threadMatt BlazeJun 26
@chris_bloke The floor of a landing
Show threadChris SamuelJun 26
@mattblaze oh wow - that definitely bends my mind - thank you!