Urban
Decay
Not all cityscapes are
dreamscapes. This is just near where I live, in the close south
suburbs, just on the other side of the railway line where there
are looming sinister monsters of cheap housing and areas you
just shouldn't go late at night if you don't want to lose your
beautiful camera and get beaten up, which was my fate two weeks
ago.
It's funny, during the day it's just depressing, but in the
evening little groups form or possees roam the streets in
certain quarters looking for business opportunities...
All this just on the other side of the tracks, it's weird.
This photo was dull and bland, but I liked the potential of the
subject and the environment. The guy is in a dynamic pose, and
nicely placed in the clear area of the pic between the darker
door and corrugated iron. I didn't crop the image at all, in
fact it just slipped my mind, but never mind, I'm getting a bit
tired of slavishly following the 'rule of thirds', you know,
where you are supposed to put the subject off-centre at all
costs. Made to be broken, and all that. Poor camera. It served
me well during it's short life with me. |