Bunbury street walk with camera, Western Australia

 Hi everyone. I hope you and yours are doing well. We have had a bout of Covid and then a cold in our household, but all good now. 

Just a short post from me today. 

Last weekend I did a little street walk with the Photography Group of Bunbury taking some pics of detail around our city. And then we had a nice catch-up over coffee and cake. 

Here are a few of my pics, which shows if you look for detail there is always something to photograph. I did a photography group workshop and blog post a couple of years ago about Urban Abstracts if you would like some tips to get you started. 

All photos were taken with a 50mm lens. It was good practise to photograph without relying on a zoom. Only one sneaky person shot - and I knew them - I'm not good at taking images of people in the street. 

 

Twigs

Door on a heritage listed building

Fancy car

Growing on a shingle roof 

Fallen leaves on the step

Street Art by Rone

Window

Kangaroo paws 

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Urban Abstracts Photography - some how to tips

 Hi everyone, I hope you and yours are doing well. A couple of weekends ago I went to a photography workshop with Nigel Gaunt from Red Dirt Photography. I have long admired Nigel's landscapes of northern Western Australia. He lived for many years in Broome in the Kimberly but now operates out of Fremantle near Perth. Please check out his website to see some of Nigel's amazing images. 

Organised by the Photography Group of Bunbury, the workshop was not about landscapes but about urban detail and abstracts - which is quite different to street photography (usually including people) or urban architecture.  

There is always something to photograph even in an urban environment. The workshop opened our eyes to see and appreciate the little things in the urban environment - textures, lines, curves, shapes, colours, repetitive pattens, grunge, rust, cracked and peeling paint, drain pipes, gutters, door handles, numbers, strong colours, contrasts, light, shadows. 

They are everywhere around us - where light, shadows and contrast all play a part and imperfections create interest. Break the rules. 

Nigel suggested that square crop helps pull the viewer into the image and perhaps question "what is it?"

Urban abstracts are not for everyone, but here I am sharing a few of mine from the day. I hope you might find some inspiration to have a go yourself. You don't have to go far from home - even in a rural environment you will find oportunities. 

A couple of different crops of the same scene - seen in a gutter

And one a bit further away

And just because I liked this little corner of escape in someones workday life. 

I hope you have enjoyed deliving into urban abstracts and detail with me today. To see some of Nigels abstracts go here - Nigel Gaunt - Red Dirt Photography

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Wednesday Around the World at Communal Global hosted by Randomosity. 
       and Little bird - Pienilintu
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