Boldness At The Very Edge

Thanks so much, Carolline. The towers are even better to photograph at night, when they are lit!

Thanks, Ranald. They were the tallest in the world until they were eclipsed by Taipei 101 – but from memory they are still the tallest ``twin’’ structures in the world.

Thanks, Lorena. I was lucky with the light – it was very sunny, so I actually had to work the angle carefully.

Thanks very much for that comment. When I was 13 years old, I learnt (at school) the art of darkroom developing, mixing chemicals, using an enlarger and different printing techniques. Each was complementary.

Today’s technology is simply the electronic equivalent of using a darkroom. Instead of using techniques of heightening contrast and areas within a print, as the greatest black-and-white masters did (legitimately) today’s photographers (equally legitimately) can use a variety of post-editing techniques.

This is entirely legitimate and is an art form all of its own.

However, in full understanding of a) the technology b) the darkroom art, I choose not to crop or post-edit my images.

Why? Because that, to me, is the true challenge of photography. It’s a purely personal view … and everyone is entitled to their own stance in this debate.

Thank you very much, Rosalie. It was a very hot morning but I was determined to get some good shots.

That’s made my day. Thank you so much, Maria. The architecture was such an interesting use of sharp angles and soft curves.
My thanks, once again …..

Thanks, Michelle. Appreciate it.

Thank you very much, Hologram. It’s such a famous landmark that I just wanted to do a) something different and b) something simple. Many thanks for your comment.

Hi Sheila, what a great start to the week – yes, it’s Monday morning here in Melbourne, Australia. My thanks to you and your co-hosts.

Hi Sheila, - and now it’s almost 10pm Tuesday here in Melbourne!

Thank you very much, Kat. I was actually debating between this shot and `Peak Hour’ for your group. I was about to post this one and then I changed my mind at the last second!

Okey-dokey – here goes.

Thank you, Kat. I thought you might like this shot – it’s not the sort of view you normally see of the towers.

Thank you, Catherine. They’re amazing buildings to photograph, from any angle.

Thank you ever so much, Karen – that’s really wonderful recognition.

Yes, Maggie. Must upload one from the night sequence …. thanks for the reminder!