Hey Archie, Are You Flanked By Betty And Veronica? by David McMahon
David McMahon

Hey Archie, Are You Flanked By Betty And Veronica? by

I was actually driving past this building in South Melbourne in 2007 when the architecture and colour scheme caught my eye.

Those graceful archways and the slender double columns just had to be photographed, so I pulled over, found a parking spot and reached for my camera.

I chose my angle very carefully, to get the best view of the exterior arches and the strong horizontal roof line. By choosing this vantage point, looking directly upwards, I was also able to include the high interior arched doorways in almost perfect symmetry.

I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my images in any way. Shot with a Pentax K100D, using a Sigma 18-125mm lens. F6.7, 1/60 sec, ISO 200, focal length 38mm.

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facade, betty, veronica, archie, south melbourne

Comments

  • David  Hibberd
    David Hibberdover 2 years ago

    Ha! Cool.

  • Thanks, Dave. I’ve never seen such skinny columns before!

    – David McMahon

  • Diana-Lee Saville
    Diana-Lee Savilleover 2 years ago

    lol…dag ;)

  • Yep, I’ll wear that! I grew up with Archie, Tintin and Asterix!

    – David McMahon

  • kamaljeet kaur
    kamaljeet kaurover 2 years ago

    PERFECT :)

  • Thank you very much, Kamaljeet. I wish I had taken note of what the building was, whether it was an office or something else. I guess I’ll have to go back ….

    – David McMahon

  • Betty Mackey
    Betty Mackeyover 2 years ago

    Betty and Veronica haunt me still because of my name. But it’s a great photo! — Betty

  • Yes, I can see why, Betty! I’d never thought of that before! Glad you like the image.

    – David McMahon

  • imageofpix4u
    imageofpix4uover 2 years ago

    Great angle, nice capture.

  • Thanks very much, Alex. Just wanted to do something a bit different from the norm. Glad you like the result.

    – David McMahon

  • JUSTART
    JUSTARTover 2 years ago

    beautiful shot

  • Thanks, JustArt. I was hoping this would get the thumbs-up from you!

    – David McMahon

  • Shulie1
    Shulie1over 2 years ago

    What a graceful building!

  • Thanks very much, Shulie. I must go back and find out exactly what it is.

    – David McMahon

  • CeePhotoArt
    CeePhotoArtover 2 years ago

    Great capture!!!

  • Thanks, Cee – I was fascinated by the slender double columns.

    – David McMahon