Monday, 24 December 2012

Somerset House


Over the weekend, I went to a couple of exhibitions at Somerset House. One was about Cartier Bresson and colour, and what caught my eye was the phrase that black and white pictures have more emotive content than colour. So here are a couple from the skating that was taking place in the forecourt. I deliberately used a slow shutter speed to capture the blur of movement, and had the idea of converting to B+W. I think they look very wintery. I deliberately over-exposed to emphasise the white of the ice. Apart from the clothing, they have a slightly old fashioned look.