Urban Archives - Peter MacDonald Photo

The Waiter

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On February 4, 2015
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A little Vietnamese restaurant I frequent in Adelaide, the Yen Linh in Field Street, There’s several elements of composition illustrated in this picture …..the main one being figure to ground or using light and shadow to let the viewer know the central figure. A concept covered in depth in workshops I conduct.

The Photograph.

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On February 1, 2015
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There’s a resurgence of interest worldwide in black and white photography…a medium that has fallen from favour in the digital age. Taking the colour out of an image and using the contrast available can sometimes make a much more power photograph. This is the first of a three part black and white series of images […]

A Purple Patch

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On December 25, 2014
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Looking for something entirely different but found this little beauty instead. My attention span doesn’t reach as far as finding out the name of the flower with a purple centre….too busy trying to get a photo that separates the bloom from the background and deal with a bit of a breeze as well. The Himeji […]

Saul Leiter

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On August 7, 2014
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Inspired by the work of New York Saul Leiter who died late last year. For any student of photography, Leiter’s work is well worth studying. There’s a documentary about Saul Leiter just released, called “In No Great Hurry: A quick look on the internet will find many of his pictures, life story and the movie, […]

Urban Landscape

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On January 9, 2014
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The Research Laboratory and the new Adelaide Hospital under construction The changing Adelaide skyline looking very space age. The final test for the Fuji…could it produce really high quality images at night? This will probably end up as a large print on a wall somewhere because the resolution and detail was outstanding.

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