Dale Chihuly glass sculpture at the V&A
Earlier this summer I met up with another Flickr photographer who is even madder about vintage lenses and cameras than I am. Simon (see links below) has a well supported YouTube channel where he talks about vintage lenses and photography in general. If you are at all interested in vintage lenses his videos are informative, interesting, and entertaining. One of the features of Simon's videos is that he never shows himself to the audience but he has a voice that is memorable. We had a moment of magic on this outing together to the V&A. While we were sitting having a coffee and chatting (about lenses as always!) Simon's first ever fan recognition took place. A chap sitting at the next table recognised Simon's dulcet tones and came over to chat. Turns out he was a fan of Simon's YouTube channel and instantly recognised the voice. π
Simon's Flickr stream:
www.flickr.com/people/95859572@N06/
Simon's YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/channel/UC7R1RMn59iq5_f_IT_oDMrA
The image here is of the Dale Chihuly glass sculpture on display in one of the main foyers at the V&A. I'm not sure if this is a permanent acquisition by the museum or not. In some ways my own opinion is that while the artistry of Chihuly's work is indisputable (anyone seeing his work on display at Kew Gardens a few years back will know that) I'm not sure whether the setting for this piece works. It seems at odds with it's surroundings in the very Victorian style of the V&A building. I've tried to photograph it in a sympathetic way here, which I think works reasonably well, but when you see the sculpture "in the flesh" my feeling is that it is a little too bold for the setting it's in.
Sony A7ii
SMC Takumar 85mm f/1.8
Dale Chihuly glass sculpture at the V&A
Earlier this summer I met up with another Flickr photographer who is even madder about vintage lenses and cameras than I am. Simon (see links below) has a well supported YouTube channel where he talks about vintage lenses and photography in general. If you are at all interested in vintage lenses his videos are informative, interesting, and entertaining. One of the features of Simon's videos is that he never shows himself to the audience but he has a voice that is memorable. We had a moment of magic on this outing together to the V&A. While we were sitting having a coffee and chatting (about lenses as always!) Simon's first ever fan recognition took place. A chap sitting at the next table recognised Simon's dulcet tones and came over to chat. Turns out he was a fan of Simon's YouTube channel and instantly recognised the voice. π
Simon's Flickr stream:
www.flickr.com/people/95859572@N06/
Simon's YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/channel/UC7R1RMn59iq5_f_IT_oDMrA
The image here is of the Dale Chihuly glass sculpture on display in one of the main foyers at the V&A. I'm not sure if this is a permanent acquisition by the museum or not. In some ways my own opinion is that while the artistry of Chihuly's work is indisputable (anyone seeing his work on display at Kew Gardens a few years back will know that) I'm not sure whether the setting for this piece works. It seems at odds with it's surroundings in the very Victorian style of the V&A building. I've tried to photograph it in a sympathetic way here, which I think works reasonably well, but when you see the sculpture "in the flesh" my feeling is that it is a little too bold for the setting it's in.
Sony A7ii
SMC Takumar 85mm f/1.8