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2022_CLondon52w49: ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Dealer's Choice

From the C.London website: "Who inspires you? It could be another photographer, a filmmaker, writer, musician, traditional artist, etc.  Share with us who inspires you."

I gain inspiration from many different sources and for different reasons. With limited opportunity to photograph this week, I selected Wes Anderson since we were headed to the movies and I enjoyed the Week 19 challenge.  Inspiration for this image was: 1) Quirky - the ability to incorporate the Nikon fisheye lens on my Sony mirrorless body, 2) Perspective - symmetry, emphasized by the wide crop and fisheye perspective, 3) Color - color grading with a Wes Anderson preset reinforced the theater vibe and 4) Setting - actually made in a live, virtually empty, movie theater; a part of the post-covid story.

Sony A7 IV @ f?? 1/50 10.5mm ISO 12800

Nikkor Fisheye 10.5mm F2.8 G ED (adapted)

Photographed 12/6/22

8th Night

CLondon52w49: Inspired By

From the C.London website: "Inspiration comes from countless places. I often pull inspiration from films, for example. Some may find inspiration in nature or music. Think about what’s inspired you lately and create an image that is an homage to that. Share with us what that inspiration was and how you interpreted it."

This year, I have been most inspired photographically by this weekly challenge and the additional coaching received from Chelsea.  To pay homage to this inspiration, I chose our candles lit for the last night of Hanukkah 2021.  I prefer to see light & color emerging from the darkness rather than being enveloped by darkness.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f7.1 1/200 26mm (40mm equiv) ISO 5000

Photographed 12/5/21