Times Square, Night Montage
liner notes for this image:
Camera: Leica M3, Film Tri-x. 2006
o.k. possibly i was trying to be funny saying this was taken with the M3 and Tri-x. four different cameras were used to make this picture. two different film stocks. the pictures were taken over a period of about ten years. the skyline is from Sedona.
none of that matters. what does matter is that i felt from the beginning that times square needed to be like a big garbage bin filled to the brim with shiny things to keep the natives happy.
it should feel like a giant headache.
it was too big to fit in one frame. it really needed to be faceted. three different perspectives of the marine recruiting station.
times square is now: MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATION AMUSEMENT PARK.
this is simply a big showcase for the biggest corporations. and it feels like Las Vegas - which is how the tree skyline made it's way into the shot.
I think I'm going to hang out there more often and do some more Times Square montages.
2 comments:
This one doesn't work. Maybe you ought to try color?
I'm going to trash this version and take another crack at it. I have an idea of what's wrong with it.
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