Fragmented

Posted on Wed, 20 May, 2015 by LensScaper

The great fascination of glass-fronted buildings is the way they create inter-relationships. A building no longer stands alone as a discrete structure, it becomes part of a complex kaleidoscopic jigsaw that changes with every step we take.

Two days ago I showed a cream building that was subtly distorted and seen through a precise grid (click here to view). Today, a curved building with inevitably skewed lines and subtly tinted glass reflects a neighbour whose design can only be guessed at. Each pane of glass displays a different glimpse, disconnected from the adjoining panes. A pure abstract – take a step and the pattern shifts. It’s visual art on a grand scale. The city feels alive.

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Hi - I'm a UK-based photographer who started out 45+ years ago as a lover of landscapes, inspired by my love of outdoor pursuits: skiing, walking and climbing. Now retired, I seldom leave home without a camera and I find images in unexpected places and from different genres. I work on the premise that Photography is Art and that creativity is dependent on the cultivation of 'A Seeing Eye'.

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20 Responses to Fragmented

smackedpentax says:

Wed, 20 May, 2015 at 09:26

This is wonderful Andy!

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- LensScaper says:
  
  Wed, 20 May, 2015 at 15:55
  
  Thank you very much, James
  
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shoreacres says:

Wed, 20 May, 2015 at 10:50

This really is amazing. The variation among the panels is to be expected, but such variation? I can imagine a photographer taking one step to the left, two to the right, one back, one forward, two more to the left…. Which is to say, I’ll bet this isn’t your only image of the sight!

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- LensScaper says:
  
  Wed, 20 May, 2015 at 15:58
  
  This has sat on my hard drive since last July un-noticed (last summer produced a bumper crop of images) without a second look at it. And sadly I only took one image! Thankfully I do know roughly where it was and I should be able to find it again, and now I’ve seen the processed image I really must go back. Thanks Linda for the comment.
  
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oneowner says:

Wed, 20 May, 2015 at 11:43

I like the distortion mixed in with the parallel lines. Order and chaos in the same photo.

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- LensScaper says:
  
  Wed, 20 May, 2015 at 16:00
  
  Thanks Ken. Those lines had to be straight – they add a little bit of sanity!
  
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Lignum Draco says:

Wed, 20 May, 2015 at 13:16

Very true. The glass building loses its identity and takes on a new persona depending on the angle.

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- LensScaper says:
  
  Wed, 20 May, 2015 at 16:01
  
  Thank you. I like the way you’ve phrased your comment. It sums up the image very eloquently.
  
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Sue says:

Wed, 20 May, 2015 at 13:57

Marvellous! Somewhere in London?

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- LensScaper says:
  
  Wed, 20 May, 2015 at 16:04
  
  Hi Sue – this was in Bloomsbury, somewhere round the back of Tavistock Square. I took this last summer and only spotted its potential when I was having a look through last year’s London searching for something else.
  
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  - Sue says:
    
    Wed, 20 May, 2015 at 16:12
    
    Well, it’s certainly most effective. Did you find the other shot you were looking for?
    
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    - LensScaper says:
      
      Wed, 20 May, 2015 at 21:19
      
      I did, and quite a few others to process – one or two of which might appear here in the coming weeks.
      
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      - Sue says:
        
        Thu, 21 May, 2015 at 06:39
        
        Ah, great!
        
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Len says:

Thu, 21 May, 2015 at 17:09

Another gem to your reflection collection Andy.

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- LensScaper says:
  
  Sat, 23 May, 2015 at 11:04
  
  Many thanks Len
  
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Chillbrook says:

Sat, 23 May, 2015 at 11:54

Smashing photo Andy!

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angelaseager says:

Sat, 23 May, 2015 at 15:40

I love reflections off any surface, be it glass, water, metal or plastic…it is a way of entering a whole new dimension that the majority of people overlook…

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- LensScaper says:
  
  Sat, 23 May, 2015 at 18:44
  
  Thanks very much Angela, and welcome to my blog. ‘A whole new dimension’: I like that term – it sums up reflections so well.
  
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mark says:

Mon, 25 May, 2015 at 19:04

This is one of your best building reflections yet, Andy!

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- LensScaper says:
  
  Tue, 26 May, 2015 at 16:24
  
  Thanks very much, Mark – it’s one of my favourites.
  
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