Things Photographed

‘Rather like scenes from a tapestry I have been stitching over the years’ – James Ravilious


Las Dueñas, Seville

Two similar logias at Palacio de las Dueñas


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  1. johntodaro Avatar
    johntodaro

    Nicely paired architectural images. I’m struck by the slight tilt of the love seat on the top image and how it sits slightly to the right of center. In the bottom image, it’s the way the courtyard light softly bathes across those potted plants.

    1. Matt White Avatar
      Matt White

      Thank you John. That bench drove me nuts for ages. I couldn’t work out whether it was really canted or if there was some kind of perspective effect from not squaring up the camera accurately. I think it’s actually that the brick floor slopes slightly, presumably to stop rainwater pooling in the logia, but whatever the explanation, it’s interesting that you picked it up too – a slightly unsettling element in the composition.

      1. johntodaro Avatar
        johntodaro

        Needless to say, I prefer it with a “crooked beat” 😊

      2. Matt White Avatar
        Matt White

        Hehe. Me too, now that I’ve convinced myself it’s not simply an artefact of poor technique on my part!

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