New day = new batch of street photographs. :) After finishing some work related tasks in the city, I had the afternoon for myself. The light was still harsh around 2pm so I visited a couple of bookstores to browse through some possible new reads. Who would've thought that reading books will survive the modern age of technology and instant, short content - but it luckily did and it even seems like it's blooming.
After an hour or so, I headed towards the fortress, the usual spot and was happy to find it in a new light - one large area, the watchtower built in stone on both sides of the wooden bridge has finally finished being restored. The works have been going on for years, and although there is still a part of it under construction, the main area is now open to the public.
It sucks when the construction sight and billboards ruin the sight a cultural beauty, but sometimes it's worth the trouble if the work results in a new, fresh look of the monument, with the preserved authentic feeling and stronger build. And the new look is good, old stones are used to fit in with look, the only odd thing is a modern black railing. I'll put the photo first one below so you can see the old and new together.
You will notice that in some of these shots I used a technique called "subframing". It is a compositional choice in which subjects in the image are placed inside another frame. Many things can be used as a frame. In the examples below, I use trees to separate people sitting on the wall into different sections, I use tight fortress gaps to frame subjects walking below, and I use dark corridors to frame a person in the bright passage inside.
Subframing is a great way to isolate the subject, emphasize its contrast against the surroundings and lead the viewer's eye to the most important part of the image. It is for sure, one of my favorite techniques. I hope you like the photos! Fuji X-Pro2 + 35mm F/2.
