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Sorry for the lack of updates over the past few days. I've been working on this photo and everytime i've been ready to post it, i find a problem but dont have the energy to fix it. Same thing tonight but i'm just gonna post it.

This photo was taken around the corner from the previous shot of the british police station building. This is the vehicle entrance to the associated prison. I don't think it's active anymore but my aunt told me that when it was, reporters would always congregate here when a high profile prisoner would be transported to or from the prison. This made me think about the countless number of times that this entrace had been photographed for old newspapers and tabloids. Gave me a bit of a chill too. Kind of like the feeling you might get from going to a scene where a horrific crime had taken place in the past. although not as intense i guess.

i wanted to present this door as a mix of the above mentioned feelings. The desaturation was to try and mimick an old newspaper photograph. The overall vignette and clouds were there to try and make the scene a little colder and bring out the feeling of "evil" (cliched) which passed through this door. Although i dont think managed to achieve all that i wanted (especially with the obviously photoshopped clouds haha :P :P :P), I'm just gonna post it anyways :D

PS. sweet. i managed to post this 1min before the next day. BOOYAH. And i just wanted to say that sometimes i get really baffled when i look at the settings that i used for certain photos. ISO 1600 on a sunny day?!? what's going on....

Shooting Info

Capture Date: October 17, 2005
Capture Time: 12:58:17.5

Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6G

Aperature: F/4
Shutter Speed: 1/1600
ISO Sensitivity: 1600
Focal Length: 18mm

Shooting Mode: Aperature Priority
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
Flash: None