Another shot of the reservoir gatehouse. Also burned to darken the sky down.
In theory, it’s bad to have the edges (or any part) of the image left paper-white. At least, that’s what my photography teachers said.
gatehouse 1
One of the gatehouses for Petersham water reservoir. I love the fact that old-timey utilitarian public infrastructure has such decorative architectural details.
This pic was shot on film, and hand printed. The sky was originally blown out and white, so a bit of hand burning was required (exposing the area to be burned for longer, so it darkens).
water tank
The Petersham water reservoir. It looms over the suburb like a fighting machine from War Of The Worlds. There’s something very physical about the grainyness of black & white film, and it kindof has this interesting flatness because of the highish depth of field.
I’d like to empty it out and convert it into a house. The tank itself is over three stories tall.