Retrospective - Jerome Belthrop






Camera:   Contax G1
Lens:   Carl Zeiss Biogon 21mm f/2.8
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Posted:   29-May-2004

Rating: 8.25 (8 ratings)

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Is this you, Jerome?

The edge enhancement and hole in the roof give the houses a delapidated air, reinforced by the foundered car in the foreground. On the other hand the reflected houses are in very good condition, apart from the scaffolding. The sky has some unusual colouring, but again the reflected sky appears more natural. A looking glass world? The reflection is more real than reality? I've come up with several interpretations of this image, none of which satisfy me, but it's quite intriguing and I'll keep working on it.

Pete     03-Jun-2004 at 14:14

Any answers Peter?

I'm not sure that this is JB, but I couldn't finger the author anyway. The reduction in detail in the housing on the right contrasts well with the retained reflection in the window. The oddly skewed perspective has got me foxed, but I like the combination of some colour and some B&W sketchiness. Shame about the car in the foreground, on balance.

Charez Golvala     25-Jun-2004 at 08:49

L00king back

Peter Charez, Yes, this is my dally. The scene intrigued me mostly because of the reflected lightly colored houses in the window of "Leonardo." Had my Photoshop skills been stronger the "reflection of Tuebingen's past" in its presence--theme would have come off, better. The auto probably ought to have been erased--or included in the color section, thus the time discord.

Jerome Belthrop     28-Jun-2004 at 04:01

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At first I also thought that the car is a distraction. However, the edge enhancement and holes in the roof led me to think of the image as being a comparison of a delapidated reality with our imagined perfection. The car seems to be falling into a hole in the road, thus fitting with the interpretation, and in fact I no longer find the car a problem. Apparently this interpretation is not your original intention, Jerome, but one of the pleasures of art is that everyone can interpret an image in their own way :-).

Pete     28-Jun-2004 at 11:21