i have completely updated my Riga photo page. it is definitely the longest one so far. again, i'm fearing Helsinki, which i will put up on Monday or possibly Tuesday.
the question has arisen, and i answered it in a comment yesterday, why do the cities look so empty? take a look at the photos of buildings. in how many do you actually see doorways? in how many are the shots a little higher than the doorframe? that is mostly because i aimed high so as to avoid having people in my photos. i wanted my photos to be as postcard perfect as possible. it's a joke, but i tried.
with this update and in hindsight, i notice that my framing tends to be predictable (maybe that's an inescapable part of trying to shoot 'postcard perfect') and, for the most part, vertical. hopefully i didn't shoot so vertical in Tallinn. guess you'll find out tomorrow (or Monday - I'm not sure if I want to bother with a photo update tomorrow).
oh, and the last dozen photos actually taken in Riga on the page were mostly of buildings made by a single architect, Mikhail Eisenstein. i thought the buildings were absolutely gorgeous, even though some are yet to be renovated.
anyway, enjoy!
Posted by iain at September 15, 2005 02:20 PM