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Touching the Sky

By  Michael Isles 2024

Positioning is crucial with these sorts of photographs, as is the type of lens and the framing of the scene in the viewfinder. This was captured on film, so even more important as there's no instant display of what has just been photographed. The grainy contrast of the film plays well to the white, grey and black of the building and sky. It's uncropped, so the top edge of the building is exactly where it was when I took the photo. Film can work magic in photography…

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