From the 'Past Glory (le Stade Olympique)' series, this wide angle 18mm shot of the 1976 summer games Olympic stadium is today's blog. The spectacular architecture of this stadium is a photographic subject of its own. But I wanted to capture something else in its reality : the vastness of its emptiness. The building has been left to decay due to lack of maintenance funding and absence of pro sports. Its size and the vastness of its esplanade has therefore become a spectacle of a past glory. The horizontal frame was chosen to accentuate this vastness and also to hide some unwanted foreground elements that would have distracted the viewer and severely hampered the desired outcome. Dramatic blue grayish skies were used at face value and some accentuated contrasts in post production as well to complete the desired effect.
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de la série 'Past Glory (le Stade Olympique)', ce grand angle
en 18mm du Stade Olympique des jeux d'été de 1976 est le blogue du
jour. L'architecture spectaculaire de ce stade est un sujet de
photographie en soi. Mais je voulais capter une autre réalité de
cet endroit : l'immensité de sa solitude. L'édifice et son
esplanade ont été plus ou moins laissés à l'abandon pour des
raisons de financement et d'absence d'événements. Ça taille et
l'immensité de l'ensemble sont donc devenu un spectacle désolant
d'une époque glorieuse. Le cadre horizontal a été choisi pour
accentuer cette ampleur ainsi que pour cacher des éléments
indésirables en avant plan qui auraient distrait l’œil du
spectateur tout en défaisant l'effet recherché. Le ciel bleu gris
dramatique a été utilisé tel quel et des contrastes accentués en
poste-production également afin de complété le concept.
I hadn't realized how much the Stadium's status had declined. Your shots on convozine portray it as a ghost town- accurate but tragic. This shot is beautiful with its dark blue sky. The Stadium is still lit up so maybe, there's hope?
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comment Red Wolf. The stadium certainly looks like it is in decrepitude on this picture because I wanted it to look this way. Therefore, I chose the wright settings, editing and conditions on the spot to obtain what I needed. I can make the stadium look good too! ;) http://convozine.com/fotoiso3200/31834
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