The ghost of 'lectricity...
Kameoka Eki
Posted by Duncan Galbraith (kyoto, Japan) on 28 February 2007 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.
Construction on Kameokas new train station (eki) recently got underway. It'll be 15 years until its finished. Hope its worth the wait.
Bronnie from Christchurch, New Zealand
Is it going to be that 'beautiful' throughout the building process? A grimy, gritty photo of reality. I like it!
28 Feb 2007 6:42am
@Bronnie: Thanks bronnie!
Untitled from Kyoto, Japan
Like this! A change of direction for you. Like the b/w. Wonder what the view will be like in 15 years...
28 Feb 2007 7:13am
@Untitled: cheers mate! the countdowns begun....
Daroru from Osaka, Japan
Nice starkness to this. Something Jim Jarmusch-y about it...
28 Feb 2007 9:31am
@Daroru: mate, I love that reading! thanks again!
Francis from Hong Kong
Love the contrast and the sense of space. Was the contrast created in PS or by using a filter?
28 Feb 2007 11:37am
@Francis: Hey francis, this was created in PS, I shot in raw mode which gave me a lot of flexibility with the image, I sharpened, adjusted the saturation of the blues, and then converted to black and white. Contrast was also adjusted and finally levels.
Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium
15 years is a long time for construction in this world of "right here right now". I guess Gaudi worked on the Sagrada Familia cathedral for 40 years and it's still not done!
Cool shot - I like the gritty tones and puffy clouds.
28 Feb 2007 11:57am
@Jason Kravitz: thanks Jason. aye 15 years...don't know if ill be in country to see the finished article, but am thinking of documenting all the significant changes made during my stay...but 15 years...man thats a long time to build what is in essence a small station.
Zach Siebert from Bologna, Italy
thanks for the caption, which added depth to photo. beautiful. i'm glad you chose mono.
28 Feb 2007 3:14pm
@Zach Siebert: many thanks Zach!
Anne from White Rock, Canada
Wow! That pile-driver against the sky looks dramatic! This sky reminds me of the days of black and white film when I used to use a red filter to bring out the white - but it would turn all foliage black.
28 Feb 2007 4:04pm
@Anne: hey anne, thanks for the comms! I miss the old film cameras myself, thinking of dusting off a few to be honest...
@Craiger: cheers mate!
@Jen: many thanks Jen!
Mike Cash from Kiryu, Japan
Fifteen years? Has the Japanese construction industry been taking foot-dragging lessons from the judiciary or something? Reminds me of the news out of Tokyo last year that construction of the "Kanpachi" (#8 Loop) had just been completed....50 years after it was started!
28 Feb 2007 5:32pm
@Mike Cash: its insane isnt it! the red tape here is mental, I can only presume thats what causing the lengthy construction process.
Chris Sullivan from Melbourne, Australia
Excellent work mate, the composition is very attention grabbing. Love the gradient in the sky.
28 Feb 2007 10:58pm
@Chris Sullivan: cheers Chris!
Michael Zhang from New York City, United States
Interesting how you place the station construction crane higher than the mountains. Compositionally smart, and it creates interesting ideas of how man is overcoming nature.
28 Feb 2007 11:33pm
@Michael Zhang: thanks again michael.
Alfredo J. Martiz J. from Tokyo, Japan
Everytime a new construction takes place, one wonders if it will worth waiting so long for it, I hope the same Duncan!
1 Mar 2007 12:32am
@Alfredo J. Martiz J.: me too alfredo, 15 years though! seems a bit long!
@Martine Lapointe: merci beaucoup martine!
Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada
Monumental! This likes a continuation in the robot-taking-over series along with the grain elevator from 13 Feb. They share a similar perspective that engenders a certain amount of dread. I for one welcome our new robot overlords.
1 Mar 2007 2:02pm
@Damon Schreiber: ;) aye me too. this one gets a it frisky later...
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