Asleep at City Square, a photo from Victoria, East

Photographer's Note

10 APRIL 2004, CITY SQUARE, MELBOURNE

City Square, Melbourne- a name for an otherwise open patch of gravel in the heart of the city centre.

This is a strange plot of land; too small to build anything on, plagued by a lack of insight and imagination... twice. It's first incarnation was a concrete block job of stairs, pits and walls.

Now it's a flat open space with gravel for a surface and grass mounds where you can, like this chap, collapse into a slumber.

To give you your bearings- Melbourne Town Hall is to the left of this location, Flinders Street Station and Federation Square is to the right and the Manchester Building is behind me to the left.

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50mm ; XP2 at ISO400

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torben (3098) 2004-04-24 13:31

Sounds rather sad, and your photo backs it up, something that looks like wasted space and somebody sleeping in a rather undignified way. The posterfilled wall alsp shows that is not a square but just some unused squaremeters.
Composition, exposure etc. are well handled. Interesting shot.

maciekda (19861) 2004-04-24 13:49

nice picture, i like the composition with all those lines, the frame is nicely divided into pieces... and the guydoes the picture, good stuff

omritoppol (826) 2004-04-24 15:24

Good shot, I really like the compo with all the straight lines (including the guy), The B&W is a good choice and you've achieved good contrast.

bgladman (1153) 2004-04-24 22:33

Nice shot Michael. Strong lines and tonal contrast are effective. The composition is good with the application of 1/3rds. The posters in the background add interest and a sense of place to the shot. Well done

cool_s15 (4050) 2004-05-01 23:29

First of all for B&W shot, I usually looking at the tone of it. This one got a very nice tone and great framing. I've been there many times, so of course I knew where is the place. However, for those who's been there only a few times may not recognise as a photograph could make a totally different image. Nice shot!