1986 – Close-up of a blue door embedded in a wall showing two shades of gray. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
I found this very old shot in the archive, and I was wondering whether it’s good enough to share? Well. You can see the image, so I, yes, I think it is okay. But please be gentle. This is one of my first photos where I deliverately explored art photography. Or rather, something I considered to be art photography at that time.
The outside wall of a soon-to-be-opened concert hall and restaurant in my hometown had been painted in light gray and dark gray. The blue steel door really stood out in the sunlight.
I still love the composition and the details of the photo. The technique is mediocre, though. The grain in the picture is terrible! Why on earth did I use high ISO film? Why? Why? Why?
Not wow. But still nice.
The high resolution image
| Capture Date | Summer 1986 |
| Location | Kiel, Germany |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Image Source | Slide Film |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 6541 x 4314 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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