Robert's Ramblings

I've often driven past here and watched people enter and leave this building. Wondered what life calamities may be unfolding for them and how intimidating is must be to walk through those dark ominous doors.

The red glow from the window above only serves to make this place all the more menacing as a single red eye looks down on all who come and go from this place.

No matter if you love, hate or are indifferent to this building, the Adelaide Magistrates Court is an impressive part of Adelaide's architectural heritage.


Photo: Robert Rath, '366 Days of 2012, Day 314 - The Court'. 1/6s f/16 ISO160 17mm hdr vignette

Had this photo been taken in the past it would have been just a big wash of muted colour.

Now the cracked patchwork of laminated glass fragments is catching and reflecting the surrounding light creating both the intricate details and the beautiful peripheral bokeh.

Honest it was not me who transformed this once transparent medium into the art it now creates.


Photo: Robert Rath, '366 Days of 2012, Day 313 - Smashed'. 1/10s f/2.8 ISO1600 200mm