Robert's Ramblings

I loved the cluttered feel of this image. Even though it is so alien to my technical world I still feel like I could enjoy being in this space if it were not a shop window.

Like creating an image from a sculpture or a painting, shop window displays are their special kind of art. Often an amazing amount of creative energy goes into a display like this. I am not sure how many people simply see retail at work or the vision of the window display artist. To me they present another another opportunity to share the way I see the world.

Lush Lighting, Kent Town.


Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 576, Forgotten Room' 0.6 f/8.0 ISO100 40mm

Architects do all sorts of interesting things to hide mundane but necessary pieces of plant associated with services like power, water and cooling.

I discovered this example on the corner of Pultney Street and North Terrace in the the Adelaide CBD.

I am not sure what this technicolor grill is hiding other than two large white cylindrical stacks which may be a part of the building's air-conditioning system. Anyway the continuous Technicolor light show makes it all seem like a piece of art rather than an ugly part of the air-conditioning plant.

I just loved the geometry and especially the symmetry of this image.


Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 575, Urban Geometry' 1.3 f/7.1 ISO160 27mm