Over the weekend, a request for some photographs included the one seen below — an image I have a real soft spot for, both in regards the end result, and the memories associated with it.
There’s already a monochrome version on these pages — it was part of a photo series from an abandoned school up in the mountains. A wonderfully atmospheric and incredibly intact old structure that can be seen here.
To add to that experience, it’s now almost six years since I took the photograph. Not that long ago, but it’s a period in which personally at least a lot changed, both in good ways and bad, making the slightly surreal peeling back of time feel more significant.
So, in a re-visit of sorts, here is the previously unseen colour version. My initial view was that black and white looked best. Over time that changed to colour. But now I can’t decide either way. The only thing I can be certain of is that I now like the photo more than I did over half a decade ago.
Ron says
Nice. Hard to say which version is better, but I personally prefer the black and white. I do think the color version has a bit more “Alice in Wonderland” to it, though.
Lee says
Cheers.
Yeah, it’s a tough call. Both versions have elements I like, so very difficult to choose. In that respect I suppose it’s nice to have both options.
DavidT says
I can totally see why you like it so much it’s a really cool image. That’s an awesome black & white series but I’m gonna choose color! 🙂
Lee says
Thanks. Sounds good to me. I have, and probably will do again!
cdilla says
It is a stand-out photograph in either format.
Thanks for posting the link – that was probably from before I discovered your site. I especially like the shattered metronome. The beat it measured didn’t just pause to be picked up later, but was irrevocably stopped.
Lee says
Thanks. Definitely one I’m very fond of.
You are very welcome. Glad you liked it. Yeah, that shattered, and thus forever stopped metronome was especially poignant.
MrSatyre says
Great find!
Lee says
Thanks! Seeing that at the time was a real treat to say the least. A lovely, unexpected find.
Joanna says
I love the colour one the most, as I think it adds to the sense of time continuing, rather than stopped with the clock.
Lee says
Ah, interesting. Hadn’t thought of the colour version in that way, but yes, that makes perfect sense.