Guarded by Thermopylae
Plate I
Nikon D40
35mm, f/2.8, 1/400 sec, ISO 200
Back in March of last year, I was in the Government Center area looking to shoot some street scenes in the college-visiting-tourist high season. I noticed the light on the JFK Building and went over to shoot it. At the time, I’d forgotten that it was a federal building and taking images of the building would likely be frowned upon. Fortunately for me, however, I had this memo from the Department of Homeland Security stating that I was well within my rights to photograph the exterior of the building. After about a 10-minute wait during which time the officer who stopped me from shooting radioed in to make sure I wasn’t a terrorist let me continue shooting provided I didn’t shoot the interior of the building or any entering or exiting the building.
Plate II
Nikon D40
35mm, f/2.8, 1/200 sec, ISO 200
The John F. Kennedy Federal Building was designed by Walter Gropius and his firm The Architects Collaborative in 1961. Gropius designed the complex with the assistance of Boston architect Samuel Glaser. Construction was completed in 1966.
Plate III
Nikon D40
35mm, f/2.8, 1/400 sec, ISO 200
Pant Dance
I was walking around the Boston University student union way back in February 2011 and I loved how the woman in the photography was standing in the best lit part of The Link. She was originally standing in tableaux with an expression of longing on her face, but by the time I had the Bronica focussed and ready to shoot, she’d begun to perform the unmistakable Pant Dance.
Bronica ETRSi, 75mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec
Ilford FP4+125 pushed to 200, D-76 1+1, 15min
Epson 4490
Chihuly’s Colorful Crystal Coppice
“I’d seen a chandelier in a restaurant in Barcelona when I was traveling. The chandelier was hanging at eye level. It was really beautiful. When you sat down to eat you looked underneath it, and it acted as a centerpiece for the table. I loved this idea of hanging a chandelier at eye level. And it triggered something that said, I now can make a chandelier, because it doesn’t have to be functional.” -Dale Chihuly
Nikon D40
35mm, f/2, 1/20 sec, ISO 800
