The museum is an interesting place. Whenever I visit any type of museum and make myself surrounded by all those beautiful art works, it gives me a good deal of satisfaction of being an artist who I am actually not. Similar satisfaction that you can get while putting items into your wish list while browsing eBay as if you are going to buy all of them. I confess that I do have many cameras in my eBay shopping cart, just haven't checked out yet :)
Art Gallery NSW was the place where my first ever photography course teacher brought the group for outdoor shooting and she was really emphasising how to create a good composition by changing the perspective. So I was fiddling with my camera, changing angles, close/far from subject, sitting down, climbing up and so on, that was in 2009. I don't think my photography got any better since but at least I have trained my eyes to recognise how boring and pointless those photos I took.
Anyway finally I went back and there was something about Archibald Award (whoever that is...) going on so the gallery was incredibly crowded.
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| "Tourists" |
These were all Chinese people watching Chinese china from various dynasties. You know they have had many dynasties :)
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| "Sleep" |
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| "Wedding" |
These ladies were so into this painting and I was thinking they might understand why the bride looks so sad at her wedding.
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| "Capture" |
Many photographers I encountered at the museum all busy at looking for the right picture.
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| "Mirror Mirror" |
Funny things do happen with optics.
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| "Porcelain Reflection" |
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| "Japanese Room" |
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| "Pink Hat" |
I just didn't want to have the last picture in B&W as her hat was way to gorgeous. I loved how she dressed up as well.
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