Day 137: ...to 'Moby Dick', via a boardwalk
I had a plan today to head into town to see a play, 'A Tribute of Sorts'. Perhaps I was out of sorts, I didn't quite get the humour others in the audience did. I left home a bit early, big camera in hand, switched to 'M' with a clear intention to wander around from the bus stop to the theatre in South Brisbane. A bit of a retracing of steps but also a desire to take some pics of the industrial area. I've been interested in that most urban of urban landscapes since I first picked up a camera. It is a theme I like to focus on (pun unintended).
For some reason, I always feel a little more self-conscious walking around my city, camera attached, than I do in a place I might be visiting. I have no reason to be like that really...I'll just have to get out more.
After the play, I had an opportunity to sit at SLQ and properly contemplate the potential enormity of the task if I pursue yesterday's archival work...should I or shouldn't I? It is academically (and therefore career-wise) precarious because there are no grants forthcoming, and without grants, one's value diminishes...and yet...
The other reason I sat at the State Library was to fill in time before the evening's piece de resistance...Moby Dick (1956), the John Huston-directed film, featuring Orson Welles and Gregory Peck, amongst others. The Gallery is running a series of Welles-related films, I've even managed 'a tribute of sorts' below in the pics. I'm working on the whaling issue between Japan and Australia and consider Moby Dick to be a central part of popular culture from whence our views emerged. The Gallery had two versions showing tonight: a digital remastered version, or a restored 16mm version...I went completely old school...so glad I did.
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| Orson...awesome (Gallery of Modern Art) |
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| Starting, on the boardwalk.... |
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| Mangroves, always fascinating... |
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| Underside of the bridge |
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| Could be anywhere, any era... |
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| Was once a busy factory... |
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| Back in the day |
Digital v film: I'm going to have to get the old school camera out again soon, just because.
[Camera : Canon EOS60D, 18-55mm, 1.06-1.36pm; various settings]
