Jordesign

Last Friday we had a re-arrangement of desks and rooms at work. I’ve shifted downstairs to a room with the other two designers. Its going to hopefully allow us to be a little more collaborative in the way we work, but we will see how we go.

What has been a bigger change, however, is just sitting in a different spot, facing a different way. There is a lot more going on in my peripheral vision, with two other people in the office as well as an external and internal window. I guess I have to get used to ignoring movement out of the corner of my eye. But overall it is seeming like a nice change.

Well its only the first round, and already the press are calling for the head of Nathan Brown. The Dragons were all too familiar in their loss to the Tigers. Sloppy hands with the ball, silly penalties, and even the old St George classic, failing to reach touch from a penalty. The Tigers weren’t particularly impressive, but they vastly outplayed a lacklustre Dragons outift.

It’s no secret that Brown’s contract ends this year, and he is in need of a vast improvement in the teams performance. In his defense, even Gasnier said that they team played contrary to Brown’s instructions, and for some reason (none of them knew why) ignored his game plan. The Dragons need to toughen up, get the basics right, and learn how to play a full game of football, or else it could be a panfully long season. 

As I’ve taken more and more photos, and read more on the subject, it has become very clear how important a role the available light plays in the quality of a photo. But this was put into very practical perspective for me this morning.

Chan had to be in at work at 7am this morning, so i joined her and walked through to the bus terminal with my camera. The sun was just starting to rise as we left the house, so i was left with some gorgeous dawnlight reflecting off the buildings and lighting the alleys as i wandered around. It seems to start of with a lovely blue tint to the darkness gradually getting brighter, and then changes totally as the sunlight first hits.

The direct sunlight lends this tremendous warmth, compounded by the existing blue of the morning. But it also has a certain softness that you don’t get as the sunlight becomes more direct throughout the day.

My opportunities to take photos usually come in the middle of the day, when the light is directly above and causes harsh shadows.  But this morning makes me realise it will sometimes be worth getting up early to take advantage of the morning light.