Number 48

WHAT

A close up shot of a house number screwed onto a brick wall at Redcliffe, Queensland.

WHY

This little ceramic number caught my eye for a number of reasons:

it was the only other colour on the orange brick wall and the bright blue made a nice contrast with the brick. The texture in the cracking/peeling paint also intrigued me.

I have read a number of photographer Ken Rockwells blog posts and he often talks about seeking out splashes of colour to photograph. I think his words had crept into my mind as I was walking past number 48 and saw this plaque. For some reason I just like it!

HOW

I think I may have actually used the macro setting on my camera to capture this one. I literally stood in front of it and pointed the camera at number 48, filling the entire frame with the plaque.

POST PRODUCTION

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