25 July 2022, Monday
The weather wasn’t very good today to take photos, so most of the shots were taken indoors. I was disappointed by the outcome of the shots though. I think the spacing between were not measured accordingly so the reflection wasn’t captured as I had hoped in the shots. I am thinking to alter the device a little before going back tomorrow to the site. I hope the weather will be okay as well for me to take better shots.
26 July 2022, Tuesday
Whilst coming back to take the shots again, I realised that what I thought that the weather was the key variable for not getting as many good shots of the site yesterday is not exactly the case. The weather was okay, well at least at the time I was out on site. But I still was not getting the output I had envisioned. Impulsively I decided to break and rearrange my device, in a way I thought would possibly possibly give the output I hope for.
After some not very successful attempts I decided it would be easier and possibly better idea to take the photos with only the mirror aspect I my device and have the lenses scanned and laid accordingly over the image instead.
These are the images I took with just the mirroring aspect to possibly overlay/project the lens over. I was thinking to alter my device even more to take more photos of the site as I wish to convey.
I went back to the site at night as well to see how the space has changed in the difference of time. Obviously the lighting in the space is more prominent as in the day due to the contrasting to the darkness. More people are seen in the space to go to the clubs/restaurants. However, I noticed the difference of the lane in comparison between day and night. In the day the lane tends to be more for vehicles as a passageway, but at night it acts more as a social space with little to no vehicles as it could be closed for people to move more freely around waiting to get into the restaurants, clubs, etc.
Transition as light enters the space
Projected
more photographs in imperial lane…
Another approach to documenting the site I had created ‘drumsticks’ of sort and decided to got about the space recording an audio aspect of what kind of sounds were found in the site as it is an aspect want to explore as well.
Feel like the best location for me to utilised would be more so Imperial Lane or Queen’s Arcade as sound is amplified in a closed space so I was researching imperial lane, finding out that it once used to be a two picture cinema in that space.
However, was gutted and abolished by a fire. Which later were upgraded to a more social space, welcoming, retail stores, restaurants, bars, and even a cafe in the Imperial space, entering from Fort Lane. I read that (Imperial Lane) “From early morning till late at night, The Imperial is open to guests, offering a new hotspot for the city’s social life and saving one of Auckland’s most important heritage buildings from oblivion.” However, as of late as I walk through Fort Lane, Imperial Lane doesn’t seem to be open anymore. The cafe is not running and offical sites doesn’t work and even when searched up shows its “temporarily closed”.
reference: https://www.floornature.com/blog/cinema-reloaded-the-imperial-buildings-auckland-8723/
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