Left Bank of the Clyde

Took a brief trip to Glasgow today to hand in my favourite DSLR camera for service, sensor cleaning and possibly* repair. I didn't have time to stravaig a bit so will have to plan another visit soon to wander round with a camera.

After handing my camera in I popped into the Princes Square Centre in Buchanan St. It's in the process of refurbishment so lots of scaffolding etc but one of the wall coverings next to a restaurant caught my eye and I thought I recognised it. After rummaging around books and photo magazines at home this evening I found it. Its part of a photograph taken in 1936 by W. Robert Moore of a cafe-goers enjoying a pleasant afternoon in Montparnasse - Left Bank centre of bohemian life in Paris. My photo of the scene in the Left Bank of the Princes Square Centre is deliberately done in b/w with some filter adjustment later and intended to be slightly odd with an older cafe scene planted alongside a modern escalator and a white wall which is part of the reconstruction work. I used my next favourite small fixed lens camera for this photo. The wall image is a bit grainy but I kind of like that ageing effect.


(* I say 'possibly' as until I've got an estimate I can't say whether or not it will be worth investing in the repair. I'm hoping its not going to be too expensive as although its a venerable DSLR at only 4 megapixles it has an outstanding CMOS processor and can manage 9 frames per second. Its still a superb camera even if it is a few years old. I priced one on the internet the other day and the seller was looking for a four figure sum so you can appreciate I'm a more than a bit nervous about losing what has become an old and trusty companion. I guess if it is too expensive to repair I'll settle for using it on manual focus (its the autofocus thats gone awry). That won't work so well if I need fast shooing but hey ho, there are other cameras and I might eventually treat myself to a new DSLR and keep the old camera for fully manual shooting which might be good fun anyway (I find I'm relying too much on the technology without really understanding it sufficiently so maybe some retro back to manual would be good for me).