Bradbury Building I

I was invited by a friend to shoot the Bradbury Building last

weekend. This architectural gem of warm sandstone and cast-iron

filigree was a visual splendour, bathed in soft light from the glass

ceiling. Built in 1893 in downtown Los Angeles by mining tycoon Louis

Bradbury, it has been featured in quite a number of films like Blade

Runner, D.O.A,, Double Indemnity etc. In Blade Runner, there was a

very moody shot of the interior as a young Darryl Hannah enters the

building while the blimp could be seen through the atrium glass

ceiling overhead. When I got to the 4th floor, I remembered the

hallway and the unique design of the cast iron work. Anyway, I was

too overwhelmed to have done the place justice and will have to go

back to shoot again, with more care, another day. This was my first

serious attempt at architectural photography with LF and I think I

did badly.

Shot in Large Format with Schneider 80mm SS lens. F/22 @ 1 second.