Coronavirus photo thread

Archiver said:
So I got up at 5.30 this morning in an attempt to shoot the City when everything was quiet. Sunrise was at 7.30, but I wanted to be in early to capture blue hour. By the time I was in the City, it was 6.30, but there was not a parking space in sight. Every bay was filled with some kind of white work vehicle, probably since there is no charge to park between 7.30pm and 7.30am the next morning, and then you get another one or two hours depending on where you parked. And not only were cars parked everywhere, but there was a steady stream of cars driving through. This was not the bleak and empty scenario I had envisioned.

After driving for a hour (!) I drove up to park at Docklands. It's usually quiet up that way, anyway. When I arrived at the boardwalk by the water, with all the boats moored in the dock, I was surprised at how many people were out walking. And at least half of them coughed or sneezed as they went past. As per social distancing, I kept a wide berth from everyone, made extra wide by their sputterings.

I managed to shoot some vaguely useful images and footage, then just packed it in and went home. I don't know, but this whole situation has me feeling unsafe. You never know if the person with a cough just has a tickly throat, or if they harbour a mutated death bringer. At the least, the fever, coughing diarrhea and fatigue would be really inconvenient. Not to mention the possibility of infecting others. So I think that's it for my attempts to shoot the City for now. I'll have to be content with macros of flowers, butterflies and bees in the back yard.
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You're doing the right thing. At a time like this you have to assume than anyone and everyone is infected, and act accordingly. A 13 year old boy with no underlying health conditions died of the virus here in the UK yesterday.


Unless you absolutely have to go out to work, everyone should be staying at home, and only venturing out for food and medical reasons.
 
FujiLove said:
You're doing the right thing. At a time like this you have to assume than anyone and everyone is infected, and act accordingly. A 13 year old boy with no underlying health conditions died of the virus here in the UK yesterday.


Unless you absolutely have to go out to work, everyone should be staying at home, and only venturing out for food and medical reasons.
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+1. It is serious, take it seriously.
 
I started a new project a few days ago. The idea is to present this feeling of a strange time, when it seems to be suspended in a bubble waiting for something we are not sure what it is.

Inspired by a photo of Ugo Mulas you can see on the cover of his book on the bottom left coner of this photo

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where he shot the same scene 36 times and printed it as a contact sheet I decided to photograph the building I see from the kitchen everyday in the afternoon at the same time (more or less). I'll end with many frames very similar but all slightly different because the light can change, the laundry hanging to dry will change, perhaps anybody will be at the window or on the balcony, etc.

This should be printed as a contact or anyway as a grid of small frames. Anyway I have a long time to think about how to display it! This is the idea...we'll see if it works!

I use the M7 with the summaron 28/5.6 which I like so much and a Lomo film I bought months ago for a project I didn't manage to make.

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robert blu said:
I started a new project a few days ago. The idea is to present this feeling of a strange time, when it seems to be suspended in a bubble waiting for something we are not sure what it is.

Inspired by a photo of Ugo Mulas you can see on the cover of his book on the bottom left coner of this photo

where he shot the same scene 36 times and printed it as a contact sheet I decided to photograph the building I see from the kitchen everyday in the afternoon at the same time (more or less). I'll end with many frames very similar but all slightly different because the light can change, the laundry hanging to dry will change, perhaps anybody will be at the window or on the balcony, etc.

This should be printed as a contact or anyway as a grid of small frames. Anyway I have a long time to think about how to display it! This is the idea...we'll see if it works!

I use the M7 with the summaron 28/5.6 which I like so much and a Lomo film I bought months ago for a project I didn't manage to make.
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Great idea Robert. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
 
I spent the last couple of weeks finally finishing the 1971 Plymouth Duster340 my daughter gave me several months ago. (I once owned a brand new 1972 Duster340 that I kept for 15 years.) I spent a couple of months studying the instructions, reviewing some building tips, and getting paints, etc. The completed model (just finished the final touches this morning) now sits on my desk. I can't seemed to get the image to post but you can see it at http://meandmyx100s.blogspot.com/20…/…/baby-blu-is-back.html
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Cruise ship Zaandam has been in the news recently facing difficulty getting permission to transit the Panama Canal due to having a load of people sick with the virus and four dead. This is one of her shuttles, seen off Kailua-Kona in Hawaii a few years ago.

Looks like the outrigger crew is maintaining social distancing... :)
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Pentax K100, 2.0/24mm SMCP
 
rock pool closed due to COVID-19 at Dee Why beach, Sydney, March 2020. We are allowed out once a day to exercise (and it's permitted to buy a takeaway coffee) as long as social distancing is observed - I took my daughter to Dee Why beach for a short walk (my daughter in her wheelchair) and coffee.
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A pragmatic approach is to look for something to do around the house what has to be done.
Or to photograph something that happens around the house instead of doing some useful ; )

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Ultron 40/2; FE; APX100; FX-39; V700
 
Bob Michaels said:
I found this article on CNN.com to have several interesting perspectives and related photos about documenting these times.

https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/photographers-human-connection-coronavirus/index.html
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I love it. The article opens with a picture of people wearing face masks and hugging, trying to avoid close facial contact while embracing. So much for social distancing, haha.

Another image is a weirdly voyeuristic shot through a window of a young girl practicing ballet, and it required an explanation as to why it's not creepy. Yes, the window provides framing, but really? I guess it's a style not unlike the 'Tender Are The Nighthawks' Leica project.
 
Out for yesterday's exercise walk. Few others anywhere.


Click photo for the full gallery of eleven photos on Flickr.com​

enjoy! G
 
One week as essential service worker.

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Nikon EM, Tokina 24 2.8, some Kodak film I received as gift.
 
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