Our group decided that the terrace houses of Glebe would make a good sub theme for our Urban scene theme. We expected this would provide some great shots as well as a glimpse of the interesting contrast of both life in the days of early European migrant culture engraved in Australia with the modern urban scene that has developed around the area today.
It was very interesting to see the significant difference in style, shape and colour of the terrace houses on our walk through the heart of Glebe. But what we found more interesting was the way some of the houses in their own way defined the people living in them. As an example in one of the photos in the photo essay, a bicycle is visible on a verandah of one of the terrace houses. It appears to be in good condition without rust or spiderwebs so we can assume that someone in this house rides a bicycle frequently. Other houses displayed various arrays of pot plants, wind chimes, fairy lights all in an attempt at some individuality in the seemingly perpetual lanes of terraces.
In retrospect, we had a great time taking the shots and putting the movie together and we managed to get a fairly decent range of photos to choose from for the movie. We were quite satisfied with the end result and were inspired by the theme to learn more about 19th century culture in Australia.
References:
Murray, S 2008 'Digital Images, Photo-Sharing, and Our Shifting Notions of Everyday Aesthetics', Journal of Visual Culture, vol 7, no. 2.
Music: "Dewdrops" by MAC OS X Garageband
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