Andreas Manessinger
URBAN DREAMS I
URBAN DREAMS I Andreas Manessinger
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URBAN DREAMS I Andreas Manessinger
A Photo Book
This is an odd book. It would not have been made if I had not made another book. Let me explain: Like last year, I am attending SoFoBoMo, Paul Butzi’s “Solo Photo Book Month” project, where the aim is, to produce a photo book in a month. This year I have chosen the title “Urban Dreams II”, because I wanted to share dreams or dream-like aspects from my daily life in Vienna, Austria. It carries the numeral “II”, because “Urban Dreams” was the title of last year’s exhibition, where I presented works from 18 months, that also revolved around the same core idea. In the process of creating my SoFoBoMo book, I have come up with an Adobe InDesign template, that contains all the base structure of a photo book. It is a very conservative structure, never more than one image on a spread. The image may be either on the left or on the right page, the facing page carries a title and some technical data. There are no fancy fonts, no layout tricks, no nothing. Still, it seems to work quite well. Using this layout template, I can produce a book in only a few hours. How few, this to find out, was one of the reasons for creating this book. The other is, that you can’t possibly publish “Urban Dreams II” without having published “Urban Dreams I”, can you? This book contains most, but not all images from the exhibition, plus some more that I had not considered then. This is not an authoritative “best of ” collection, it can’t be, because tastes change. Every selection from a substantial body of work is only a snapshot, another person would probably choose completely different, and the same is true for the same person at another time. This is my choice at this time. All images were shot with Nikon D200 and Nikon D300 cameras, using various Nikon and Sigma lenses. Most of the images appeared on my blog between August 2006 and March 2008, roughly the time covered in my exhibition. This leaves room for another book, “Urban Dreams III”, to cover the time up to present. Andreas Manessinger Monday, June 1, 2009
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24 - Concentration November 11, 2006 – Sigma 10-20 @ 10mm, f16, 1/45s
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Concentration? August 28, 2006 – Sigma 30/1.4, f1.4, 1/500s
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109 - Living in a Digital World January 30, 2007 – Nikon 18-200 @ 200mm, f6.7, 1/10s
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112 - Discomfort February 1, 2007 – Nikon 50/1.8, f1.8, 1/640s
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440 - Round The Bend December 12, 2007 – Sigma 70/2.8, f2.8, 1/80s
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458 - The Long And Winding Road January 14, 2008 – Lensbaby, f2, 1/8s
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129 - A Train To Cry February 19, 2007 – Nikon 50/1.8, f1.8, 1/30s
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110 - Yearning January 31, 2007 – Nikon 50/1.8, f1.8, 1/30s
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368 - Downtown Train October 16, 2007 – Nikon 18-200 @ 200mm, f5.6, 1/60s
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115 - Is Hell Finite? February 5, 2007 – Nikon 50/1.8, f1.8, 1/60s
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243 - Evening Shadows June 13, 2007 – Sigma 30/1.4, f9.5, 1/100s
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103 - Le sacre d’hiver January 24, 2007 – Lensbaby, f2.0, 1/750s
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Sitting, Fast August 10, 2006 – Nikon 18-200 zoomed, f25, 1/10s
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209 - Liquid Days May 10, 2007 – Lensbaby, f2.0, 1/4000s
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Shop November 21, 2006 – Lensbaby, f2.0, 1/15s
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139 - Steps Ahead March 1, 2007 – Sigma 10-20 @ 10mm, f8, 1/30s
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153 - Passage March 15, 2007 – Sigma 150/2.8, f2.8, 1/350s
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446 - Hide Away January 2, 2008 – Sigma 70/2.8, f4.0, 1/125s
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242 - We All Need Someone We Can Lean On June 12, 2007 – Nikon 50/1.8, f1.8, 1/400s
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108 - Rainy Night in Vienna January 29, 2007 – Nikon 18-200 @ 200mm, f6.7, 1/15s
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104 - Shivering Under a Bridge January 25, 2007 – Nikon 18-200 @ 112mm, f11, 80s
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236 - The Line Between Love and Hate June 6, 2007 – Sigma 150/2.8, f2.8, 1/125s
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447 - Love 2 The 9’s January 3, 2008 – Sigma 70/2.8, f4.5, 1/100s
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451 - Tell Me When My Light Turns Green January 7, 2008 – Sigma 30/1.4, f1.4, 1/50s
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271 - Night Lights July 11, 2007 – Sigma 20/1.8, f1.8, 1/15s
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Urban Dreams December 19, 2007 – Sigma 70/2.8, f2.8, 1/30s
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452 - The Other Side of This Life January 8, 2008 – Sigma 70/2.8, f8, 1/100s
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457 - The Voodoo Shack January 14, 2008 – Lensbaby, f2.0, 1/30s
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221 - Sweet Confusion Under the Moonlight May 22, 2007 – Sigma 30/1.4, f1.4, 1/13s
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325 - The Closed Door September 3, 2007 – Sigma 30/1.4, f1.4, 1/30s
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326 - I See A Red Door September 4, 2007 – Sigma 30/1.4, f1.4, 1/30s
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And Now A Green One September 6, 2007 – Sigma 30/1.4, f1.4, 1/30s
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391 - A Dark Way Leads To My House November 8, 2007 – Sigma 10-20 @ 10mm, f5.6, 3.6s
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376 - At First They Didn’t Even Notice October 24, 2007 – Nikon 18-200 @ 40mm, f6.7, 1/6s
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305 - The Scene Of The Crime August 14, 2007 – Sigma 10-20 @ 10mm, f8, 1/15s
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297 - You Know I Couldn’t Last August 6, 2007 – Sigma 20/1.8, f8, 1/20s
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392 - Door Peep Shall Not Enter November 9, 2007 – Sigma 10-20 @ 13mm, f8, 1/8s
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333 - This Place Won’t Burn! September 11, 2007 – Nikon 50/1.8, f2.8, 1/60s
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356 - My Beautiful Laundrette October 4, 2007 – Nikon 50/1.8, f9.5, 1/30s
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229 - Feelin’ That Glow May 30, 2007 – Nikon 50/1.2, f1.2, 1/60s
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411 - The Beat Of The Night November 29, 2007 – Nikon 50/1.8, f9.5, 1/4s
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298 - The Secret Life Of Plants August 7, 2007 – Sigma 20/1.8, f1.8, 1/60s
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320 - Night Lights II August 29, 2007 – Nikon 50/1.8, f4.0, 1/30s
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258 - Headed In The Right Direction June 28, 2007 – Sigma 10-20 @ 11.5mm, f11, 1/50s
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117 - Handful of Color February 7, 2007 – Nikon 50/1.8, f1.8, 1/60s
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