Although I can’t visit Kelvingrove at the moment (it’s either closed, or restricted due to the wonderful coronavirus – apparently Donald J Trump was somehow wrong, and it’s NOT ‘Just flu’), it seems I have quite a lot of pics collected/accumulated from the period I was offline. While quite a lot of them aren’t really much use since they relate to past organ recitals, that still leaves a few which can keep the theme alive.
I came across a pair which didn’t seem to have an immediate reason for being, with no obvious subject or anomaly in view, then I realised the subject was a slightly unusual view of the building itself.
I’ve edited the original wider views to make the purpose of the image a little more obvious.
You might try working out what aspect caught my eye on the day – before reading why.
Kelvingrove Interior Pair
Closer in to the subject(s).
Kelvingrove Interior Pair 2
It must have been a particularly overcast day, as the interior was unusually dull and gloomy. This meant the camera pushed the ISO high, so the cropped images, even though not particularly small parts of the original, didn’t have much detail. Normally, I’d have dived in far enough to show the two galleries as well, but that would have needed dSLR imagery.
The large semi-transparent rectangular areas aren’t faults or aberrations in the pics, but are translucent areas in glass dividers within the arches, and serve as screens to show images projected onto them.
While the views are nothing special, the chances of getting both can be a rarity since Kelvingrove started promoting itself as a performance venue.
The subject of this pair of pics – which is the extended view into the distance, along the east and west galleries – has become one which is not always on offer.
The space beneath the arches is often used for storage, holding things such as stacks of chairs and dismantled stages, meaning the direct view along these galleries is blocked. The museum also has some temporary dividers/barriers (decorated with large version of selected works from the gallery) which are stored under the arches when not in use and, while they may not be very high, are still tall enough to hide the view.
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