A bus stop?

my favorite in recent days! Great mix contrast

I've read the blurb now and am happy it is a tram shelter. Nice use of differential focus. Maybe better with a some more recognisable feature, i.e. the Blackpool tower or the Pleasue Beach in the BG to supplement the window etching? Like the mono approach (as always).

All the best.

David, I've noticed this on some of your shots now and I'm puzzled. How did you get the reflection on the glass to stand out like that?

Interesting shot BTW

This shot is great. The texture added by the window/surface really makes the shot. I'm glad that the scene in the background is not very recognisable, it leaves much to the imagination.

Why did you opt to ditch the nifty fifty for an upgrade?

Yep, I like it!

nice texture and DOF used here...

this work is "more than words" hihi..
really good and your style.. thanks ..

Really grainy, love the blurred street.

Wonderful!

Shots of graffiti can be interesting, etc., but they are of a graphic that doesn't transcend to reality. (As badly said as that is, it's the best I can do.)

This shot takes a graphic and adds reality to make it greater. It's analogous to how fiction can be real in your mind.

beautifully abstract.

Yes, it would have been nice if we could have seen the tower through the glass (perspex - what do they make these things of these days?) but it's a cracking shot anyway.

Darrell and nogger: I did wonder if I should wait for someone to walk into the shot (other than the very blurry characters on the right), but in the end I decided I'd go for a more minimal approach.

Jide: in this case this isn't a reflection, it's a sheet of glass with the logo at the bottom.

Naz: the 1.4 is optically better (well, a bit better) and I wanted the USM and wider aperture.

very interesting, it makes me watch the background which is full of details

The framing and angle of the scene behind the glass (combined with the grainy-ness) reminds me of 19th century photograph of a street scene. That coupled with the sharp logo on the glass is wonderful. Gorgeous shot!

The faint image in the background is brilliant. Love the effect.

Great idea behind the shot!

Since your work is often a mentioned factor here - it is sort of a blog - and through the various occasional mentions of family, trips, kitchen repairs/expansions, etc., we do eventually get to have some vague idea of your life outside of photography, I also *do* find myself being curious about what kind (general is good enough) of work you do, especially that might take you off on the whirlwind to China like that). If asking is too personal for this forum and/or your own sensibilities, please excuse me and "decline to answer" would certainly be cheerfully understood.

An unusual shot that took me a while to figure out. I like it.

peter: I've mentioned my job before, but don't discuss it much as it's not particularly relevant to photography. Anyway, to answer your question, I'm a lecturer in Psychology at The University of Bolton.

I like this. the enigmatic, surreal quality lends itself to the location. I grew up in Preston and this sort of gritty, hard view of Blackpool fits well with many memories!
Thanks.

Very nice shot. The frosting of the glass and the blurred landscape behind it lets you create your own environment. To me it looks like something from the time of Sherlock Holmes.

Really Really lovely shot. Very refeshing after yesterdays disappointment!

Great work djn!

Wow! How i luv this one! I dig the blurred city behind the glass, like life suspended in time,hiden behind a misterious mist!
Great shot!

i'm in love with this picture!! I love the composition, the fuzzy background. This is one of my favorites!!

Thank you very much for filling in the [curiosity] blank regarding your profession! FWIW, I happen to think that looking at the world through an interested and well informed "lens" on psychology can't help but make one a better photographer, even if it, as you say, doesn't have a whole lot to do with the technical side of photography.

And thank you, as always, for showing all these images.

Great shot Dave - I might have to put my version up (if it's good enough) we will have to see.

In any case I like the composition very much and also the dirt and grime which is one side of Blackpool you don't often show.

Well done.

Thanks everyone.

I believe this is a painting..right?

Funny how the thumbnail on this comment window gives you a better idea of what is behind this (plexi)glass. More definition in a smaller size.

Nice..

This one is one of my favourites. I could not tell what made the blur effect, and the crispiness of the decoration of the shelter is very good. I also like the passers by in the composition.

This one is one of my favourites. I could not tell what made the blur effect, and the crispiness of the decoration of the shelter is very good. I also like the passers by in the composition.