yo, i be watchin that channel all the time, son!

Killer. I might actually buy this print.

How random.
I like the silky water in the foreground and the light on the tv is perfect.

Wow, that makes a great commentary on the human addiction to the idiot box. Lovely colors. Out of curiousity, did you remove it from the beach afterwards, or leave it for other people to trip over?

perfect, congrats

It is quite random, and you seem to find the most interesting things to photograph at the beach! I don't know how you do it. That being said, its quite good. Its just very very odd.

I like it but is there more to this shot that I just don't get?

That's awesome Dave! That has to be one of my favourite photos of yours! (I have so many though >.<). The lighting, the colours, the reflection, the rust on the TV. It just all works together in such harmony. I love it!

I like your's better than John's. It would be more impressive if tv is clean.
Do you always make photos in RAW? What difference does it make?

What to say - the colours and the light are simply great. Congrats for a wise making use of the situation and many thanks to John, without whom there'd be no photo :).
PS: Nice vignette, though :)

old tv, old broom... hmmm

I visit every evening but rarely comment, but couldn't let this one go by.......Perfect.

I just cannot belief in what you find out in your way! Amazing! And the most amazing, right place, right time, right eyes and superb photo! Could write an essay about this pic.....say so much about everything and anything. Congratulations!

People is crazy... How can you leave a TV in a beach... We are destroying nature. Great pic though..

Very weird. Nice shot.

Great low angle and colour, really some beautiful treatment here Dave. Hope you had a good christmas!

Excellent shot. It's very surreal. I like the angle you've shot at as it provides a wonderfully slick surface to the sand and water.

That's why there were no footprints in John's photo.

Hope you two are friends again. ;-)

Great photos both.

Thanks again.

PS: please tell me you two didn't leave the tele there!!!

Along with the broom, great shot - I imagine this series of things found on the beach could be an entire book.

One of my faves of yours of late.

Cool! An Hitachi television lost in the sand. Do you think that there's an 42 inch LCD somewhere on that beach?

This is an amazing shot! The colors are absolutely fabulous and the sharpness and contrast is better than ever. I see that a fantastic photographer like you and a Canon 1Ds are a great combination.

The beach, it continues to be an amazing inspiration to you! Fantastically surreal nice one! I can tell you have never been a photojournalist: "I moved it into the sun", just like that, without a flicker of conscience, or a moments lost sleep. Well worth it for you, great image, Its just....... I simply couldn't have done it for weird personal reasons of scruples and a 'make it hard for yourself' belief structure that other people most certainly don't have to live by, just as well in this case!

Great, amazing what you could find at the beach.
Simple and it definitely makes a nice photo.

Truly unique and surreal!

I like it. It has a Holga-esque feeling to it but cleaner in focus. Very nice.

amazing shot! i wish i would come across strange random great looking scenes like this.

this is where they all belong! I especially love the crisp reflection and the junk all over the screen. great shot, have a great new year!

Awesome juxtaposition, color, surface clarity, and surface contrast. Love it.

lovely colors and composition! nice work once again!

Jesus dude, do you ever get tired of being brilliant?

Great shot! I really like how sharp and out of place the TV appears to be.

as someone who works in television, i get a pleasant sense of irony from this photo. i feel a need to hang a copy in my avid suite.

cool pic :)

i've been watching your fotoblog for quite a while now and i love your work.
i'm trying to become a better photographer myself, but it'll take some time.
and a question (i just love the design of your webpage) would it be very hard to make my fotoblog look something like yours?
thanks in advance!
and A Happy New Year!

I find myself longing to duplicate this shot more or less exactly, except with the TV actually functioning (which would take some doing, but as with most things, probably eventually possible). I don't see that as in any sense a "better" version of the shot or competing with it in some way (yours is perfect for me in its own right), just a picture my own mind spins up out of the one you've already made (which is how almost all art works anyway, on some level or other). The one with the TV working could actually be a film too... simply the sea lapping these little wavelets and moving in gently, eventually (I would suppose) drowning/shorting out the TV more likely than not. (But that doesn't mean the film would necessarily have to stop immediately at that point either.)

BTW, that a piece/work sends the mind(s) of its' beholder(s) scuttling off into previously unperceived corners and avenues is for me one of the criteria that I usually expect good (by which I mean durably valuable) art to meet.

I thought about what art is (since it is a topic which appears with some regularity here and in other similar venues) [FWIW, not that it matters, I have been an artist in several disciplines over several decades, and have thought/listened about the question a lot]... It seems to me that it is anything that some number of people can agree to as art. If there are seven thousand people who experience/perceive a thing (or activity) as "art", then for that seven thousand, it is. If there is only one person who thinks of/experiences a certain thing or activity as art, then for that one person, it is.

SUPER!!!

Great shot. I love the colors and the lighting. I agree with Peter. It would be very cool if there was something playing on the TV. I think the sand across the screen really adds a lot to the statement of the photo.

Fantastic shot and lighting - everything works together brilliantly.

A fantastic shot. The evening light really makes the TV glow and the texture of the water is perfect. I wonder if a wider angle would have produced a grander sense of space?

This is quite possibly the best photo yet. In the history of the world.

there's sunset on

Amazing shot! You don't come across this often; even if it is set up! A great angle and the reflection is perfect!

Awesome.

Brilliant. I have the shot put up by John as well. It looks good but I personally prefer this one.

Like always, it's a great shot :)

How was 1D, Dave?

Good use of color and horizon!

what a great capture!

I sometimes feels repetitive commenting on your photos David, seeing so many folks have usually already said what has moved me, but that's my thing... ;) This is a wonderful capture. I absolutely love the finishing (post-processing) you do with your images, including this one. My wish is that you'll one day write a book that I can buy or download!

wow - it’s a great shot.

Hi,

Dave - your site has inspired me!! I want to take pictures, as a

complete beginner what camera would you recommend, I'm not rich

but can afford a reasonable amount!!

Thanks for the great shots!!

This shot had my heart racing... I can't even comment on it. This will have to be hanging on my wall. Thank you for your art. You just made me jealous, and made my day too.

Great shot Djn - are you sure that this is the one you took ;-)

Long time observer, first time commenting:

Very good. As a photo-hobbyist who makes a living working in the entertainment industry in LA, the photo speaks nicely to me. I will probably by a copy, and hang it in the lobby. Somehow it makes me think of Newton Minow, and his reference to the vast wasteland that television can be.

gorgeous. the light is fantastic

A gorgeous, wonderful, thought-provoking shot. Technically excellent on many levels; it could stand as a great photograph without any additional exploration.

However, there is so much room for exploration! I think the title is perfect. Whether you see the scene as the world outside the tunnel-vision of TV watching, or a that TV content is a barren, infirm world, it stretches the mind.

Don't turn that TV on -- it's Pandora's Box!

Thanks everyone.

As for the various questions about what we did with the TV: I'm afraid we left it there. Had I been out for a walk (without my camera), I would probably have removed it, but, given it's status as a photographic object, we abandoned it as we found it.

And I would reply to the rest of your comments but I'm two thirds of the way through laying a laminate floor, and it's already half past eight in the evening :-/

NOt a very common place to abandone a tv right. You did an excellent shot with this one, as always ! CONGRATULATIONS ! :)

This makes me angry. Not the photograph, that's great as usual. A perfect metaphor for the way we treat, and view, the world.

So, would you be intersted in upgrading to the 1Ds? I've had my 350D for 3 1/5 months and I'm already leaning on finding a 1DMII - mostly for the speed of the thing.

Terrific shot though. On many levels; not the least of which - metaphoric.

I think this is my favorite of the two telly shots. The warm light really does it for me.

Light, composition and saturation are perfect. | think | Prefer it to the B & W one.

perfect angle to take that shot. same goes for colors and light. one of my absolute favorites this autumn/winter @ chromasia.

Simply stunning :-)

che, aca hablan todos in english ?'?? esto es una falta de respeto
en cuanto a la obra, me parece que esta muy buena

ooh i love this better than the black and white version!

Great reflection and colors!

Get your money for nothing and your chicks for free.

I want my----I want my-----I want my MTV!

That's the first thing I thought when I saw this picture.

Perfect composition, gorgeous tonality and colours.

Impressive capture. Once again, nothin' on the tube. :)

Congrats on the Noteworthy @ photofriday. But hey its old hat now right.

I loved this shot, djn1. Voted for it and was glad to see it got a noteworthy. Not just an interesting subject, but flawlessly executed, as usual. Excellent work.

ive seen some good pics in my life so far but this one...this one is simply stunning...

this is such a great shot (:
My sister found your site was unblocked, in compariosn to most of the sites, on school computers,
and i find time every day to take a glance at your amazing ability to photograph such insignificant things in such a beautiful way.
keep up the good work
:)

Great shot and absolutely nice idea!