This is a great capture. I too am impressed with your ability to find strange images lying about. Very nice shot.

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so much details in the paper it almost looks like it almost looks like some clothing material, maybe a dodgy printed t-shirt.

Guessing the other day was definitally a macro day giving the last couple of shots and also John's

Great macro shot here..love the detail!

The guy looks like Tony Hadleigh from Spandau Ballet...

ah i'm envious of this lens. great shot.

It's so detailed you can see the half-tone pattern on the print. I didn't realize the Incredible Hulk was back in the news.

Much better than yesterdays, imho.

Tony Hadley or Shaking Stephens? That should get a debate going other than what is art Very nice observation, these finds always ahve a bit of a sad feel to me. Once proudly worn or hung on a wall and now replaced by this weeks people we are told to like by the record and TV companies. You have great sand it allways has so much colour and texture.

I'm thinking Spandau Ballet too :-)

Good photo aswell though...another example of you making rubbish look interesting ;-)

It's Spandau Ballet, isn't it? Oh, that's already been suggested! Nice spot David.

Proving that old saying about pleasing all the people all the time once again, I prefered yesterday's shot (or at least the version before you changed it). I also prefered the torn photo of the child from about a week ago. This one looks to me like exactly what it is - a bit of crumpled paper on the beach.

I find the top left distracting and the colour palette not to my taste. But it is taste we are talking about. I bet I'm in the minority.

"This one looks to me like exactly what it is - a bit of crumpled paper on the beach."

It's funny what's gets people's attention. Well, it's not, but there's quite often a mismatch between how I think a shot will be received and how people respond. For example, I didn't want to change the overall look of this shot (colour balance, contrast, etc) too greatly because I think its worth is in the detail: the way the woman's face on the left has crumpled, the way the guy's face in the centre has bleached in the sun yet his chin and neck retain the original colour, the way the same has happened to the guy on the right, in addition to his face being torn in half. And all the other little details - the torn edges, the overlaid sand, and so on.

And yes, I think it's Tony Hadley ;-)

I like the caption for this picture. It's very fitting. I'm not sure about the composition. I thought that it was on a pole at first. Maybe if it was at an angle? Or vertical? Or a bit farther away?
But I still think that it's a good shot. Great concept, which the lighting adds to.

Love the processing on this one but the blob in the top left distracts me slight. But only slightly.

Could I be cheeky and have a little plug? I'm celebrating the 100th image posted on my photoblog today. If you'd like to see it, go to:
http://www.jameyhoward.com/photoblog/index.php?id=100.

Thank you.

You are very tolerant of those plugs Dave, I don't know if I'd be. It seems every man and his dog seems to want to ride on the back of your success. I actually find it rude that people plug themselves so blatantly. People, you can link your website to your name, and you should be content with that. Let your comments make others interested in you, don't hog Dave's space.

Anyway, after yesterday's effort, which was OK, but then went south IMO, I like this one a lot, although I too find the top left corner a bit distracting. Now I've got that song stuck in my head...

Gold
Always believe in your soul
You’ve got the power to know
You’re indestructable
Always believe in...

Geoff: nah, it's ok. I remember my 100th entry – it was very exciting. And I don't remember if I plugged it elsewhere or not, but I'm sure that I wanted to ;-)

And I sincerely wish you hadn't mentioned that song - I'm humming inanely as we speak ;-)

Definitely Tony Hadley....don't know who the children beside him are though. Those little dudes that sang "Pass the Dutchie"? Who knows?...But great social commentary on the gritty and mercurial nature of fame. Today's...detritus

Dave in 'plugging own 100th entry' shocker ;)

Sorry if I offended anyone. I've clicked on a few people's plugs in my time and I'm glad I did because several of them are now in my favourites list. But despite reading some well thought-out comments here, I rarely visit the commenter's site because there are simply too many people commenting. Plugs are a bit cheesy but I was excited (and I guess over-zealous) that I'd hit my first century.

But back to djn1's 100th... B&W... Square crop... Head and shoulder shot of a person. God. You probably think I'm copying you number-for-number now. I promise I'm not.

Although that would be an interesting project in itself - to copy the subject matter from someone else's blog, shot-for-shot. Would take some dedication, that's for sure.

Jamey: just don't put up a shot of a car headlight tomorrow and I'll let you off ;-)

Great shot - love the detail and colors in the grains of sand. Interesting parallel to the grain and texture in the images.

yourwelcome

Reading the comments and your responses; djn you are indeed a generous fellow. That, and of cause the quality of your images, is what keeps so many of us coming back each day.

Nice comback from yesterday. Personally I like the sand colors in this one.

Amazing as always. I just wanted to drop a note to say how much I enjoy your photos. Keep up the great work. I'm looking forward to seeing more great photos this year (2006).

WOW! Amazing, you make art of things that most would trample over without a second glance, Excellent.

It looks like it maybe a flyer for the ITV program 'Reborn in the USA'.
The girl on the left is Michella Gayle (Ex Eastenders) and the guy on the right Haydon Eshun (Ultimate Kaos).
As you say last weeks news (2004 to be exact).

Great shot ;)

I also think it might be Tony Hadley - who incidently is currently in Venezuela doing a trek for Action Medical Research with a colleague of mine.

http://www.lostworldtrek.co.uk/

It's an interesting shot anyway.

His smile looks painful. :-)

love this one Dave, the texture of the newspaper looks like canvas, it seems to have much greater visual weight than newsprint...I'm always a day behind viewing your blog b/c I keep getting a message that "hotlinking is not allowed" but I can go to "previuos image":)

Pic is from Reborn in the USA.

Michelle Gayle, Tony Hadley, Haydon