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Of the last four shots I've put up that include this rectangle on the wall, this is my favourite. As I was about to take it, laying in much the same postion as John in this shot (though a little further away from the wall), a man walked towards me then paused – giving me time to take the shot. As I didn't want to rush I asked him to walk past and took a shot as he did. I didn't really expect that it would be anything worth posting, as I didn't have any time to recompose, but in this instance I think it worked well, not least because the relative scale of the various elements seems mildly surreal.

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comment by Chris Bamber at 06:22 PM (GMT) on 27 June, 2006

Yay! First here!
Of the 4, I prefer this one as it gives a great sense of scale. Had I not seen the first shot of John, then i'd have thought that the wall was fairly big. Still liking the Photoshop work, and along with the others, would be interested in a tutorial/sample to have a try!

comment by bravelee at 06:24 PM (GMT) on 27 June, 2006

wow, i'm first:)
acturally a little disappointed after the last two and the way you described the third in advance, I like the second best

comment by djn1 at 06:30 PM (GMT) on 27 June, 2006

bravelee: yesterday's is more dramatic, but there's just something about this one that I really like.

comment by Robert at 06:31 PM (GMT) on 27 June, 2006

The scale illusion doesn't work for me; it looks like a curb. If viewed in sequence w/ yesterday's shot it has more of the effect of breaking yesterday's illusion of a massive wall.

Still, I like the image on it's own with parallel positioning of the man and dog's legs.

comment by char at 06:42 PM (GMT) on 27 June, 2006

I like the dog... =)

comment by Jake at 07:01 PM (GMT) on 27 June, 2006

I think this shot has a great sense of motion, urgency and evasiveness...

comment by croz at 07:12 PM (GMT) on 27 June, 2006

Has a subtle humour... Dog following master and I like the tail up in the air.. gives it a positve feel

comment by Sharla at 07:37 PM (GMT) on 27 June, 2006

Oh, man, are you ever lucky! Nice processing. They repeat of the leg positions for both subjects is perfect and the elements all stack perfectly. You are just so lucky it amazes me. Okay, I see the skill and the sense of timing, familiarity with the medium, etc., but you're still lucky. I do wish that we could have a bit more of the dog because he is what catches the eye and looking at his butt is not my favorite angle, but it wouldn't help the shot so it is what it is.

comment by Trish at 07:50 PM (GMT) on 27 June, 2006

What I like about this "series", is the completely different perspectives of the same object that it gives. In the first of the 3, the wall seems to be a barrier, while it's not huge, it's definitely there to block something. In the 2nd shot, it's a massive structure, imposing and seemingly endless. And in this one, it's a piddly little nothing... something most people don't even notice in their daily lives. I wonder how many people who pass this frequently have never even noticed the yellow rectangle (and I wonder if it is supposed to mean something?).
Anyway, great shots. Even if one doesn't happen to be my cuppa, I enjoy your site each day. Thank you!

comment by Karl Baumann at 08:02 PM (GMT) on 27 June, 2006

I like this trilogy, yesterdays shot is the best one (for me :-) ) on this one it´s a pitty that the dogs head is behind the leg of the man.

comment by micki at 08:06 PM (GMT) on 27 June, 2006

It turned out great, must have been a pleasant surprise.

comment by rj at 08:34 PM (GMT) on 27 June, 2006

Nice one. What are those mythical creatures half horse, half man? You know, the one's in the The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. Anyway, was instantly reminded of them when this loaded... that aside - great shot!

comment by becali g. at 08:36 PM (GMT) on 27 June, 2006

ex-static. if yesterday's shot was flipped, then they must be coming from far far away. what's ahead?

comment by nuno f at 08:49 PM (GMT) on 27 June, 2006

It works very well. The rectangle is still tere and I continue to feel that it's the main subject. maybe that's because of the other photos that you posted before. :-)

comment by Jonathan at 09:03 PM (GMT) on 27 June, 2006

I really like the work you do with color, or the lack thereof. Very nice image. Keep up the great work.

comment by IFeelHome.net at 09:41 PM (GMT) on 27 June, 2006

Wow, Im first!!! Just kidding. I much prefer the previous one. But your ability to take such different shots of the same general subject is amazing. How long were you guys next to this wall?

comment by marco's light opinion at 11:38 PM (GMT) on 27 June, 2006

Wow, I'm last! ;o)

This is actually the best of three shots, even if the rectangle role is very minor, compared to the amazing composition of the two... animals: and you can see just the bottom part of both, a clear symmetry in an asymmetrical shot, great.

And, Dave, for a strange case I posted today the real Giant's Causeway...

comment by milou at 11:42 PM (GMT) on 27 June, 2006

I like how the tail mimics the little cloud. Also, has to be "dog-leg" pun here somewhere ;D

comment by Mark at 12:36 AM (GMT) on 28 June, 2006

This is my favorite of the series. The human and animal elements makes the shot for me. Can you tell me if the tones are sepia or something other than that manipulated in PS?

comment by daniel at 02:03 AM (GMT) on 28 June, 2006

Love the positioning of the puppy... this is a very interesting shot, and i love the composition, which is lucky considering the circumstances you had to take it in!

comment by frans at 07:02 AM (GMT) on 28 June, 2006

what a great serie of photos! Nice to see how many great pictures you can take of a quit simple subject! WEL DONE

comment by navin harish at 08:02 AM (GMT) on 28 June, 2006

Scale indeed is the key in this shot. The last shot made this wall look really tall and going by that scale this guy must be Guliver visiting lilliputs;)
The dog seems tiny.

comment by Sysagent at 09:26 AM (GMT) on 28 June, 2006

Best of the lot, it all just "works" together, I bet the person walking the dog thought you and John were crackers...

:D

comment by Maran at 11:36 AM (GMT) on 28 June, 2006

I like this shot. I don't know how you come up with this kind of interesting compositions! Very cool. :)

comment by JD at 12:00 PM (GMT) on 28 June, 2006

Yup definitally the best of the bunch (wel for me too anyway!)
really like the positioning of the guy (in the upper left corner), don't really know why! also like how you can't see the dof properly and his shoes aren't in the pic fully!

comment by Juliån at 02:33 PM (GMT) on 28 June, 2006

Hi david,
Did you plan to purchase soon an ultra-wide angle? (why not the excellent 10-20 Canon lens) You would bring certainly besides your personal touch, another dimension in your shots.
Have a nice day

comment by m at 03:26 PM (GMT) on 28 June, 2006

Prefer "behind the wall" to the others. The square just doesn't do it for me in mono.

comment by matt at 03:33 PM (GMT) on 28 June, 2006

This strikes me as a great cover for a novel. Serendipitous occurances, such as the man walking, stopping, and then walking past are the moments that photographers must count upon. Getting out there with the camera allows for this to happen, but it can not be planned...just hoped. Magnificent shot.

comment by djn1 at 04:50 PM (GMT) on 28 June, 2006

Thanks all.

Sharla: yes, there was a large element of luck in this one ;-)

Trish: there are quite a few of these rectangles along this wall which are matched by another rectangle on top of the wall which contains a number. I don't know what they mean, but they're obviously of some significance.

marco: that is something of a coincidence :-)

Mark: this image was converted to b&w then toned with the Curve tool (by altering the Curves on the individual channels).

Juliån: I'm hoping to update to a full-frame DSLR at some point, at which point the 10-22 would be redundant.

comment by Dave at 05:35 PM (GMT) on 28 June, 2006

I love this shot. The color has an almost ominous tone but there’s some humor in the small dog tail. Really interesting.

comment by Tristan at 02:52 PM (GMT) on 30 June, 2006

Reminds me of a pic by Elliot Erwitt. Very nice. Prefer the B+W to the previous shots sepia.

comment by mooch at 09:36 PM (GMT) on 1 July, 2006

Yes, I agree, this image makes me smile. It shows just how small the dog is so well but also really illustrates... mans best friend. Works on a few levels which is great.

comment by Mohammed Adenwala at 09:45 PM (GMT) on 5 July, 2006

Very cool perspective!