I’m stating the obvious – this is an image, in black and white, of a seat. But then there’s a little twist: the seat is white and it has an oblique shadow that is black. That is also stating the obvious as shadows are always er…black.
On a slightly more intelligent level it was the lowness of the sun, mid-afternoon 2-3weeks ago, that created the oblique shadow that attracted me to this seat. Taken at Wrest Park on the same day as ‘Hanging There’ and ‘Tree Line’. It was quite a productive day.
LensScaper 
Such an easily overlooked detail , love it 🙂
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Thanks very much for your comment.
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Great tones Andy and you are right, that shadow makes this really work.
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That is an excellent shadow. It’s so good, in fact, that I barely notice the bench itself.
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It caught my attention for sure – the sun was low in the sky, which I am sure helped
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Except for the part about low sun angles happening in the winter (because I really don’t like cold weather), I like the light and shadows they produce. It’s a lot more interesting than when the sun’s higher in the sky.
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Thanks Melinda. I’ve been round this beautiful site several times in the last two years but never on a day quite like this or so late in the year. Each season, and time of day, brings its own rewards.
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The shadow is more of the main focus than the benches. A really nice shot, Andy.
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Thanks Ken – certainly the shadow has more of a flow to it than the bench – which of course we are seeing head on.
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I really like the shadows in your image and the way the slight unevenness of the stonework has caused an offset in the shadow verticals. I feel that there needs to be a little more space on the left, that’s subjective, probably just me. Well seen and captured!
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Thanks for that comment, Frank. I’ve just taken a look at the original RAW image before replying. There was a small amount of space that could have been included at the left of the image, but I didn’t use it because it was beyond the window (in shadow) and was light toned wall and I didn’t really like the image with a brightly lit left edge. But I do agree, the seat it a little too tight to the left edge – maybe I should have moved the furniture!
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For some photos the photographer’s primary skill might be composition, in others processing, but in other instances the main contribution is to notice something so simple yet elegant. Well spotted.
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Thanks Mark – I really appreciate that comment. This image is something I don’t think I would have seen, or thought worth capturing a few years ago.
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Great concentration ! I love it!
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Thank you, Kathryn
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You are quite welcome !
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Nice use of light and shadow to add interest and depth to this scene, Andy.
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Thanks for commenting, Steven
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The strong low black shadow gives an appearance of being a rather more comfortable seat than real thing Andy 😉
Something of a music manuscript about it too in my mind …
Very nice !
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Thanks Poppy. I can see what you mean about a music manuscript- I hadn’t spot that myself
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So you managed to wrest a good photograph out of the things you found in Wrest Park.
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Ha! You’re on good form today, Steve! Well said.
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