A pair of High Heels for the end of the week. Red seemed the right colour to add to the soaring background of this shot.
This is taken at St Pancras International Station, London from where Eurostar train services leave for Europe. And these heels are just a tiny fraction of a 9 metre high bronze sculpture titled ‘Meeting Place’ by the British Sculptor Paul Day. The sculpture is of a couple locked in an embrace and is colloquially called ‘The Lovers’ for that reason. Click here to see an image of the sculpture.
It’s a difficult sculpture to capture in its entirety because of its height. But when I looked at this famous work of art, it was the heels that suggested what you don’t see, with the famous St Pancras roof as the backdrop. There’s something about a pair of High Heels…
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I know the sculpture and the station. I’ve not seen a shot of just the high heels before. Great shot. Cheers.
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Many thanks, Nigel. It’s not an easy sculpture to photograph as you may know. This was the easy way out really – just at eye level!
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Great shot, looks great against the red roof.
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Many thanks indeed
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Very nice. I like how you’ve isolated just that part of the sculpture… good idea.
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Many thanks, Rob
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Very cool, I like the background
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Many thanks for commenting.
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Great shot Andy. Love the red roof background!
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Thanks Phillip. Red seemed exactly the right colour to paint it.
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Yes, there is something provocative about high-heels, somehow…. I love the red, receeding lines of the roof…very nice, Andy.
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Thanks Scott – I thought High Heels and Red somehow went together rather well.
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They do go together very well, Andy. 🙂
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It’s a really fun shot. Before I read the text, I actually thought you had shot some “real” high heals. Just shows how natural the frame looks – and that is what I love about it. A busy lady on her way to a departing Eurostar.
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Thanks very much, Otto. If you ever come to London do visit this station and King’s Cross (the station next door) that has also been renovated. Well worth seeing.
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I love the contrast between the shadow and that magnificent roof. Nicely captured Andy.
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Many thanks for your comment, Marc.
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I did’n wear that kind of high heels this weekend, but I really liked yours. Great photo!
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Ha! Thanks for that. I think the shoes would have been several times larger than your feet!
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This is a really unique, special shot. Very creative POV. Nice work.
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Thanks Adam – glad you liked it
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great idea here Andy, well done!!
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Many thanks for the comment, Jim
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That’s an excellent abstraction, so different from a view of the sculpture as a whole. Goes to show what getting in close to your subject can do.
Steve Schwartzman
http://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com
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Thanks very much for your comment, Steve. This is such a tall sculpture it’s virtually impossible to get a good view. I felt this close-in shot of the Heels together with the red tone hinted at something going on higher up!
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