The best-laid plans can go awry. It happens to all of us from time to time. You set off to go somewhere, maybe an hour’s drive away, may be further afield for a photo shoot. It may be a place you’ve been to before and you have some particular images in mind to re-shoot or […]
Do chances come your way? When was the last time you had a chance to take an unusual image and you missed it? Do you recognize chance, photographically speaking? Most of us like to exist in our comfort zones in many walks of life – we are risk averse. Risk is dangerous – things can […]
It is said that the camera never lies. In fact it can tell a cruel version of the truth all too clearly – think of all those images you will have seen of politicians, celebrities or other prominent people papped at their worst: asleep inappropriately, yawning, having a bad hair day, eating a bacon sandwich […]
I must start with an apology as it is now a few weeks since I last wrote an entry on this blog. The truth is that I have been acquiring new images at a frantic pace, and that makes the title of this post particularly relevant. Every time you go out and capture a few […]
I should start perhaps by asking you to guess what this is at first glance. And, No, it is definitely not a Selfie!
It took me a while to find the animal. What I noticed at first was an impressionistic, many-winged dragonfly, that just happens to be perched where you saw the “eye.” It’s really interesting to see the lovely blue and brown combination in such an unusual context.
Ah yes, I can see the dragonfly now too. This is an example of the joy that comes of being surprised by an image. It used to be a common event in the days of ‘film’ before digital when you got back the prints or slides from the processor and took the first look through. Nowadays it is so immediate and we usually see exactly what we capture. But just occasionally back home we see the unexpected within the image.
I was going to guess “automobile,” but I couldn’t figure out what part of an automobile this could be. As you know, I love reflections, and this is a nice close crop. I like the mystery of it.
Mystery is a good word, Linda. Reflections always surprise because they always bend the truth and sometimes do something really weird as in this instance
Yes, I can see the eye and the animal’s snout.
Thanks Steve – this is very strange indeed. I have no idea how a reflection turned out quite like this
Yes – it reminds me of a deer with its antler! I love these kinds of reflections.
Thanks Meanderer – I hadn’t spotted the antlers but I can see what you mean
I can see what you see Andy! I love the colours and shapes!
Thanks Adrian – one of those strange experiences where the image contains more than you thought it would!
Love the distorted subject. Great eye Andy.
Thanks Len. This was really weird seeing the image back home on the big screen and wondering what the heck I had captured!