Two Muse
August 10th, 2008 - Geneva, Switzerland
I suppose it's possible that hidden somewhere in my archives there is a forgotten masterpiece, but I somehow think it's highly unlikely. In fact, one of the interesting things about choosing these images has been remembering the doubts I had at the time that meant they never quite made the cut in the first place.
Though I loved the girl's expression in the previous shot, for example, I remember being annoyed that in order to bring her to full prominence I had to crop the shot in such a way that the original context was somehow lost. It seemed to me then - and still does now, if I'm honest - that there's something not quite right about the crop. Something I can't quite put my finger on.
As for this photograph, my frustration had more to do with an opportunity lost : at the precise moment I raised my camera to take the shot, the girl's pose matched perfectly that of the statue behind her, as she absently inspected the nails on her left hand. Unfortunately, by the time I clicked the shutter, she'd pulled back her left arm and slightly lifted her right. Chalk up another near miss for me.
It looks nice on black, though.
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Waiting For Life To Happen #2
August 3rd, 2008 - London, England
Another one from the archives out for a test-drive.
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Uploaded on Dec 19, 2009
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Waiting For Life To Happen
October 31st, 2009 - New York, United States
Which is a little how I feel right now, though (fortunately, I suppose) I've been working too much to have the time to stop and think about it too much.
Sorry I haven't been around much these last few days, despite last week's good intentions. I'll be catching up over the weekend. I'm also going to clear out what's left in the vaults - post them here and try them for size - and get round to that clean-up of my stream I've been threatening for a while, with the aim of getting everything in order by Christmas, ready for a fresh start.
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Uploaded on Dec 18, 2009
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Friends and Family Together
November 5th, 2009 - New York, United States
I wish there were fewer people in the upper left and central background here. I also wish it looked in Flickr the way it looks on my PC - but I've rarely had much cause to complain about Flickr distorting my images, so I'm not going to make a song and dance about it.
It seems to look a little better large on white.
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Uploaded on Dec 11, 2009
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Cheap At Half The Price
November 1st, 2009 - New York, United States
To be perfectly honest, I've had enough of my New York photographs, and you probably have too. Nevertheless, I still have a few that I want to try out here, and I figure the only thing that's going to force me to overcome my end-of-year fatigue and get out and shoot some new stuff will be if I have nothing left in reserve to post, so I may well post a couple at a time over the next few days. I'm also feeling about ready for a purge, so don't be surprised if a number of shots mysteriously disappear from my stream between now and Christmas. Incidentally, these are all good signs : frustration with my stream often means there is a burst of inspiration around the corner. And I'm going to be in London between Christmas and New Year...
This chap looks quite smart large on white.
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Uploaded on Dec 11, 2009
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