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Estherase pointed this chap out to me in the Victoria and Albert Museum. It's a sculpture by David Reekie, entitled 'A Captive Audience?', with an explicitly political subtext. (See estherase's link below).

In February it was no 1 on the explore page, and now it's fallen offf entirely. I'll have to pimp it a bit!

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estherase says:

..and you took a much better photo of it than I did :)
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

michele cat says:

Nice composition and DOF. I love how it appears like you captured him in thought.

(1-2-3)
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Dean Ayres says:

Thanks, michele.

Estherase, I'd never have spotted him if you hadn't pointed him out. I just had the right lens for the job.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Reciprocity says:

Excellent shot, lovely focus and balanced composition. The work of glass artist David Reekie?
1-2-3
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

daveburkevt says:

So animate. Nice! My newest fave.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

diggle says:

indeed a curious little chap, i need to pay a visit to the V&A I think, it has been too long!

my shot was taken through a glass door that has seen better days

Have a great trip to Oz, looking forward to seeing your pics
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Princeps autem justus says:

Great photo, Ayres!
I hope you have a great journey as you draw near to the Dreamtime. Say hallo to Uluru for me (whether dreaming or awake). Blessings!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

smith family1 says:

If you look carefully you can see that the little chap has got a chip on his shoulder. I wonder what it's about.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

The Norwegian says:

wicked shot! you going to Oz? how long for?
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Dean Ayres says:

Yes, I am. 4 weeks, and I leave tonight. Sydney, Tasmania, Uluru, Darwin and Kakadu and Singapore. Can't wait!

Smiths; nice observation!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Solitaire1 [deleted] says:

hah..good one, enjoy the trip
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Janice LeBlanc says:

Great photo, they almost look real.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

destinatio says:

Congratulations this photo is just now on place 1 in explore/interesting
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

estherase says:

Yay! Well done that Ayres :)

(Are you there yet?)
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Wookiee says:

I LOVE the V&A museum. I didn't see these guys when I was there last year.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

MindSpigot2 says:

'triffic. Ever so favourited. Enjoy Oz.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Pharmacist.Mahairi says:

creativ!
love it~
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

c r i s says:

Very cool, but creeepy.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Lucy in London says:

Great photo. What is he made of?
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Dean Ayres says:

Glass. In the V&A Glass gallery!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

estherase says:

Here you go... :)
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

sk8mama says:

Looks like he's checking you out. Did you get his permission first? ;)
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

RainAtDawn says:

That's a great shot, well done to both of you! It's quite eerie, he looks annoyed at somebody photographing them
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

MercuryJones [deleted] says:

Nice idea. I like it.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Reinhilde says:

Est sent me and yes, it's a nice one - having the right lens with you is a plus of course :)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

vanoonoo says:

heehee - a glass morph?
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

hkos says:

hm... a scott adams reference?
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

arvind k says:

Est sent me too. Nice idea. Reminds me of irobot.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Dean Ayres says:

Thanks, everyone! And thanks, Esther, for advertising this. @hkos, yes, the title is a Scott Adams reference. @arvind k, I'd never thought of I Robot, but you're right; it is like one of the film stills.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

lomion says:

Aye, that is a great shot. It put a smile on my face as soon as I saw it. It looks like they really are in motion and you caught the moment.

And thank Esther for pointing this out to me :).
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

RainAtDawn says:

Just came back to tell you I added this to mysplurge. I hope you like it, and don't mind your pic being in there!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Maja Vinden [deleted] says:

Love it! Great shot. Well captured.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

anton hazewinkel says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Freedom Lost In Censor's Knocking Repression (FLICKR), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

geoftheref says:

keep pimping, I'm watching

Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Denise V&A Web Team says:

Hi, I'm admin for the Victoria and Albert Museum group and we've been admiring your V&A photos. We'd love it if you posted them to our group: Victoria and Albert Museum
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

mariamanray says:

exquisite
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

trembly1 says:

lovely shot - may have to pay it a visit, is it still there?
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Dean Ayres says:

Yes, trembly1. It's part of the permanent collection in the Glass gallery.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

DRose69 says:

I love him - i want to hold him - so endearing
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

SpeedyDi20832 says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called SNOWY WHITE COLORS, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

docksidepress says:

lovely
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

jorgempf says:

seen near this one:
www.flickr.com/photos/deano/395730143/in/set- 721575943763...
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Rija 2.0 says:

Beautiful photo.
It somehow reminds me Apple's 1984 advert.

--
Seen on a map. (?)
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

The Visions of Kai | New York City says:

Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

karla_k says:

This is such a cool picture!

Reminds me of "I, Robot", but just a little bit.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

vasta says:

Thanks for sharing this amazing photograph under a Creative Commons license. I've used it (linking back to this page and with attribution) here. Hope that's okay.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Anjum (barsaat) says:

whoa - very cool shot.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Églantine says:

I've added the name of the artist as a tag. It should get you more views...
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Dean Ayres says:

Thanks, Églantine .

And vasta, that's fine. Nice post, BTW.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Luke Brown says:

What a curious looking fellow!

I'm the admin for International Festival of Glass, and we'd love to have this added to our Group Pool!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

magellano says:

Hi, I'd love you to add your outstanding photo to the group : "La vie secrète des statues" !
Bonjour, nous vous invitons à ajouter votre magnifique photo au groupe "The secret lives of statues"!

http://www.flickr.com/groups/secretlivesofsta tues/
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

brad_pot says:

Great shot
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

ffreakazzoid says:

Beautiful! Makes me smile!!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Gabriele Pranzo-Zaccaria says:

Interesting subject and nice shot
Vu dans "La vie secrète des statues" / Seen on "The secret lives of statues"

http://www.flickr.com/groups/secretlivesofsta tues/
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

GwennieP says:

The only thing I can add to all the comments is - great title! ;-)
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Mr. Clive AKA "Freo" says:

I know how the poor chappie feels!
--
Seen in a discussion of the group "The Biggest Group! - Playground For Psychotics" (?)
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Brave Heart says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Not Real People, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

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