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A helpfully abandoned and pleasingly corroded advertising frame on the beach at West Bay, Dorset. Interestingly, the Canon autofocus was completely baffled and I ended up setting focus by hand.

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RoryHenry says:

Excellent!

Since joining Flickr, I find myself constantly looking for everyday images such as this: an odd framing, a pattern of railings, some 'pleasing corrosion', and so on.

Consequently, the quotidian is enriched and life is enhanced.

Flickr epiphanies?

Yikes!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

piacere says:

Very good frame.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

far2late4looking says:

..see, recursion!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

DJ Roberts says:

Interesting how the lack of focus for the content of the frame makes it stand out. I concluded that it's because there are very few out-of-focus pebbles outside the frame.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Fergus Kelly says:

Spot on Paul !
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

jeanieforever says:

lovely
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

*hb19 says:

excellent framing, I love rust & this really is well seen by you,
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Dancing Fish says:

Fantastic. Reminds me of a Magritte painting.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Dr. Saudade says:

Love it. Very pleasingly surreal.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

focalplane says:

Yes, as with all those above, this is a good composition with excellent focusing and bokeh. Would not look amiss in an art gallery!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Fergus Kelly says:

Could also be an extreme minimal/industrial take on Spongebob and Patrick... ;-)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

[ changó ] says:

Very beautiful composition
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

mark_twells says:

This is excellent, and I've had to fave it.

I particularly enjoyed the green/red play.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

recursion_see_recursion says:

Many thanks for all your thoughtful feedback. Although the frame caught my attention straight away, I got every shot on my first attempt out of focus. I had to drive back 20 miles or so a couple of days later to have another go - and some b*gger had moved the damned thing and its heavy concrete base.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

JuliusTheCat says:

Incredible composition!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

adolfo_isassi says:

Brilliant framing. The colors are great. Leaving the background slightly out of focus was a great call.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Fynn* says:

From the Positive/Negative Pool.

+ excellent focus, looks like a magnifying glass that blurs everything (personal fav :)
- sky a bit too grey, but I guess you couldn't change that ;)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

aras01 [deleted] says:

+ great focus and colors!
-I can't tell what the red object is. I don't really care, but if I have to find a negative, that would be it. :)

From the Positive/Negative Pool.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

are you my rik? says:

the focus and angle are amazing...the colors are very nice as well. i love the texture of the sand/pebbles beneath the frame. so nice.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

are you my rik? says:

(boy, this is the second time today, different group, where i have commented on something i saw through a different channel, then posted to a commenting/scoring group that required me to comment again, right under my last comment. and here there's a two hour difference. sheesh)

+great colors (red & green) of the focal elements
+great framing/composition
-is the red frame slightly out of focus? and i guess you could have photoshopped the green tuft of grass and the brown weed out of the picture, just to remove all distractions.

From the Positive/Negative Pool.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

synes says:

Magritte rules :) Good job!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Chocolate Quilt Mom says:

Love it!!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Peli Cans says:

sounds like you had to really work for this photo but with great results
(4 Aces)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

marbar55 says:

absolutely great framing. Well wortth the driv back.
(4 aces)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

saicode says:

great composition and colour!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

hhsc/Greg (Greg Adams) says:

What a great shot!!
(4 Aces)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Gianluca Pistilli says:

nice but i've fpreferred with the canvas out of focus & the red thing at focus!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

David Stephensen says:

Great shot, Paul! Surreal!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

xthylacine says:

Great abstract. A new fave. You are my page 2 pick.

(4 Aces)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

artsyevie says:

Wonderful natural frame.. . abstract and colorful.
4 Aces
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

cattycamehome says:

Fab!(4 Aces)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Saul GM says:

Instant fave! Good work!

(4 Aces)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

ayoye says:

Cool shot indeed.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

rae says:

great colors, composition...it looks so surreal!
(4 Aces)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Philippe Sainte-Laudy says:

Beautiful composition!
(4 Aces)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Rod Monkey says:

Wonderful composition
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

gakout says:

Very abstract.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

DanielJames says:

very well seen.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

desdibuix - miquel says:

-- from desdibuix - (?)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Helen Morgan says:

I had to laugh, thinking of you driving back again for the shot, that far, a few days later. Well done.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

recursion_see_recursion says:

Thanks so much to all of you for all your generous comments and fav's.

ara01, the red object is yer standard British lifesaver packed in a handy plastic container. They're quite common here on beaches and rivers - and a boon to photographers looking for a spot of color.

Rik, sorry about the double commenting burden, I do try not to "scatter-gun" stuff across the groups.

Synes, Rene's ghost is never far ;-)

desdibuix, spooky concidence - interesting how the eye makes the sky in the frame look brighter - almost like a mirror

Helen, the fact that West Bay has a great seafood restaurant has nothing to do with the case ;-)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Helen Morgan says:

Sprung! And here was I impressed with your application to the task ;-)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

metamorfosi sign says:

Really amaising photo
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

are you my rik? says:

recursion: oh, no need to apologize for anything. i reread my comment, and it did sound like i was annoyed somehow. actually, i was rather surprised. i'd never had that happen to me before. the first time was a surprise, but it was only 30 minutes apart. yours was the second time in one day, and i first visited your shot about 3 hours before needing to comment on it the second time. no, i didn't mean to suggest that you had scattered your shot around flickr...i was merely surprised that i had found it in two places, needed to comment both times, and had my comments right next to each other.

the short of it (finally!): no worries. it's a great shot, worth seeing and commenting two (now three) times. =]

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Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

GeorgieR says:

Very well observed and very well executed. Obviously age and experience tell over these new fangled gadjets.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Mr. Last Minute says:

Like some other comments said - this immediately made me think of Magritte.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

irodman says:

Very pleasant to see indeed!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

a shadow of my future self says:

Autofocus Hocus Pocus
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

sgrazied says:

Excelent composition, i love this minimalist style: you got a great image with almost nothing... ;-) well done
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

fluffydragon says:

Great framing - very effective. I keep being drawn back to it. Love the 'simple' composition ;-)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

JamesHodgson says:

Cracking framing! Brilliant! Love it!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

charliestyr says:

Brilliant shot, would it be at home in the frame within a fram group?

flickr.com/groups/framewithinaframe/

Charlie -
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

P.Mac says:

Recursion, i've been away for a while, so I've just seen this image - such lovely colours - you have a great eye to have seen it in the first place
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

bluefam says:

nice idea. nice color.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Joker the Lurcher says:

brilliant!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

robherr says:

Oh my, 56 comments!
Great shot Paul, you do have an eye for this recusion thingy thingy.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Queen_Pigletta says:

oh, beautiful!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

dobar says:

wow! excellent framing! great idea!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

aurora_cb says:

Great shot. Very nice work.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

kowchas says:

nice!!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Keith 2006 says:

Clever framing of a frame framing the distant object.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

recursion_see_recursion says:

Thanks all!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

cedar_9 says:

Yes indeed, like this one a lot
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

concretecandy says:

a great find expertly captured
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

ohhector says:

Great! I thought it might look better with the red thing focused instead, however,
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

cabbit says:

Hey Paul,

Thanks for licensing your photo using a Creative Commons license!

Your photo has been used for a goldengod blog entry about the recent decision to ban billboard advertising in Sao Paulo, Brazil:

www.goldengod.net/2007/04/16/city-of-sao-paul o-bans-billb...

Thanks,

-Andrew
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

cabbit says:

@ohhector: I'm not sure I agree with you on that. i think it looks far better like this, with the frame in focus.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

[ G ] says:

This is a very cool shot!

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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

devil's reject says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called right angle lovers, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Snuskie says:

Hi
Saw the pic in Flickr Museum

Nice eye!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

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