I don't know... Maybe I'm not flexible enough in my way of thinking/seeing... You know by now that I'm a tremendous fan of your work, Sash. It's clever, although I would have it the other way round, with the focus falling off in the background. That doesn't mean there's anything wrong here, of course. Let me think a bit more... and please keep challenging me in the meantime!
7 Jul 2007 5:49am
@Andrew Gould: I like to throw a spanner into the works occasionally because... well... just because it ought to be done. As I have stated on my 'About' page, adhering strictly to how a photograph ought to be taken isn't my thing. I'm an amateur photographer; nobody pays me to take the perfect photo, therefore one shouldn't expect to see image after image after image of text book photography.
This image was deliberately taken this way to represent the significance of every statue in the line-up, not just the first two. I know the way you describe is the more obvious and therefore more correct way to pull this off but I honestly wanted to challenge that thought process.
I can appreciate that it's not everyone's cup of tea and that my take in this instance won't agree with many other photographers' views on how it should have been done. And I'm okay with that because I believe a photograph should have more than one interpretation, particularly if the focus (meaning / significance) of the subject reaches beyond two dimensions.
I hope that's sufficient explanation for why I went with this POV. BTW, cheers for all of your latest comments, Andrew.
Very sweet. Reckon I'm with you on this one. The focal point being way back there really draws my eye in and makes me examine the image closely. There's so much detail in there. Thinking outside the box is good.... I should do it more often myself!
9 Jul 2007 8:23am
@Stu: What can I say, apart from: The sermon has drawn another lamb unto the flock. Now, if you'll open your prayer book to page 1.989, you'll duly note the section marked 'Do Not Allow the Devil to Infiltrate Your Dooner' which is the crux of where the money's at today.