Every now and then life falls into place and delivers a abundance of photographic gifts but you have to be ready to recognise and accept them …
The picture featured here is one of a short series that fell into my lap and was shot within a few hours , these sinkhole pictures are all based around huge site specific paintings that depict historic scenes that appear to give a glimpse of our Roman heritage , the paintings rely on being viewed from one particular viewpoint in order to enjoy the realistic perspective , they are simply laid on the ground and become especially effective when combined with the reality of life from the twenty first century , this is not a computer effected image, this is surrealism as found !
Most of my Street Photography involves trying to make something from nothing but that is not the case here , this is more a case of starting with something that is very photographable and having to do nothing , well not very much anyway !
Just because these “Sinkhole” pictures are easy to see and capture does not make them second best to me , its all too easy to get caught up in the “ I hung from a tree by my bollocks for 3 hours before firing the shutter“ narrative , difficulty and complexity of capture does not add extra value in my opinion , it either works or it doesn’t , no one care’s about the “difficulties” …
Keep it simple , collect the low bearing fruit where and when you can without guilt , your the one who recognized the photo opportunity …
These photographic gifts do not turn up everyday , you really have to make the most of them when they do , don’t regret the pictures you failed to make and don’t fall into the hole of unnecessary complexity …
Why shoot a single pic when a short series awaits …
“Fill ya boots” when you can , no one cares if you hung from a tree by your bollocks for three hours before firing the shutter , pick the low bearing fruit where and when you can …
This series of blogs is based around pictures from my archive , I hope the words that accompany the featured pictures offer a level of context , insight and inspiration to readers .
“The Foto What I Took” blog title , is a comedy reference borrowed / inspired by the Morcambe and Wise “The Play What I Wrote“ sketch …
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If your blessed with a bit more time feel free to visit highlights from my Another Day Off project , The State Of Britain series , The Testing Times pictures or the “In Progress” , “Living” In Limbo… , they represent the most turbulent years in modern British history and ten years of my life…
Many more Foto What I Took Blogs are available too …