I really like this one, and your techniquee works well. I think the fact that the liquid smears are sharp whilst the actual portrait is out of focus means the eye has something to focus on and the brain has something to think about to interpret the vague portrait.
It was suggested the person may be Michael Jackson and the title hints at the same. It would be very neat, but actually it doesn't really matter. The enjoyment is in thinking about what the image depicts, and not in actually finding the answer.
This is a very striking monument, and I agree with Minnie that it would probably also work well as a B&W.
The second imaage is very powerful, but I am glad you included the first, showing how well it blends in and even disappears into its surroundings, which would seem impossible when looking at the second image.
A well-seen visual puzzle. I also like your interpretation and title as a scene from a nightmare. The feeling of being imprisoned but at the same time so close to the outside world and unable to reach it is truly nightmarish,
Actually I was roaming the backstreets when I took this. I was only scanning through my phone archive, looking for something to post, whilst sitting on the train.
Eric Morecambe was probably UK's most popular comedian in the 1970s and he and his stage-partner, Ernie Wise, used Bring me Sunshine as their theme song. That wasn't really the point of the image, but it makes it a poignant little aside that the sad man is close to this icon of happiness, but shut outside.
Yes, good detective work Bryan! This is actually one of the entrances to the stadium, and the suite is named after Eric Morecambe, who was a nearby resident and regular fan. Actually, depite losing regularly, Luton Town are doing so in England's Premier League, so they are doing well by their standards.
Yes, that was what I wanted to convey when I took the shot. The drain-pipe separates the photo into two halves and the peeling poster adds to the run-down feeling of both the area and, by association, the man's spirits and it also acts like a stage curtain, drawing back and revealing another world. Whether that is a closed world meant for others, as you mention, or the golden lining of a new opportunity revealing itself, is open. And if it really is a golden opportunity, will the sad man actually notice it? In any case it is meant to be a symbol of hope.
Thanks SJ. Means a lot coming from the Master of Scene Management/Small Scale. Those are the ones I don't visualize as easily.
I have a standing invitation to do a gallery show of my swamp images, and I'll make a note of the size factor you and Mike mentioned for some of them, if I ever get around to doing it. I hadn't thought about it but I agree.
You're right... there's a real resemblance there. Thanks for spotting that. I loved those images from Escher when I was a kid... used to look through a book my father had and it never failed to impress me. Unfortunately I never developed any artistic skill (in terms of drawing/painting) otherwise that would have been an area I would have loved to explore.
