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Last Saturday, I figured I'd be bored in the car on the way to Birdy's and Dad was going to pull the top down on the car anyway, so with the camera strapped to my wrist, I held it at the top of the windscreen, the air, the side of the car, etc... and shot blindly.

These are some of the results:

Interesting collection of shots, a little bit of everything in there

BUS TRIP>>>>

Is that the Cowboys on there way to thrash the Paramatta




MATT

just love the 2nd last

2,3,4 & 7 are my favourites. I love the treatment you have done on 2,3&4 they have a classic ???? <can't find the right words> feel to them. The 3rd one would make a brilliant album cover.

Excellent work Leigh

cheers,

Interesting shots with #9 being a real 'bummer' of a shot.


Bob.

Bud

The first image acts as a nice intro your storytelling, it's ordinariness complements the 2nd image which i love, it tells the story of two dimensions, the artist on the ground looking up towards the vast expanse of the sky. What is really intelligent about this image is that the spatial relationship between you and the helicopter is only determined by your accidental effort to frame the lamp post, a comendable unconscious visual trick. The perspective further dramatizes the scene with the skewed tree and lamp post on either end of the compositon, which inadvertantly brings the viewer in for closer scrutiny of the scene, it is only at this point that the full majesty of the sun, so skillfully captured with flare acts as a central focus point, contributing to the global economy of elements that work so delightfully in this arbitrary but most wonderous capture.

As a set i like 2, 3 and 4. Photograph 3 reminds me of a post nuclear scene on highway 69 travelling into the great dessolate plains under a unforgiving sun, possibly on the way to vegas or Area 51.

Gary looks great in image 4 there is something bewildering and intruiging about the glance between Gary, the bystander on the street and the other elements in the composition.

The 2nd Last shot has merit too I like the way you have captured the rear of the trailer, not many dare to be innovative enough to see the fascination in ordinary things. The only thing that bothers me is the number plate - it's off centre.

Really like the treatment of 2,3 and 4.

The second last shot ... well Mind you the guy on the far right seems to be taking it just a bit too far ...

Wendell
I may be a slow learner, but you don't need to tell me something twice to make it sink in

Leigh
There is either something seriously wrong here. I like #3 and I like #4.

Leigh & Wendell
What's even more wrong is I had the same thoughts as Wendell about both images.

Wendell (again)
Thanks for the critique on shots like this. Definitely not normally my cup of tea, but I usually find your analysis worth the visit.

Cheers to both the artist and the appraiser.

Edit: Just to disprove my comment above about not being a slow learner, I've only just noticed the moon(s) in the trailer shot

did the black camera cause the scene in the second last picture or did you do something?

I can see my car in one of your shots

Interesting collection of shots there Leigh!

All the other commentators have said what I would have said except

"I'm glad I don't have to clean the back window of that bus!!"

Pass the disinfectant please

Graham

Killakoala wrote:I can see my car in one of your shots

Last photo ... the white 85 Corolla, right?

Photo # 6/ the Red car.

An interesting collection that is so Leigh!

The only ones I don't care for are #7 and #8, while #2, #3 and #9 are faves.

I hope your regular trip to Birdy's isn't your only photography indulgence, it would be a shame to have all that imagination just festering away.

3 is a classic, not sure why but it is very good IMHO.

Max