Lost in a Barcode

[Pete Askew]

Not just numbers. Berlin, 1 March 2013, 52.5140152,13.3786221.

Leica M9 + Leica Summilux M 35mm f1:1.4. ISO 1/125s at f1:8.0. PP in LR and Nik ColorFX 4.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Very good. The white balance seems just right. Love the branch shadows - nature waiting in the wings.

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Interesting shot. A man in the rat race of life.

 

[Brian Moore]

What a great shot, Pete. I'll print it and swipe it on the bar code reader at the shops to see what it means.

 

[Lesley Jones]

This is just perfect. The whites are just right and I too love the subtle shadows

 

[Paul Lange]

Great idea! Good job you didn't take this with your iPhone you may have inadvertently purchased a blow-up sheep or something.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Wouldn't it be cool if scanning that did actually give you that latitude & longitude
very nice Pete, been interested to see these since you mentioned them!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Very cool - I like the way the main scene is in monotone, but then you see the man's head in full color

The human in the machine code

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks all. It was the splash of colour in an otherwise monochrome scene that I first set out to exploit. When I looked more though I started to see barcodes, especially at the top of the frame.

 

[Beth Carter]

lol, loving the disembodied head in the barcode. brilliant shot.

 

[Vic Shaw]

Nice shot Pete, I like the ref to the bar code and the subject. I tried and failed when I took shoots of this place. Mines a lot more abstract! Did you visit the exhibition underneath this? I thought that was the most moving thing.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Vic. The exhibition was closed when we were there but I'll go back later in the year to look at it. How are the shots from your trip coming on?

 

[Vic Shaw]

I recommend it. I'm still working on them really, I have found a couple that I like

 

[Nihat Iyriboz]

A very meaningful composition for the times we live in, Pete.