Relics

[Pete Askew]

From a village flea-market near Cannes.

Sony RX100. PP in LR / Nik ColorFX Pro 4.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Again no image here Pete

 

[Pete Askew]

How odd, I can see them OK. I'll log out and look again.

 

[Pete Askew]

Yes, I can see them when logged out as well. Can anyone else see them?

 

[Beth Carter]

i see them. i think. or maybe i'm just imagining a doll leg detached from the rest of the doll. stranger things have happened.

interesting conglomeration of stuff. not quite sure what story all of these items put together would tell, not quite sure i'd want to know either...

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

I see all the images in other posts here. Still not showing here.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

That is odd they are showing now , or not odd. Excellent shot Pete, an interesting collection for a still life.

 

[Tom Dunne]

There is something odd or even a bit sad when you see a broken dolly; similar to seeing, say an odd shoe on the street and you wonder if there has been an accident. This is not so odd because it seems the market person has made his own little arrangement here and laid it out especially for your photograph
But I like this ever so much, an unusual collection, and the colours are excellent.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Nice framing, Pete. I like the way you have cut through other frames in your framing.

 

[Aldous Lau]

Nice framing as Rob said

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks all (and glad the images are showing now). I usually don't take shots in flea markets etc as it always feels to me like I am taking something without paying but occasionally something is so compelling that any guilt is overridden (I would have made a donation to the stall holder here - most things were just one Euro - but they were not around). It was initially the juxtaposition of the cherub / halo that drew my eye but the clincher was the framed scenes around that resulted in me taking a single shot of the arrangement. I then moved on and bought the most complex, live mouse trap I have ever seen, an odd James Bond picture holder and a single ceramic 'dish' for cooking a snail in (he was selling a whole box of about 60 but was happy to take 50 cents for one - he looked a bit puzzled). A grand spend of 3 Euros!

 

[Nick Lukey]

The pleasure of the french flea markets, great to browse around. Very intersting picture for sure, each item has a story, but the doll is the star.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Nick.

 

[Vic Shaw]

nice, who could resist this? is it just me or am I the only one drawn to the lighting on the basket to the left?

 

[Pete Askew]

The birdcage. It does make quite a nice contrast with the other, more solid, objects.

Thanks Vic.

 

[Paul Lange]

Amazing how every now and then a still life just presents itself to you. I like how the flicks of colour in the blanket echo the colours of the objects, brings it all together.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Paul. Miss Sarah was certainly around that day!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Legless again I see Pete!

 

[Pete Askew]

I try!