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Tuesday, 21 August 2012

From Behind - Thematic Photography

Carmi wants us to try something a little different with this week's theme: from behind. We've been conditioned to take pictures from the front - think about it, when we pose, we stare straight at the camera - that we've virtually forgotten what goes on on the other side. For the coming week, he hopes we'll walk around to the back and see what we can find.

Interestingly my first picture is from behind some ropes at a dog show in Gloucestershire in 2001.

Puppy Class 2001
The girl with her back to the camera with the dog is my granddaughter. The boy just happened to be watching what was going on. The dog is an Irish Water Spaniel, 6 months old at the time.

Next it's a holiday shot from Grand Canaria of an unknown man.

Rear of the Year 2006
Some shots however have to be taken from behind because of the location.

Boat Race - Yarm Gala 2009
The shot had to be taken from Yarm Bridge over the River Tees.

Similarly the only way I could get these ducklings was from behind - mother duck was shepherding them to safety,

Ducklings on the River Tees - 2009
And this is Sam, checking out who is calling him.

Sam 
Sam was my daughter's Golden Labrador who was blind for the last two years of his life.

Should you go to Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire you too can have a chance to capture this:

The Behind of Any Year
For other behind the scene shots you need to check out the links on Carmi's blog at Thematic-photographic-209

 
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13 comments:

  1. Unknown21 August 2012 at 20:05

    Never thought of taking photos this way on purpose. Found it very interesting. Thanks for the thought.
    http://lauragaylorphotography.com

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  2. CorvusCorax1221 August 2012 at 22:08

    they are great, the last one cracked me up

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  3. 21 Wits22 August 2012 at 00:22

    What a cool closing from behind, and the unknown man, yes what a catch, and what a place for a swim, or a tan! Sam is the best though, from a true dog lover! Very cool photos from behind Bob!

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  4. Alexia22 August 2012 at 06:41

    Great collection! Sam looks like a lovely sweet dog - can't beat Golden Labs.

    The last one made me laugh :)

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  5. Gilly22 August 2012 at 09:06

    I had a good laugh at the last one too! And your puppy - how big do they get???

    Lovely collection of "rears"

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  6. Jo22 August 2012 at 15:12

    Behind the behind. I liked the photos and had a laugh at the last one.

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  7. ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©22 August 2012 at 16:25

    I love the duckies!
    ~

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  8. CorvusCorax1222 August 2012 at 19:33

    thank you for stopping by..the last picture was Remembrance Day

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  9. Kranky Granny23 August 2012 at 05:27

    Great collection of rear views. Have to add my smiles to the last shot. But, Im sure you tanned pool man has caused a few hearts a skip a beat.

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  10. Bob Scotney23 August 2012 at 08:30

    Gilly - Irish Water Spaniels are the tallest spaniels up to two feet high and weigh up to c 60lbs.

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  11. laurak/ForestWalkArt :)23 August 2012 at 11:57

    haha...that last one should be 'the rear of the year'!!

    so many behinds...love the little ducks...and CUTE doggie!

    great REARS!!

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  12. Max Sartin24 August 2012 at 05:23

    Sam's thinking "What you lookin' at?"

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  13. carmilevy26 August 2012 at 18:13

    You're definitely not bringing up the read...these are delightful!

    Sam looked like a sweet dog. As I write this, our own pul sleeps by my feet. I wonder what the future holds for him, and am glad we have him for as long as we have him.

    As always, you've added a neat dimension to the theme.

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