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

 

Strangers - Thematic Photography

Strangers in my photos are there for a variety of reasons. On Brunel's SS Great Britain it was the anchor I was interested in.

Anchor for SS Great Britain 

No matter how I tried for a picture of the anchor in the Bristol dry dock under the bows of the ship, strangers got in the way.

In other pictures the stangers are needed as an integral part of the action like this one shot in Norway.

A Foal's Feeding Time

In Germany this street scene would not be complete without all the strangers involved.

Freiburg Street Market

My final photo is one where the strangers had to be included although the dogs were the stars for me.

Forest of Dean Dog Show - Judge under pressure?

For other 'Strangers in Paradise' photography visit them here on Carmi's blog