Treasure hunter | mikeosbornphoto

Treasure hunter

This could be a quiet rural scene, photographed by a remote coastal area or the edge of some distant lake. But this on the River Thames, taken from bustling Putney Bridge and next to the hubbub of London life. The man is scanning the edge of the water with his metal detector and looking for some valuable treasure hidden beneath the pungent mud.

The feel of this shot reflects the sense of a maudlin day when the sky was blanketed in thick cloud and the light was flat and unyielding. I’ll share another of these images tomorrow (Friday) and thoughts on how to tackle such days with your camera.

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Tags: London, maudlin, metal detector, outdoors, photography, Putney, Putney Bridge, River Thames, treasure hunter

12 thoughts on “Treasure hunter”

rondje on February 8, 2013 at 15:26 said:

Great monochrome color and composition, works really well!
Greetings, Ron

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- mikeosbornphoto on February 8, 2013 at 18:48 said:
  
  Thank you, Ron. I appreciate you coming by.
  
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ckponderings on February 8, 2013 at 06:53 said:

Great colours! :)

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- mikeosbornphoto on February 8, 2013 at 18:47 said:
  
  Thanks Richard. Or lack of them?!
  
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  - ckponderings on February 9, 2013 at 10:22 said:
    
    The muted sepia tones work really well! :D
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on February 9, 2013 at 10:28 said:
      
      Ha! Well it was a depressed photography day, if I can call it that.
      
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danitacahill on February 7, 2013 at 20:22 said:

Love it. Composition is amazing!

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- mikeosbornphoto on February 7, 2013 at 20:27 said:
  
  Thanks so much, Danita. I’m beginning to think that flat days have their good sides!
  
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icastel on February 7, 2013 at 19:58 said:

Very nice. I like the tones and the feelings the shot evokes.

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- mikeosbornphoto on February 7, 2013 at 20:20 said:
  
  Thank you very much, I’m glad to hear it. You can never discount even the dankest of days for photography!
  
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lena de almeida on February 7, 2013 at 19:39 said:

Great effect, love it :)

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- mikeosbornphoto on February 7, 2013 at 20:19 said:
  
  Thank you!
  
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