Centre of attention

On Easter Monday I took a walk in the biting, wintry wind. At least the sun occasionally revealed itself.

I was in Maldon, Essex and went down to the riverside where I’ve been with my camera numerous times. My task was to seek out miniscule, ordinary details and capture them with depth and precise focusing.

The deserted pub garden. A small chain and some rope next to the assembled boats. A simple road sign and the texture of some walls. There was also a lively market taking place which provided further fodder for my lens. The smaller things matter and can provide unexpected sources of aesthetic pleasure.

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Tags: centre of attention, chain, depth of field, Essex, inanimate objects, Maldon, no parking, photography

20 thoughts on “Centre of attention”

jdtphotography.co.uk on April 8, 2013 at 14:54 said:

Full of great surprises!

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- mikeosbornphoto on April 8, 2013 at 17:41 said:
  
  *Chuckle*. Thanks James!
  
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  - jdtphotography.co.uk on April 8, 2013 at 18:18 said:
    
    You are welcome
    
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belgradestreets on April 7, 2013 at 08:56 said:

I love this kind of image, sometimes I feel the details tell more than the wide image. Love these photos!

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- mikeosbornphoto on April 7, 2013 at 09:04 said:
  
  Thank you very much, Andy, I agree. I was chasing a certain type of image for this set and am pleased it was possible.
  
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Bella Remy Photography on April 6, 2013 at 23:46 said:

I love this series and what you set out to do that day. They are wonderful captures. Did you use a tripod? Super focus!

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- mikeosbornphoto on April 7, 2013 at 09:09 said:
  
  Thank you very much indeed! They were freehand shots but I commend my camera for being solid and accurate :-)
  
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Max Reynolds on April 6, 2013 at 12:16 said:

Great post and photos. It looks as if you have the macro skills down Thanks for sharing them. -Max-

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- mikeosbornphoto on April 6, 2013 at 15:23 said:
  
  Max, thank you very much, I really appreciate that. I put it down to my Fuji, which is very adept at spot focusing.
  
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ckponderings on April 6, 2013 at 10:44 said:

Superb. I’d be proud of just ONE of those photos! Thanks for sharing, Mike! :D

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- mikeosbornphoto on April 6, 2013 at 15:22 said:
  
  Thank you very much, Richard :-) I hope your exhibition has got off to a good start. I ventured to Barbican, as inspired by the two Richards.
  
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  - ckponderings on April 6, 2013 at 15:24 said:
    
    Haha! :D I’m pleased we inspired you! :)
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on April 6, 2013 at 15:31 said:
      
      I veered off the brief a little bit, but freestyle is good!
      
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      - ckponderings on April 6, 2013 at 15:48 said:
        
        Haha! :D
        
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Noeline Smith on April 6, 2013 at 09:42 said:

It’s great to see lovely detail shots of the ‘little things’ that normally get overlooked. Some good abstracts and use of DOF really make them worthy of showing off.

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- mikeosbornphoto on April 6, 2013 at 09:47 said:
  
  Thank you very much, Noeline. The idea was also spurred on by the fact that I’ve visited the riverside at Maldon so many times I needed to take a different approach!
  
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Wesley Sawkins on April 6, 2013 at 08:33 said:

you are extremely good at this now — we need to get you famous :-)

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- mikeosbornphoto on April 6, 2013 at 08:59 said:
  
  Why thank you Wes. Organise me that golden break! I see traffic from Singapore quite often which I guess you’re responsible for :-)
  
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AnaLuciaSilva on April 6, 2013 at 07:54 said:

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing :-)

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- mikeosbornphoto on April 6, 2013 at 08:05 said:
  
  And thank you for looking, Ana Lucia. I really appreciate your comment.
  
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