Saturday, August 06, 2011

Cue the theme music from Jaws

Photo copyright: DAVID McMAHON. Image ID: CanberraJuly2011-7997


It might look like a fearsome carnivore, but it’s completely harmless – and it’s inanimate as well!

It’s simply a potted indoor plant outside the restaurant at the Hyatt Hotel in Canberra. The shape of the leaves caught my eye and when I found the correct angle, enabling me to shoot it in silhouette against one of many lamps, I knew I had an unusual result!

17 comments:

  1. It looked like a kingfisher to me.
    Very beautiful image.
    Maggie X

    Nuts in May

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  2. it is a very cool shot david...like shadows, i love the play of sihouettes

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  3. It's a wide mouthed frog with a set of dentures! LOL

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  4. Love that. Very creative! :)

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  5. Jaws outside a restaurant - quite symbolic!

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  6. Anonymous4:20 AM

    Wonderful silhouette!

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  7. I didn't think of that, Maggie. Thank you for putting it in a completely fresh perspective!

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  8. Thanks, Brian - I'm glad that it appealed to your sense of creative silhouettes. Great to hear that!

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  9. Nice "vision", Jinksy. Thanks for pointing that out. Maggie May also said it reminded her of a kingfisher.

    I guess it's like different people seeing different images in the same cloud!

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  10. Thank you, Kat - hope you and the family are enjoying the summer and that you've been out and about taking lots of photographs!

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  11. Hi, Cheshire Wife - I hadn't thought of that symbolism. VERY appropriate!

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  12. Thank you, LadyFi - the strength of that silhouette really stopped me in my tracks!

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  13. Very effective and interesting shapes, David

    Good on yer sport LOL

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  14. Hi David, I've been on an extended trip for 4 months through Europe, Russia, Siberia, Mongolia, China, Alaska, Canada and USA. I missed you when you stopped posting. Nice to have you back again.

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  15. Like your LIGHT moments David.

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  16. Ahhhhhh....I've missed you~interesting photo, per usual, just as I remember~

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  17. The shadows and colors are very eye-catching.
    Thanks, jj

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