Kew The Gardener (1)

I suppose one of the things that for me sums up a good picture is a certain sort of timelessness - but  this doesn't necessarily preclude something that looks bang-up to date.

A smaller framed version of the picture

This picture showing a gardener at Kew Gardens doesn't say 2015 if you look you'll see the detail the camera has captured - the water drops  frozen by the short exposure time.



Looking at this I'm reminded how photography has revealed detail previously unseen- with pioneering photographer Eadweard Muybridge details of animal motion were  revealed and in this photo' you can see individual water drops.


Taking photographs out in public there's a dilemma to resolve (often) about having people in the shot - I've shown another picture taken the same day - it feels more ordinary and a person opens up our musing to a whole new narrative.

Also taken on 27th February 2015

For a while I did consider printing this picture in monochrome but I liked the muted tones and the near silhouette that materialised without too much computer fiddling.



The  Limited edition framed print  is available at Just £59, Photograph size A3, other sizes may be available