Incongruous Sofa, Johnson City, Texas
I showed you the incongruous Johnson City sofa in yesterday’s shot but here it is again in close-up. I hadn’t intended posting this today but David Nightingale posted his shot of the sofa today so I reckoned it would be appropriate after all.
Comparing the two shots, I definitely prefer David’s. I deliberately shot from a higher position to minimise the amount of sky in the frame but his shot, which is taken from lower, works rather better, I reckon, regardless of the brighter background.
I seem to remember a few years back that there was a photographer who carried a red, Chesterfield sofa around a bunch of US landmarks and photographed it against dramatic backgrounds. The background here isn’t particularly exciting but I wonder if this was the last stop in the tour?
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Scott on February 13th, 2011 at 12:23 pm
I actually like them both the same.
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Tom Baker on February 13th, 2011 at 12:25 pm
Dave that’s the kind of photo I love man. NIce job!
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Wayne Frost on February 13th, 2011 at 12:26 pm
I like your composition more than Nightengale’s, Dave. But I feel better about the color tone of David Nightengale’s image. Regardless, both of you have demonstrated how the incongruity of a found object to its surroundings makes an interesting image.
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djn1 on February 13th, 2011 at 12:43 pm
I think you’re being a bit harsh on your version – it’s very effective.
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Dave Wilson on February 13th, 2011 at 1:21 pm
Scott – ever the diplomat
Thanks.
Tom – glad you like it!
Wayne – as ever, it’s all down to personal taste. I prefer David’s composition but am not 100% sold on his magenta foliage.
David – many thanks. Some guy taught me these really useful colour modification tricks last weekend
Jason St. Peter on February 13th, 2011 at 7:13 pm
Dave I have not seen David’s photo yet but this photo would be hard to beat. What a capture!
Mark Cresswell on February 14th, 2011 at 3:30 pm
Nice shot, great to see it from two perspectives
Dave Wilson on February 14th, 2011 at 3:54 pm
Thanks Mark! Oddly enough, I found the sofa in another of the blogs I follow today. You can find it in the middle of Carol Watson’s post today too.
Mark Bradley on January 25th, 2012 at 7:00 am
Its looking awesome, i like it.