The Great Escape.jpg by Lara S

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01-MAR-2004

The Great Escape.jpg

You've got to wonder how he got himself up there! First I thought the fence was distracting, but if the fence is there, again, how did he get himself up there? It's all wilderness on his side of the fence. On the side I was standing on is the children's playground. Hmm guess when you're desperate to get away.......

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel
1/160s f/5.6 at 80.0mm iso800 full exif

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Phil Douglis		06-Mar-2004 20:11
Utterly surreal, Lara. And the fence adds a grim dimension as well. What makes this picture work so well is its incongruity. A child's toy bike up a tree is certainly unusual. The bold colors contrast vividly to the grayness of the scene. The fence bars us from going there and playing with it. As does its location up in that tree.. A remarkable image. The only improvement I can suggest is more effective composition. When you put the subject in the center of frame like that, you make it static instead of dynamic. If you had used a horizontal frame, and placed the subject off to the right hand side, it would have acquired a sense of tension. Here's a tip: instead of framing vertical subjects in vertical frames, try using horizontal frames as well. You have plenty of "film" in your digital camera -- and its all free. So always shoot a variety of framing approaches, vary the position of the subject in the frame, and shift your vantage point to include both more and less. The choose the image that says the most. Phil

Linda Alstead		06-Mar-2004 18:29
very cool!

Guest		04-Mar-2004 04:28
Love the fence - very intresting PJ shot!

John Buffin		04-Mar-2004 03:18
Great find! Love the title.

Melissa		02-Mar-2004 16:00
"Uh, okay. I'm done now. I'm ready to come down now. Anyone, hey, anyone want to give me a hand?"

RodTO		02-Mar-2004 05:11
Man, the kid must have been full of beans to drive that thing up a tree! :)

Guest		02-Mar-2004 04:48
HA HA HA! Great title to a funny photo!!!

jeanb		02-Mar-2004 04:27
What a wonderful goofy silly pic. Good subject!

Guest		02-Mar-2004 03:53
LOL Lara - what a great goofy picture! I love it, its so random!!

Lara S		02-Mar-2004 03:20
it does look like he has a smirk on his face, doesn't it?

Guest		02-Mar-2004 02:47
I thought that was his tongue and the wheels were ears. Very funny.

virginiacoastline		02-Mar-2004 02:20
LOL! This is SOOOOOOOOOOOO funny! The little red steering wheel almost looks like his tongue hanging out, like hes' thinking/saying "well, i've done it again"

Ray :)		02-Mar-2004 02:01
Yeah, its just gotta be PAD! ..and mad!

brother_mark		02-Mar-2004 01:41
LOL! I knew this was goofy from the moment I saw the thumb. Nice find!