Intent

Behind the frame

What I was trying to do:

I wanted to capture the slightly surreal / disconnected nature of the scene. The car feels really out of place and contrasts with the neutral surroundings. I was keen the keep the frame and composition really clean to let the car colour and the action of the man under the car, do the talking. It's also a nod to one of my favourite shots by Helen Levitt.

What worked:

I like the scale of the composition - it doesn't work so well on a phone screen. At first it looks like just a picture of a car until you spot the legs underneath.

What I'd do differently:

I would have loved to have been able to go even wider, but other parked vehicles got in the way of the clean composition I was after. The light was a bit flat - though I am not sure more contrast would have actually enhanced the image. It would be nice for the white road marking to run parallel to the frame too...

Shoutout

Vincent Villeger's sixth shoutout, picked out by the editors in #36 Completely Open.

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