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Scott Robertson, who provided a recent POTW himself, was this weeks selector. He turned out to be a rubbish selector!! ( that doesn't sound right . .. but I guess you know what is meant)...read more

Scott Robertson, who provided a recent POTW himself, was this weeks selector. He turned out to be a rubbish selector!! ( that doesn't sound right . .. but I guess you know what is meant)

Selecting my shortlist of 5 from the pile of great photos this week was hard, but choosing a winner from those 5 was more than tricky.
I had initially dismissed 'Blot' by Dave Henderson http://www.ppfuk.com/gallery_image_1209545487.html thanks to a dodgy computer monitor at work. However, once at home I saw the image in all its glory. From the 'in your face' detail of the fence, to the texture of the grass, to the blot! Everything made me love it.
Being a Liverpool fan I was wary of 'True Blue' by Mark Bradshaw http://www.ppfuk.com/gallery_image_1209596395.html but a closer inspection revealed a rather pleasant shot. I loved the angle, the spots of rust, the lines and of course - the colour!
I have been experimenting with night time long exposure shots recently and I would be chuffed to get one as good as 'Night Lights' by Jaime Pang http://www.ppfuk.com/gallery_image_1209718234.html. With the skyscraper as the focal point of the image, the lines drawn by the traffic give you that necessary dynamic element.
'One that got away' by Angus Thompson http://www.ppfuk.com/gallery_image_1209924986.html certainly didn't get away from my attention. Like with 'True Blue' the colouring in this image is excellent. The composition too, with the tree branch cutting across the shot, helps to make this a great picture.

Now onto the winner. Photography, like most TV and Film, is a form of escapism and in my opinion the images where this is prominent are always the best. You are transported into the world of a picture so strong you can imagine yourself there. This is why I chose 'little boxes' by Paul Mongan http://www.ppfuk.com/gallery_image_1209416299.html The number 8 on the wall and the lines in the concrete floor draw your eyes to the cones. But then the lighting on the untidy pile of boxes draws you back. For a split second I was in a car park in Gateshead but then I awoke from a wonderful turmeric dream.

Well done Paul. Thanks to ppf for the opportunity to select POTW.

Scott J Robertson

Angus chooses a photograph which speaks for itself as POTW

I'm not much with words, but I do like a title to have some say on the image....read more

I'm not much with words, but I do like a title to have some say on the image.

My photo of the week is "Landmine Victim by David D

1 http://www.ppfuk.com/gallery_image_1209105624.html
A picture with a title to match. Shocking to some, but a reality to others. Sometimes its up to the photographer to go that little further to highlight what goes on around.

2 Get a grip..... by Dave Henderson http://www.ppfuk.com/gallery_image_1209114694.html
Old and well used.
3 stairway to hebburn by Paul Mongan http://www.ppfuk.com/gallery_image_1208815286.html
I liked the symmetry of the composition.
4 Slither by Mark Bradshaw http://www.ppfuk.com/gallery_image_1208788373.html
Photography out of a piece of Art.
5 The Unseeing Eye by Simon Gardner http://www.ppfuk.com/gallery_image_1208976389.html
A bit of colour in a drab world.

I'm not much good at talking about pictures, just taking them with an idea of a title to go with it.

Regards

Angus