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Castle Hill, Lancaster, 3:15 pm on the warmest day so far this year. That's the Priory Church in the background.
I was higher up the hill and first saw him, on his back with his book in the air, silhouetted against the bright field. When I came over to ask permission, I saw she was reading too.
Tom is reading Robert Mcfarlane's Landmarks. Hayley is reading Roald Dahl's The Giraffe, the Pelly, and me; on the ground beside her she has Matilda, another Roald Dahl book, and a notebook.
I could see it was going to be hard to get a good shot, with the very bright sunlight and dark shade. But they were patient with my creeping around them. One reason I chose this shot is the way reflected light illuminates her face.
Thank you Hayley and Tom for being the 100th in my Readers project, and apologies for interrupting you. Other photos in my series of readers are here: www.flickr.com/photos/greg_myers/albums/72157652125931010.
Outside the National Theatre, about 6:40 pm, between the two parts of 'Angels in America'. He is reading Colm Toibin's 'The Testament of Mary'. I explained the project and asked his permission. The original idea was to get him with the statue of Olivier, but he just gets lost in a wider shot.
Thank you for participating in my Readers project, and apologies for interrupting. Other photos in my series of readers are here: www.flickr.com/photos/greg_myers/albums/72157652125931010.
I love the shapes and colours of these flowers. This one was growing at the Reader Rock Garden on July 28th last summer. Is this a Columbine?
Such beauty in these colourful petals ... but such a contrast to the dark, mud-covered devastation for the people of Japan. They are such civil people, caring about their neighbour, not just about themselves. I just keep thinkng, how do people, a country, recover from something this tragic and overwhelming? How on earth do they start clearing such extensive damage and start rebuilding homes and lives, especially all those who are grieving the loss of family members.
For those of you who love the tiny Northern Pygmy-owl that I've been posting, wait till you see tomorrow's photo of it. I think I can guarantee you'll be shocked! Suspense? Sure, lol!
Reading on the terraces along the Grand Union Canal in front of Central St Martins College of Art. (A stranger; I asked his permission).
Tamper Cafe, Arundel Street, Sheffield. I asked permission. Martin is reading and, it seems, taking notes on an essay by Hanan Tarkan,
'On Being "The Other" In Post-Civil War Lebanon: Aid and the Politics of Art in Processes of Contemporary Cultural Production'. from the journal Ibraaz: Contemporary Visual Culture in North Africa and the Middle East. You can find it here: www.ibraaz.org/essays/63.
Martin asked whether I was only considering reading of paper, or reading more widely. I said books, magazines, and newspapers produce a posture and pose that is different from that people have for screens.
By the way, Tamper Sellers Wheel is an excellent place for coffee, and it is near Sheffield rail Station.
Thank you for participating, and apologies for interrupting your work. Other photos in my series of readers are here: www.flickr.com/photos/greg_myers/albums/72157652125931010.
I shot this a while back, but it seems so relevant at the moment. The bronze monument is in Ashalnd, Virginia and honours Jay Pace, the long-time editor of the local newspaper the Herald-Progress. Men and women like Mr. Pace dedicate their lives to the truth. We should never forget.
Williamson Park, Lancaster, about 1:50 pm. He was reading Andrew Marr's 'My Trade: A Short History of British Journalism'. I asked for permission. Thank you for participating in my project. Other photos of readers are here: www.flickr.com/photos/greg_myers/albums/72157652125931010.
"Miss Eliza Bennet," said Miss Bingley, "despises cards. She is a great reader, and has no pleasure in anything else."
Reading outdoors in winter, I'm not sure anyone actually does that except for photos, but it definitely looks pretty.
If only my focus had been on - even with some high pass sharpening, it's still so fuzzy. This is the second shoot where I've used the 50mm f/1.8 II Canon lens exclusively, and I've had the same problem both times: some of the photos are tack-sharp, and the other half are completely out.
I'm not even using the lens wide open for the most part - usually I'm stopping it down to 2.8 or so. Obviously it's frustrating to discard a bunch of shots that could have been fantastic if they weren't appallingly fuzzy. And yet I see the 1.8 lens (and the 1.4 version I can't afford right now...) are some of the most popular on Flickr, with most people using them wide open. Do their photos just appear sharp at web resolution? Or do they have some magic focusing skill I don't? =\