The Reader

It was photo 730 and completion of year 2 today, so wanting to get a half decent pic to mark the occasion, I headed off to St Paul's Cathedral as the protesters were still there and I guessed there might be some interesting sights to snap...

I like to keep my pics 8x5 (No reason why... I just do...) but felt by cropping this shot, I'd lose the strength of columns behind the guy...

By the way, he's reading Restless Cities, a book that attempts to define urban life as akin to diagnosing some pervasive malady or "a state of delirium so habitual as to be almost unnoticeable".. or so a review I found says..!!

Different angle here http://365project.org/andycoleborn/oldies-and-othe/2011-10-24... Umm'd and Err'd about which pic to us as my main shot for the day...

[Michael Elliott]

Couldn't he find a more comfortable place to read rather than be perched high on a stone platform like a gargoyle?

[John]

Great PoV, lovely B&W shot.

[Loose Images]

Does look quite high. He's pretty engrossed isnt he? :)

[Tracy]

A fantastic shot... taking me back to last July when I was on your side of the world. Wonderful capture of textures and love the B&W.
Congratulations on finishing year 2... did you go straight through or have a break in between?

[andy c]

@frameit thanks Tracy... no break, and no rest... year 3 starts tomorrow haha

[Seth Tan]

Congrats on completing year 2! This is a beautiful B&W

[Tracy]

Well done... I am coming up to day 300 and am thinking that I will continue straight on to year 2, so thanks for the inspiration

[Phil]

What a thoughtful shot...and the detail comes out marvellously in B&W. Well done on 2 years... wow!

[Mek]

Good pov. Half decent? Haha. Agreed :-)

[judith deacon]

Great B&W shot.

[Mrs. Smith]

Congratulations! This is a fitting picture!!

[Sandy Young]

Perfect in B&W! Love your composition and POV on this, too!

[Mike Schwandner]

great B&W

[Kathy A]

Congrats on completing year 2 - cool shot too.

[Cherrill]

Hey congrats on reaching the end of year 2! Mine approaches at the end of the year. Do you think he is really reading this book or just being a poser.....prob got the Beano inside!! Must say I've had enough of the protestors now, they've made thier point, now let St Pauls work in peace. He looks a bit like Tintin! Love the columns!

[peter/zipp]

this is class

[peter/zipp]

..and this is class! it has an old english feel to it.

[Erlend Bergsagel]

Congratulatins! and great image

[Bev]

love the b&w POV

[Della]

terrific shot

[Constance Brinkley]

Two years, Congratulations Andy. I really like this shot the best. The columns make it for me. Well done. Looking forward to year 3! I am meeting Isla Wight the night of of Nov 2nd for drinks hope you can join us. The location is still being determined. Check with Isla for location.

[Phil Howcroft]

this is a great 'spot' andy ...i prefer this to the other picture, because the frame is empty and uncluttered, allowing us to concentrate on the subject

[Charli]

Congrats on the 730th! I like this shot best, really works in the b&w, great composition! I am in awe of your achievement, 730, WOW!

[kammy]

what a find!! brilliant!

[Richard Tyson]

Great way to round off year 2 mate. Congrats on keeping up such a high level of consistency. Dont forget I'm about thursday!

[Shannon Pitton]

Great PoV! Congrats on the 2 year mark, no small measure of dedication as we all know how some days are lacking of inspiration, time or energy. Love this in B&W.

[Juliette Packham]

great end marker for year 2 - got my year 1 tomorrow! love the B&W tones in this and the lines of the pillars - really cool shot

[Eleanor Muller]

I prefer this of the two Reader pics. Maybe because I like the contrast - old stone architecture; modern, fluid person. Congratulations on the milestone.