Labour of Glove by judithg

Labour of Glove

I've shamelessly stolen the title of this photo from The Varsity student magazine which reports that while 70 gloves have appeared on the railings outside The Gurdon Institute (for cancer research) on Tennis Court Road, nobody knows who put them there or why. I dropped Adam at school for his exam, picked up Rachel's contact lenses and found myself in town by 8.15 am which was a little early for the shopping I had to do. Forced (of course) to go for a coffee in Carluccio's I did eventually rouse myself to walk down to the gloves (which I'd spotted from the car) though I'm not sure the photo really 'works'. I'll put another one in Extras.
Three good things:
1. A quote about the gloves in Varsity from my ex-boss's lovely wife.
2. I could do my own installation with my extensive collection of odd socks.
3. Lovely response to Spring at King's - thank so much.
Nice dof. As they say!
April 19th, 2013  
Yes, the DOF is very nice. This is a very funny object.
April 19th, 2013  
Works perfectly Judith & such a fun thing to see, would put a smile on your face I'm sure. I am with you on the sock thing & there's only two of us!!!
You have a great DOF here & a perfectly placed man!!!! ( which is rare as they are always in the wrong place!!!!)
April 19th, 2013  
brilliant shot and a fav
April 19th, 2013  
I agree re the man being perfectly placed. For me the dof and leading line seem as if they shoul work better than they do...maybe a slightly different angle so that a few of them were more clear?
April 19th, 2013  
@happypat Hahaa - that's true! Actually I think @jgpittenger is right that the DOF is a bit too shallow - I only had my 50mm lens with me and on this occasion it wasn't the best choice. Ah well - it's 'handy' experience!
April 19th, 2013  
Well it does work as photo and I like the whole idea.
A per no2, been hanging in to the last round if odd socks from my socktopuss for just such s thing …
April 19th, 2013  
"on" and "of" - where needed, bloody predictiveness..
April 19th, 2013  
What a strange sight!
April 19th, 2013  
@sleepdozer57 Looking forward to seeing it!
April 19th, 2013  
Fabulous shot and what a great idea!
April 19th, 2013  
No rewards offered I notice...typical students!
Tinker would certainly be happy to help alleviate you of issue 2!
April 19th, 2013  
Jo
Lovely capture, very unusual and great DoF.
April 19th, 2013  
Oh, it works! What fun. They look like puppets sitting there.
April 19th, 2013  
Very interesting phenomena and shot. Follow.
April 19th, 2013  
Strange, I know where to come if I ever need an odd sock or glove!
April 19th, 2013  
This is so cool! I'd love to know the reason behind this display. This quirky shot totally works!
April 19th, 2013  
@caddick Monty is responsible for quite a few!
April 19th, 2013  
What does it all mean? Great title to steal,though it looks as though many are giving the finger
April 19th, 2013  
Very strange. Great shot xx
April 19th, 2013  
I like the pointing fingers.
April 19th, 2013  
And yes we had a wonderful day in Avila. Wish I'd posted a picture of the city walls.
April 19th, 2013  
I like the fingers too, how strange it is. A mystery to be solved.
April 19th, 2013  
I love these demonstrations of support that suddenly appear - I quite like the shallow DoF.
April 20th, 2013  
This shot tells the story, I love the dof in it
April 20th, 2013  
What a hoot! I like the pov!
April 20th, 2013  
Great shot! Love all the colors and great DoF!
April 20th, 2013  
The shot works. I have to smile when I see things like this - an installation like this wouldn't last very long here. They'd be taken in a jiffy and used, odd gloves or not.
April 20th, 2013  
It looks like they are all giving us the finger... A really cool installation though and I very much like your perspective!
April 20th, 2013  
JH
Brilliant. I'd say you're in with a shout on the theme-fashion tag. You have my sympathies on the enforced coffee thing. Horrible when that happens.
April 20th, 2013  
perfect DOF!
April 20th, 2013  
i love the colors and dof here! and fantastic composition too! great shot!
April 20th, 2013  
Tim
Great shot, I think it works perfectly. I notice that the gloves are not in pairs. Possibly another set of railings somewhere may get a visit!!
April 20th, 2013  
They could easily be taken by a street living person! We have shoes laced on to a houses fence, bicycles tied on to a fence, bra's tied on to a roadside fence - all very ugly, I think!
April 20th, 2013  
So interesting and I love it
April 21st, 2013  
Wonderful DOF and I love cultures that place lost gloves on fences so people can come back and find them! Opps, just read your commentary closer. Well, who knows, maybe someone needs the other half!
April 21st, 2013  
Very interesting, fabulous DoF
April 21st, 2013  
ha this is so funny, I wonder how long the gloves will stay there. I look forward to your collection of odd socks on display!
April 21st, 2013  
Wonderful! The gloves lead nicely to that passing person.
April 21st, 2013  
this is the best of your glove shots judith...better than your extra pic :)
April 22nd, 2013  
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