The Nuba Survival

And some variations on the theme

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Three-frame stitch

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Four-frame stitch

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Instax Wide print of #9 on to fogged/outdated film

All A7 III | LA-EA4 | Minolta AF 24-105, except #7 (NEX-7 and Sigma E 30 F2.8

Edit: #10 re-sized to reflect the reduced size of Instax Wide prints.

Thanks for looking!

Edited by Howard_S - 08 February 2022 at 00:00

I find this really interesting. I think #9 great. I usually hate Sepia (like) conversions, but it works perfectly here. Interesting subject. TFS.

Hi Howard,

These are, indeed, fascinating figures and especially so given the surroundings. I think I like the monochrome ones the best, though the 'four frame stich' in colour with the addition of the corrugated panels would be interesting to see just to evaluate how that impacts the figures in the frame. Favourites of the series are #2 (colour) and #6 (monochrome) for the framing and strength of positioning in the frames.

Thanks for adding a link to the location as well - something to try and get to see in the coming months perhaps.

Thanks for sharing and best regards Neil.

Quite interesting. With a crop of much of the right side, I would prefer #2. It's telling a story and you have three such diverse and interesting elements - a person, an abandoned structure and the statue. Of the others, I like #9 for its toning and perspective

Another fan of #2, but i also like the colors in #7, 9, and 10. Further the compositions of #5 and 7 are very good. TFS Howard

Howard_S wrote: I had not heard of this artwork until pictures appeared in the press at the weekend, see e.g. The Guardian's curated list at https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2022/feb/04/a-curious-statue-and-hindu-festivals-fridays-best-photos; a friend had alerted me because he saw it in the Morning Star!

Now I'm really confused - when I saw the shot in your P150 thread I was reminded of my long-standing intention to visit the site - and I was convinced it was you who had alerted me to it with a previous post. Obviously I was wrong, now I'm wondering who it was?

In my misspent youth I used to visit Checkendon quite a bit - the Black Horse was the closest pub that sold my favourite tipple.

And, more on topic - 2 & 9 are my favourites, I like seeing the context as much as the figures.