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A FINAL FAREWELL

THE CHURCH OF ST MARTIN

EYNSFORD, KENT

JULY 2 2008

In the century old Gutter of the Church of St Martin, situated in the pretty Kentish town of Eynsford, a gathering of once lush and vivid leaves made a final mosaic of decay before being swept up into the caretakers rubbish bin and vanquished forever!

Ordinarily, any association with a gutter would bring about thoughts of grime and filth, and yet here at this moment, alongside the single proud Pigeons feather, which had spiralled to the ground from a vantage point way up high, were these leaves any less magnificent in death, than they had been in life?

camera	NIKON D300
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shutterspeed	1/80s
aperture	f/5.6
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focal length	80.0mm
resolution	1600x703 pixels

A FINAL FAREWELL

THE CHURCH OF ST MARTIN

EYNSFORD, KENT

JULY 2 2008

comments (23)

Mroy by the Bay

3 Jul 2008, 00:22

Maybe it's just me, but I love leaves in every phases of its short life. Your shot is very artistic.

FLOOG: Many thanks, Mroy. Yes I agree, leaves always fascinate and please me no matter what stage of their cycle they are at

Marcie

United States

3 Jul 2008, 01:39

I love the single feather amid the leaves. Nice eye!

FLOOG: Hi Marcie. There was a black railing between myself and the church building, and I had to lean over and shoot downwards to the gutter to get this. It just leapt out at me, and seemed so beautiful. I was powerles to resist!

Thanks very much for commenting

ray

Thailand

3 Jul 2008, 02:19

Pity the poor leaves!
Their life-cycle is not much different from ours, except for one important difference...we get to play sex, while the stupid leaves have sub-contracted that out to their cousins, the flowers.

At the end of the day, though, the caretaker sweeps us all into the bin for transport to the composter or incinerator.

Lovely bit of whimsy at play here, Paul.

FLOOG: Ha ha... very well put, Ray

Ade of AdaeCreative

United States

3 Jul 2008, 02:19

I've never thought a gutter could look so good. perfect exposure, sharp details. nice

vintage

Australia

3 Jul 2008, 03:13

Good capture love the colours.leave in my garden are in the compost.

sherri

United States

3 Jul 2008, 03:25

I always marvel at a feather on the ground like this. Nice one.

David

Chicago, IL (USA)

3 Jul 2008, 04:13

An impressive choice of making the pic landscape. Well done!

FLOOG: Thanks, David

Richard Trim (T)

Leicester UK

3 Jul 2008, 06:09

Gutters so often catch the legacy left by the living.

richard

FLOOG: You are so right, Richard

Scotia

Fife Scotland

3 Jul 2008, 06:21

Only you could write about a gutter with leaves in it. I would have walked straight past without blinking and eye. The way you have put the witing and image together is quite masterfull Paul. I do look forward to your blog each day.

FLOOG: Hey Scotia, you are most kind sir. I really appreciate all of the comments and feedback I get, and one such as this makes me very happy indeed.

Thank you very much matey

Chris Phillips

United Kingdom

3 Jul 2008, 07:29

I love pictures like this - of the sorts of things we daily see but do not see

FLOOG: Hi Chris. You know I rattled off lot's of different shots that 'should' have been good but were not, and this simple one seemed to work... ha ha

anniedog

Great Britain (UK)

3 Jul 2008, 08:37

Like this one a lot (no surprises there as I always have my head down to see what's in the gutter?) I love the way that these insignificant details can be made into something striking just by framing them in camera.
Ingrid

FLOOG: Hi Ingrid. I'm very pleased that you like it

Astrid

The Netherlands.

3 Jul 2008, 09:12

'always the nose on the ground' I know it sounds weird, but most best shots are the ones are so 'common' like Chris says, we see a lot but we are too blind to see it,
A wonderful shot of of wonderful gutter...

FLOOG: It's true, Astrid, we simply walk by so many amazing sights

Aussie

Brisbane

3 Jul 2008, 09:56

Beautiful image Paul. lol at Ray

FLOOG: Thanks, Aussie

bridge

3 Jul 2008, 10:14

That's a goodlooking gutter. Very nice capture.

FLOOG: Thanks very much for taking the time to visit and comment, Bridge

Richard Standley

France

3 Jul 2008, 11:14

A great eye you have Paul. I don't think I would have noticed it and yet I am fascinated by dead leaves! What a beautiful picture.

FLOOG: Thank you, Richard. I nearly ripped my shirt leaning over the railing between the church wall and myself, but, it was worth going for it... ha ha

Padraig

Scotland

3 Jul 2008, 12:57

I like the way this is framed by the gulley and the mixture of colours and tones is great.

FLOOG: Hi Padraig. Yes, Mother nature provided me with everything I needed here. The colours simply lept out at me

Sheila, in Spain mostly

United Kingdom

3 Jul 2008, 13:49

Autumn and winter leaves are wonderful, and so are feathers. And you have them on old stone and lichen. So, as you can guess, I like this photo.

FLOOG: I am most pleased that you do, Sheila. Many thanks

Robin

United States

3 Jul 2008, 15:55

It's amazing how beautiful death can be, especially when it comes to leaves.

FLOOG: Hi Robin. I agree entirely

Bill Phillips

Droitwich.... Showers

3 Jul 2008, 16:53

Love the colours and textures Paul and the absence of exif data makes me wonder what's the old floogmeister been up to?

FLOOG: Good afternoon Mr Phillips, sir. Yes, indeed. I cropped the original and hoped to put it through a tinting programme to just bring out the brown leaves, but did not like the new look. So, keeping it with all of the original colours, I posted it but had to convert from 24Bit oojy-ma-flip back to a Jpeg, losing the data in the process!

I've just added the data back in

Gawd that was bit technical for me... I'm going for a lie down now!

tim

leeds uk

3 Jul 2008, 18:05

who would have thought a few leaves and a feather could look so good

Quality image, love the texture/colour looks like i could pick these leaves up myself,super stuff Paul

FLOOG: Good evening Tim, and many thanks matey.

Took this after geting off work early the other day. I tend to kep the camera in the car and hope I can get away sharpish, these days! I've been out dodging the rain showers this afternoon! Typical, my day off and I can't get out on the bike... don't you just love English Summers... ha ha

Brian Walbey

United Kingdom

3 Jul 2008, 19:51

Such a simple image Paul, and another one I would have missed.

FLOOG: Hi Brian, ah yes, simple is my middle name

Alexandra

Canada

3 Jul 2008, 20:39

Almost abstract in composition, this is, indeed, a delightful shot!

FLOOG: Many thanks, Alexandra

Michael Rawluk

Canada

5 Jul 2008, 00:32

There is beauty in death and decay. You found it.

FLOOG: Hi Michael. Yes, I am a sucker for decay.. ha ha I love the phases of nature's life and death cycle. Many thanks for commenting

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