Verse And Worse

Random Wit, Errant Rhyme. Not A Literary Crime

Cardinal Hayes
Liked mayonnaise
But Bishop Machado
Preferred avocado

Who Left The Door A Jar?

Sorry If I'm A Bit Glassy-Eyed

Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON

While I am drawn to strong colours and unusual perspectives on everyday sights, I frequently photograph monochromes because I revel in a challenge. There's this friend of ours from Sydney who makes the best mayonnaise and this jar had just been finished (alas). It had been washed and dried and was sitting on the kitchen bench mid-afternoon and I just thought I could get a great shot. The trick is to make it instantly recognisable, while inviting you to take a second look at an intriguingly familiar image. I hope it's worked....

Click here: Pentax K100D, Shutter speed 1/250, F6.7, ISO speed 200.