Honey, I Shrunk The Kids (And The Cars, And The Skyline)

David McMahon

Honey, I Shrunk The Kids (And The Cars, And The Skyline)

This might look like a promo shot for “Noddy’s Adventures In Toyland” but it was shot here in Melbourne.

I shot in mid-July this year, pretty much at the midway mark of the Australian winter. It’s actually a reflection of a Melbourne street in the vicinity of Crown Casino – and I was fascinated by the fact that the huge Ford Falcon taxis looked like little yellow imitations of the car driven by Noddy, the character created by Enid Blyton.

Even the street sign has morphed (because of the reflection) into a tiny blue label that reminds me of the “Par Avion” (by air mail) labels on an old-fashioned snail mail envelope. You can see it just above the dead-centre point of this shot.

In case you’re wondering about the reflective surface, it’s actually the convex outer housing of a rear-view mirror on a bus.

I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my images in any way. Shot with a Pentax K100D, using a Sigma 18-125mm lens. F8, 1/250 sec, ISO 200, focal length 98mm.

Featured in A VIEW SOMEWHERE, September 2009.

Featured in COMMUNITIES, October 2009.

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Honey, I Shrunk The Kids (And The Cars, And The Skyline) by David McMahon
Honey, I Shrunk The Kids (And The Cars, And The Skyline) by David McMahon
  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    cool billiant

  • David McMahon replied

    Thanks very much, Scott – this view caught my eye immediately!

  • cherylc1

    cherylc1

    So very cool!! Awesome shot!!

  • David McMahon replied

    Thank you, Cheryl. It reminded me of one of this “trick” mirrors at a fairground!

  • Lorena Maria

    Lorena Maria

    hahah David your photographs and captions always make me smile.. love your sense of humour!!!

  • David McMahon replied

    My very humble thanks for that comment. I’m so glad they make you smile. Really appreciate your viewpoint.

  • PhotosByG

    PhotosByG

    Congratulations! Your photo has been featured in “A View somewhere ….”
    This photo was chosen because it was of a very high quality and it captured exactly the sort of work we are looking for in this group.
    Please keep up the great work and we hope you continue to add more of your excellent photographs to this group.

  • David McMahon replied

    Wow – I only uploaded the image 15 minutes ago. Thanks so much for your judgement of this image, PhotosByG.

  • bevanimage

    bevanimage

    Great title and so clever! You’re right about the taxis, I expect to hear them going “parp parp”, and crown casino really is toyland. Excellent capture and congrats on your feature.

  • David McMahon replied

    Thank you on all those counts. “Parp-parp” is so right! I actually shot a couple of images as traffic went past behind me – but the reflections of the dark cars did not work as well as they did for the yellow taxis!

  • Helen Corr

    Helen Corr

    all it needs is Mr Plod … very cool and nice to know someone else read the Noddy series …

  • David McMahon replied

    And a Big Ears as well …. yes, the Noddy series was a part of my very early childhood. I read voraciously as a child – so I guess none of my teachers were surprised when I wrote my first novel.

  • Helen Corr

    Helen Corr

    me too – bar the novel, but i am writing a thesis (not really the same thing at all) did you go all the way with enid – the faraway tree, wishing chair, mr gallianos circus, the put-em-rights, famous five, secret seven, etc.? weren’t they great in their absolute flaunting of ‘reality’ they made the possibilities in life seem endless!

  • David McMahon replied

    Yes, Helen, I read every single Enid Blyton book. I grew up in a home that literally (no kidding) had thousands of books. And you’re so right about the way she peopled her worlds. Of course, my kids also read Enid Blyton too!

  • Shulie1

    Shulie1

    I used to read the Noddy books also – loved every word. Great shot and again, another humourous title

  • David McMahon replied

    Thanks very much for your generous comment, Shulie – yes, I can still vividly remember all the Noddy stories and illustrations!

  • sfmilner

    sfmilner

    Greetings David; Your excellent eye at work again with this fantastic capture, well done! How many others commented on your number challenge?
    steve

  • David McMahon replied

    Thanks very much, Steve – I guess I’m just curious when it comes to the quest for offbeat images. There were some interesting comments on the numbers image!

  • JUSTART

    JUSTART

    haha great shot, and great title :)

  • David McMahon replied

    Thanks so much, JustArt! And I’m glad you like the title as well!

  • John Vandeven

    John Vandeven

    Well spotted and shot David.

  • David McMahon replied

    Thanks, John – the light was really good, for a winter afternoon.

  • kamaljeet kaur

    kamaljeet kaur

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW :)

  • David McMahon replied

    Thanks, Kamaljeet. I’m delighted that you like the way I shot this image!

  • Rita Agostinelli

    Rita Agostinelli

    Excellent work…awesome perspective…and your title toooooo fun!!! :)) Very cool!!! :)♥

  • David McMahon replied

    Thanks very much, Rita. It’s interesting that the quality of light on a winter afternoon was good enough for this kind of shot!

  • rodeorose

    rodeorose

    Marvelous work!!!

  • David McMahon replied

    Thanks very much, RodeoRose – great to know it gets your seal of approval.

  • shararat

    shararat

    EXCELLENT job!!! grt capture with details

  • David McMahon replied

    Thank you very much. It’s good to know you like the result.

  • jesika

    jesika

    It’s so interesting how a reflecting surface can alter reality into something so special. Well done on the feature
    j

  • David McMahon replied

    Yes, Jesika, you’re so right with that observation. And he funny thing is this was NOT the glass, but the metal surface behind it!

  • sbtpots

    sbtpots

    Hi David! Your image has been FEATURED in Communities! Congratulations and thank you for sharing your work with our Group! This is truly unique and so deserving!

  • David McMahon replied

    That’s such great news. Thanks so much for giving this image the thumbs-up – and for taking the trouble of letting me know, as well.

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