The Voyeur of Secrets
Ok….so this is the last of this series….I know I always say that but I’m not telling porkies this time…...I have enjoyed doing them immensely. This is the first time I have seen something other than what I think would make a pleasing image and photographing it…....I saw each one of these images in my head as I looked at the door and thought about what it encompassed…..it had to be more than just a door….I felt that it had stories to tell…..right down to the last nail. These images have been what it made me see…..another onlooker would see something different. I have always looked at things in this way…....but I have never had the skills or the confidence to communicate my thoughts artistically to this extent….there were brief flashes….I teach Design and Technology but am very much at the technology end. I work with very talented individuals who sparked a creative journey that has its roots in a life long interest in photography. I grew up in a safe, loving environment with two wonderful humans as parents….but it was very much Science or die…....my first degree is in electronics…...I didnt know I had this in me….it may look amateurish to the more advanced and accomplished members of this site…...but it if it was not for this site I would not even have attempted this…..I feel very satisfied with what I have produced and how I have grown since August. It pained me to read Stuart Chapmans journal entry which mentioned his not understanding negative comments about the site…..I second that most wholheartedly…...I cant understand the negativity…...this site is remarkable….a one off and I thank its members for the inspiration and encouragement that has opened me up….if I knew I could do this 20years ago….......who knows?
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PhotogeniquE IPA, 5 months ago
brilliant image! very haunting.
Nicholas Averre, 5 months ago
You should be proud of your self Simon. This is a wonderfully thoughtful series, great work mate!
GerryMac, 5 months ago
excellent Simon!
Dharna, 5 months ago
Thank your for a little more insight to you Simon. Love this image, and thank you for all your inspiration!!!!
mikrin, 5 months ago
Wonderful work Simon… Magical!
LocoCow, 5 months ago
Magnificent Series well done
Naomi Frost, 5 months ago
You should be so proud of yourself, Simon. Your work is amazing. It’s never too late you know…one day you may be able to open up that little seaside shop and sell your photographs….
Simon Gladwin in reply to Naomi Frost’s comment, 5 months ago
ooooh if only….there is a little shop in Padstow with my name on it!
reflexio, 5 months ago
Great series, quite different, very interesting.
Kofoed, 5 months ago
Simon, this is a wonderful series. True art. Your processing is exquisite, but I’m sure you couldn’t achieve it without proper and clever settings during the recording of the images.
Seeing your progress here, I wonder what will be next. Your creativity is brilliant.
Thanks a lot for your writing, being a scientist doesn’t have to mean we can’t be creative. You’re the best proof of that.
I second your opinion about this place.
RoughDiamond, 5 months ago
ooo this is so good. Love the texture and the eyes are piercing. Well done :) x
Basia McAuley, 5 months ago
Awesome work!
Simon Gladwin in reply to Kofoed’s comment, 5 months ago
So true Kofoed….I have spent years argueing that engineers and scientists are endlessly creative people….problems would not be solved if they were not….this is just a different way…and a somewhat unknown one for me…this site has brought it out.
Simon Gladwin in reply to Basia McAuley’s comment, 5 months ago
Thanks Basia
Simon Gladwin in reply to RoughDiamond’s comment, 5 months ago
Thanks RoughDiamond
Simon Gladwin in reply to Naomi Frost’s comment, 5 months ago
I would give you wall space…..I could be your european agent.
Helene Kippert, 5 months ago
This is excellent work Simon
micmac, 5 months ago
I love it ,fantastic work.
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS, 5 months ago
This is Absolute PERFECTION!! Brilliant work of ART!! :-))
Andy Harris, 5 months ago
great blending – great image!
Simon Gladwin, 5 months ago
Thanks for all your comments folks! It means a lot!
Simon Gladwin in reply to PhotogeniquE IPA’s comment, 5 months ago
Thanks for your comment Dave…its good to see you out and about again!
Simon Gladwin in reply to RoughDiamond’s comment, 5 months ago
They are my eyes teehee
Rhana Griffin, 5 months ago
Oh yeah…... WAY creepy!!!! And yet… for some reason…. I cant seem…. to look….... away…...........
Nicole Goggins, 5 months ago
great image!
Simon Gladwin in reply to Rhana Griffin’s comment, 5 months ago
The eyes follow you…taking in every little thing you do and store it in the grain of the wood…a ring round a knothole….a wrinkle in the rust….they Never leave you alone and suck you in MWaaaahahahahahahahaaaaaa
Rhana Griffin, 5 months ago
Now thats just plain mean…. grrrrrrrrr…. What happens now when I wake in the middle of the night screaming?
Cheeky bugger (pouts)
Deborah Parkin, 5 months ago
this is such an excellent concept Simon – really creative – i love the colours and the textures in this image and that wierdo peeking out of the door is just too freaky LOL!!! Only joking – it’s fab:)
Leena Hedman, 5 months ago
Fabulous consept, exellent execution!
Sean Farragher, 4 months ago
wow fantastically done
kcranmer, 4 months ago
Sweeeeet work!
Barbara Sparhawk, 4 months ago
You’ve written such a lovely description of your opening up to the creative process, I could not be more pleased for you for the discoveries, or for the beautiful original work you’re doing. RedBubble has been a divine place for me, I’ve never had such great enthusiastic encouragement in my life. One works in quiet solitude a lifetime, this is unexpected and I’m delighted to read that it’s having the same effect on you. And DaVinci, after all, was a scientist first. We do ourselves great harm in accepting classifications, it only clips the flying feathers. Bravo on the soaring, Simon. It does not matter when it comes, only that it has arrived.
Jeff Burns, 4 months ago
just fantastic this is amazing
clarkey, 3 months ago
This one is a little spooky but I love it just as much as the previous/next??? one. It’s very well done and I hope you do more of them.
cdwork, 2 months ago
great title and blending of images
JanG, 2 months ago
Spooky,maybe, but I like to think of it as the tree’s spirit lives on in the wood. Love this idea and your execution. Don’t know how to do a link here, but check out Druid, by Zeebuzz – similar idea.
Jennifer Woodward, about 1 month ago
Very creative piece! I totally agree with the what you say about redbubble… I feel I’ve come so far since I first found the site. I truly believe the main reason for that is being able to express myself in such a warm and creative environment :-)
geikomaiko, 21 days ago
great work