Hopefully this will work,

image hosted on my flickr site (http://www.flickr.com/photos/woodyjnr)

I really like the way you've framed the tree, and background as you mention is very nice. You can see pretty deep into it. The foreground is pleasing too. The only thought I had is it might have been looked even more pleasing if the sign was a bit closer, and/or if it'd been more straight, I may be wrong.

And I imagine the Police might have taken a dim view of someone straightening their sign for them, had they seen it :-D

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who has some interest or fascination in signs.

Barry posted some here a while back, just in case you have general interest in those type of shots
http://www.alphamountworld.com/forums/photo-critique-forum/some-irish-sh...

It will be neat to see what others you do.

Hi Eric,

Thanks for the response- yes I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes signs or has an interest in them! My biggest concern is that it would appear too ordinary or dull- glad you like it.

Re. your comment on the sign being bigger or straighter, I decided not to crop too closely as I wanted to give a sense of scale and also reveal the location the sign was in, and I also like the tree. As for straightening the sign, I've decided to shoot the project 'as seen' not changing anything. I agree that it might have made the shot stronger though.

As for the Police, they were nowhere to be seen, maybe they left the sign behind by mistake, or perhaps it was an undercover op..... if so then they must have wondered what the heck I was doing!!

Cheers
Andrew

Maybe the police were fishing. There were involved in a "Baiting" operation.

Good shot btw.

Is that first, it looks like film :)

And second, the tree seems to be hiding what is going on behind the scene and makes you wonder...

I am a sign freak too, but I keep those shots kinda secretive to myself and usually don't post them. I always take shots of signs from weird angles etc...

Maybe Ill share a few now, hmmm.

I think signs are a great feature to have in a photograph, especially when they add to a story, or in this case, create one.

Carl

Hi Royston and Carl,

Thanks for your kind words. Carl, how's your black and white wide lens project coming on? I liked the shot's you've posted so far, any chance of seeing some more?

Cheers
Andrew