Sotheby's Beyond Limits exhibition at Chatsworth this year is different from previous years in that it features the work of one man ... the late Barry Flanagan.
There are 15 exhibits on show and I was unsure whether I would be as enthralled as I usually am. I felt sure I would prefer more variety.
The first exhibit was Large Mirror Nijinski ...
... and I realised as soon as I saw the two sculptures that photographing them in the rose garden was not going to be easy ...
... and I realised as soon as I saw the two sculptures that photographing them in the rose garden was not going to be easy ...
... there was always somebody coming into the photograph or other things intruding ...
So I tried photographing them individually ...
... but I had to get the angle just right ...
... which I often didn't.
Eventually I went away and came back later taking photographs from a different angle ...
... or two ...
I decided that it didn't matter if I didn't get the perfect photograph. Half the fun was in just looking at them from different angles ...
So I tried photographing them individually ...
... but I had to get the angle just right ...
... which I often didn't.
Eventually I went away and came back later taking photographs from a different angle ...
... or two ...
I decided that it didn't matter if I didn't get the perfect photograph. Half the fun was in just looking at them from different angles ...
