The voyager's servant
by nixter

Comment by mitalapo:
I admit of picking this up by the thumbnail, so maybe I did lose some of the surprise effect, but then it was a great surprise nevertheless. I like the many layers of it, at the story and the visual levels. The layering is vertical, horizontal and especially applicable to the depth dimension. The umbrellas, the wet glass and the lighting suggest a rainy day, although we know better. Decapitating the floating people confuses me every time I look, allowing me to regain breathing only after relocating the heads making sure they match the bodies.

The voyager's servant
by nixter

Comment by tanguera:
Perhaps the most brilliant image ever taken. I'm so glad to see it here on DPC.

The voyager's servant
by nixter

Comment by Paul:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Well, I know this is you - but even if I didn't, who else could it be? Truly one of those pictures that make the rest of us look a bit silly - masterful in every sense. I have to say before you put this image up my favourite image on DPC was one of RKT's:



It's 3 year reign is now ended. Sorry Rachel (though I have a feeling she won't mind one bit).

So, why do I like it so much? I wish I knew, but I suspect it's about the juxtapositions - visible water where it's dry, none where we know it is wet, low contrast below, high above, sharpness without clarity above, softness with clarity below; then of course there are the absent heads and the great puzzles of 'where are they?' and 'where are you?' when you are taking the shot. But most of all the parasols looking like umbrellas against the rain you have created for us - a storm perhaps; one that the voyager and his servant are blissfully unaware as they cruise serenely and without a care (for they have not the apparatus to support such thought) as they make their way through the protective realm of the sea.

Critical stuff: I wouldn't dare.

Overall: Spectacular - 10 of course.

The voyager's servant
by nixter

Comment by njsabs:
This image is so wonderfully weird. I like it!! A 10 for you!!

The voyager's servant
by nixter

Comment by Mike:
lots of interesting things to look at, cant quite identify the swimmers, the mystery onlookers holding umbrellas, it it raining? if its it raining why are they swimming...

very intriguing image.

The voyager's servant
by nixter

Comment by Tiny:
Captivating.

The voyager's servant
by nixter

Comment by Zigomar:
Ah Nixter you miscreant.

The voyager's servant
by nixter

Comment by pamb:
I know it's a trick of perspective involving water, but I'm not fond of the headless bodies.

The voyager's servant
by nixter

Comment by jmritz:
capture a dream

The voyager's servant
by nixter

Comment by jjbeguin:
magnifiique!