Basket Case, by Tom
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Tom is our featured snapper in today's DPNow Picture of the Day. What we have here is a semi-surrealist image of three abandoned supermarket trolleys on their side, sharply defined, while a slow shutter speed has allowed the incoming tide of water to be action-blurred. So what's it all about?
"This is a shot from one of my many outings along the banks of the Thames," explains Tom. "I was doing a project on what was going on along the banks rather than what was happening on the river itself.
"On this occasion the tide was out revealing all sorts of scrap from bicycles, motorbikes and supermarket trolleys. Sometimes you get better results than what was anticipated and this is the case with this image.
"The movement of the water makes it far more interesting than it would have been without. The image I feel can also make some social comment."
I felt I got the social comment message loud and clear, and yet I felt the composition had an artistic beauty all of its own.
You can see more of Tom's work in his DPNow gallery - and it's well worth a look.
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