BDC V Week: Keeping An Eye On Things

There was a fairly big protest march in the middle of Brighton last Saturday. Big enough to get its own helicopter and quite a lot of police vans/officers/etc.

We ran into the march about three times at various places around the centre. This photo was taken as we got to the end of a road and they were crossing our path. There was a lot of grafitti to the right and I initially started trying to use that in the shots but it wasn't working. Then I noticed this guy standing there watching the people walk past so I took a couple of frames.

I like the slight repetition between him and the policeman. Also the mood. It feels like the old guy's in control somehow. A bit like G-Man in the Half-Life games, if that's not too nerdy a reference (which it probably is).

Comments

Sierro, Wed 14th Dec, 2005, 9:23am
He does seem very "overseer" like doesn't he! Nice capture.

Jamey, Wed 14th Dec, 2005, 10:37am
Overseer... That's the word I was looking for. Thank you.

Nickoli, Wed 14th Dec, 2005, 11:53am
Do you know what the march was about?

Jamey, Wed 14th Dec, 2005, 11:57am
It was something to do with Amnesty International. I'm not entirely sure what though.

milou, Wed 14th Dec, 2005, 8:15pm
Good title. Sums it up. As you say, there is the repetition between the subject and the policeman which is nicely observed. I do find the graffiti slightly distracting on this one though.

old man, Fri 6th Jan, 2006, 3:48pm
i was merely inspecting the proceedings!

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