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Time on my Hands

Time on my Hands
This is what happens when I'm left indoors unsupervised!

I bought a cheap secondhand Chinese-made clock from a charity shop a while ago and decided to take it all to bits and make a Flat Lay photo of it. Just don't ask me to put it all back together again :-)))

Better viewed large I think.

appo-fam, Aschi "Freestone", Günter Diel, Xata and 22 other people have particularly liked this photo


32 comments - The latest ones
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Nice !!
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen club
Thank you Jaap!
8 months ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Wow,da bin ich wieder begeistert von deiner tolle Fotoidee und auf was du immer kommst lieber Keith,aber auf in deiner Aufnahme schaut das großartig aus,wie du das zerlegt hast und wie du es zeigst,das machst du immer super,du häst mir aber sagen können,wie spät es auf der Uhr vorher war,hahahaha,da hattest du echt einen tollen Einfall lieber Keith :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Günter Klaus club
Glad you enjoyed this one Güni..........it was good fun taking the clock to bits and setting up the shot.

I never thought to check the time..........maybe I s should have - before I took off the hands.
8 months ago.
 ROL/Photo
ROL/Photo club
Keith tu es comme moi.. soit tu arrives à réparer
soit tu démontes tout et tu n'arrives plus à remonter
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to ROL/Photo club
Ha, ha............I'm pretty good at jobs that require brute force and ignorance, but not much good at anything else!
8 months ago.
 Stephan Fey
Stephan Fey club
That was exactly what I wanted to ask before I read your comment :-))
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Stephan Fey club
Glad you read it then Stephan :-))
8 months ago.
 Colin Ashcroft
Colin Ashcroft club
You have dismantled it, now you have to mantle it up again :-)
I do admire you thoughts, actions and photography.
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Colin Ashcroft club
Ha, ha..........not a chance mate..!! Glad you like the shot though..........it was fun to set up and shoot!
8 months ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
So many pieces..
Interesting idea , Keith ..but the hard and specialist work of watchmaking remains to be done..
8 months ago. Edited 8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to J.Garcia club
There were much more pieces than I thought.............and I'm sure a watchmaker would be appalled at what I did just to get a photo :-))
8 months ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
interessante foto
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Fred Fouarge club
Thank you Fred.
8 months ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Anyway: Time is on your Side, Keith !
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Ulrich John club
Thanks Ulrich..........luckily I don't have to rely on this particular clock..!!
8 months ago.
 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club
If you are not going to be tempted to re-asemble it you have plenty of subjects for macro images, a suggestion as the title is Time on My Hands how about a double exposure where time is on your hands ? just in time for World Photography Day
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Peter Castell club
I've actually kept some of the pieces for possible future shots Peter, but I have nothing in mind yet. Not sure about double exposures though.........I've never tried them (although my camera does have that as an option). I'll have to have a think about that :-)

Thanks for your visit and comments.
8 months ago.
 Anton Cruz Carro
Anton Cruz Carro club
A resounding title about a metaphorical composition. In my house there was always a clock that showed the gears of it but not in such an obvious way. Very good composition Keith. You have to continue exploring this line despite the screams of your wife.
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Anton Cruz Carro club
Thank you very much Anton.............I'm pleased you like this one. My wife is very tolerant of my photography........most of the time :-)
8 months ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Oh, that's cool- a deconstructed clock! You could hang this in your kitchen:-) You arranged the bits very well and mono works perfectly to keep it all together.
I wouldn't have had the patience to take all these tiny bits apart;-)
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Gudrun club
Thanks Gudrun.............I enjoyed taking it all to bit and setting up the photo.......but I have no intention of even trying to put it back the way it was. Glad you like the photo.
8 months ago.
 aNNa schramm
aNNa schramm club
I used to take 2 watches apart and make mobiles out of them - it hasn't always been easy to have the balances :-))
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to aNNa schramm club
That sounds fascinating aNNa...........but I'm not sure I'd have the patience for that.
8 months ago.
 Eunice Perkins
Eunice Perkins club
Very clever title! Now you may have had to face the consequences.
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Eunice Perkins club
Thank you Eunice..................glad you think so.
8 months ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Die Zeit ist explodiert ;-)
Eine gute Idee für das Foto, aber ich befürchte das Schlimmste für die Uhr ;-)
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to trester88 club
Ha, ha, the clock is definitely dead!!

Thanks for commenting Wilhelm.
8 months ago.
 Horizon 36
Horizon 36 club
LOL
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Horizon 36 club
:-)))
8 months ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Easier to put to pieces, hey? LOL
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Xata club
Yes...........but I'm not even trying to put it all together again :-))
8 months ago.

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