I could look at this photo all afternoon...

[swee'pea99]

Just came across this in a book I was reading last night and was bowled over.

It's by an old Picture Post era photographer called Bert Hardy...a sort of English Cartier-Bresson...and I've never seen this particular one before, though I used to be a big fan and have a book of his 'best'.

It may not have the inyerface showiness of some of the famous 'great images', but the composition strikes me as little short of miraculous.

 

[Archie_tect]

Smashing sandals... I used to have summer ones like those for school!

 

[Lanzecki]

But, But they are walking on the road!!

 

[Fnaar]

You just know that some of the people in that photo have said one or more of the following:

1) Well, she's no better than she ought to be.
2) I'm not as green as I'm cabbage looking.
3) Well, I'll go to the foot of our stairs!
4) Our Brenda's got a bun in the oven, off one of them Americans at the airfield.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

You just know that some of the people in that photo have said one or more of the following:

1) Well, she's no better than she ought to be.
2) I'm not as green as I'm cabbage looking.
3) Well, I'll go to the foot of our stairs!
4) Our Brenda's got a bun in the oven, off one of them Americans at the airfield.

Or

5) WOOF!

Seriously though, I wonder if both the woman and boy looking in his direction spotted the camera. Heck, even the baby looks to be posing!

 

[summerdays]

I must admit to drawn to the contrast in foot ware between those two ladies on the right! And I do remember having some like the frumpy ones when I was 5!

 

[Dangermouse]

The DoF to say they are moving is good..........no blur

 

[YahudaMoon]

But, But they are walking on the road!!

Was it the case that pushchairs weren't allowed on the pavement back in the days?

Pavement trolley pusher ha

 

[YahudaMoon]

Just came across this in a book I was reading last night and was bowled over.

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It's by an old Picture Post era photographer called Bert Hardy...a sort of English Cartier-Bresson...and I've never seen this particular one before, though I used to be a big fan and have a book of his 'best'.

It may not have the inyerface showiness of some of the famous 'great images', but the composition strikes me as little short of miraculous.

Dont fancy yours

 

[annedonnelly]

I must admit to drawn to the contrast in foot ware between those two ladies on the right! And I do remember having some like the frumpy ones when I was 5!

I ONLY had frumpy ones until I was old enough to buy my own.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Saw a small exhibition of his work at The Photograpers' Gallery dahn the smoke last year, quality stuff.

 

[stephec]

I think I'm the baby in the pram.......I used to look just like that when I was young.

Did you look like Winston Churchill, most babies do?

 

[Ian H]

Looks Scottish to me. Bert Hardy was a very good photo-journalist.

 

[Headgardener]

Note the almost total lack of motor vehicles. Don't supose you can get across that road now without a light controlled crossing.

 

[stephec]

Yes but I don't drink as much brandy as he did

Unlucky.