Comments: painter in park

Nice to have a refreshing change of colours to the city greys.

Posted by Ed { tfk } at December 18, 2005 04:39 AM

Why do I get the feeling you're gonna do a Conrad Black and move to England? The images of the sceptered isle that you've shared since your previous visit there are uniformly loving... which, I hasten to add, is a very good thing!
Thanks, Sam, for becoming a consistent voice in my cultural conscience since I discovered this blog last January (c/o Now's best list edition). Best wishes for the season and beyond!
jake

Posted by jake at December 18, 2005 05:39 AM

beautiful shot! I love all the green! Everything where I am is turning yellow..I'm ready for the springtime!!

Posted by stephanie at December 18, 2005 09:47 AM

Thanks for the green!

Posted by Dan at December 18, 2005 09:58 AM

So, come in Québec (and even more, Québec ciy), with all the snow we've got this week, you could take very nice photos.
Bravo ! For your pictures, some are so nice, amazing !

Posted by Christian at December 18, 2005 10:48 AM

Hi,

Great composition wich respect proportions.
Wich the sky was a little bit less white and uniform. Anywa : good picture.

Posted by mistralcolors at December 18, 2005 11:06 AM

A nice break from our icy Toronto December indeed. I think you should post one or two of these shots every month until we hit spring. :)

Posted by Rob at December 18, 2005 12:02 PM

Another beautiful picture! Thank you for all your hard work keeping this blog up. It has become my daily refuge for some beautiful imagery and inspiration. So thank you!

Posted by Daniel Scrivner at December 18, 2005 01:03 PM

hey sam, i was going to ask you if the 70-200 f4 was quality compared to the 2.8, there is a huge price difference. this picture answers the questions, i know it depends on the photographer behind the camera but you did this lens it's justice, great picture.

Posted by shane j montgomery at December 18, 2005 01:36 PM

yeah the green is nice! montreal just broke a 40 year old record for snow in one day.41 centimeters! most schools were closed, everything was blocked! gotta loove the snow!

Posted by Andy at December 18, 2005 02:05 PM

In my first year of university I lived about 100 yards to the right of where you stood to take this photo. A little bit of history: South Park has a ridge half way up that date back to the English Civil War (1642-45, i think). King Charles chose Oxford as the second capital, in case London was attacked by the Parliamentaries. The enemies of the King dug canons into the ridge in South Park and held Oxford under seige.

Nice to see more pictures of home, thanks!

Posted by Adam Hopkinson at December 18, 2005 02:19 PM

That looks like South Parks, looking west over the city.

Posted by Howard at December 18, 2005 05:13 PM

I'm glad you like it here so much. I've not been to Oxford much but it is pretty, as is much of my country. Merry Christmas!

Posted by Jess at December 18, 2005 06:19 PM

Great composition!

Excellent memories from Oxford. I don't go there for a long time but this park brings good moments from that trip. Thank you! : )

Posted by nuno f at December 18, 2005 07:09 PM

my sense of depth is thrown off when I see that midget in a brown shirt in the open field. Ok, he is not a midget but just sits farther away.

I m dumber than I think.

Posted by Boreo at December 18, 2005 08:02 PM

For some reason makes me think of that movie with Arnold where DeVito is his twin. They come to see their mom in an old folks home, and she wears the same hat and looks just like the one on the pic. She even painted, if I recall correctly

Posted by Pavel at December 18, 2005 09:47 PM

Hi,

Well as a resident of Oxford who's due to spend Xmas in Toronto this picture came as pleasant surprise. This is South Park, one of the city's nicest spots. Scene of a spectacular firework display every November, and (for fans of contemporary rock) the location for a Radiohead concert back in 2001. A hometown gig in front of 30,000 people to raise a stack of cash for local charities.

The towers you see in the middle distance are all part of the university. The furthest left is Merton College, Oxford's oldest college which dates back to 1264.

Toronto looks seriously cold (think I'll sleep in the fridge freezer tonight to acclimatise) but I can't wait to get back there.

Cheers, Paul.

Posted by Paul at December 19, 2005 04:56 AM

Really cool story here - I like this! Beautiful wide shot.

Posted by Abe at December 20, 2005 03:34 PM
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