Election 2010: Some extras
As you can imagine, we have received thousands of pictures on the photo-wire services relating to the election over the past month.
Among them are many photographs taken in everyday situations as the potential members of Parliament go about campaigning. Most aim to illustrate a moment, to show who was where and what they were doing.
Despite the media scrum surrounding the three main party leaders as they make their way around the country, some photographers have managed to catch the would-be PMs looking isolated or disconnected from their surroundings, often as though they are extras on the scene.
When these pictures are removed from context, they have an element of the surreal. It's not just the party leaders. From former prime ministers to potential chancellors, all can appear in ways that can surprise. Below are some little visual treats that I thought I'd share.
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Nick Clegg - bottom picture caption:
I talk to the trees?????
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Also, the Sarah and Gordon shot is excellent. I wonder what her future holds, politically.
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Caption for dog walking image: "Well, Hamish and Angus are very much creatures of habit and they wear their politics on their leads, if you understand my meaning...."
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A couple of those could almost be by Martin Parr.
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So this isn't this weeks "multiple choice" caption competition??
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caption for last picture:
Well, David told me this was the front bench... where is everyone? Dammit I've been had...
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Caption for photo 10 - of George (actually his name is Gideon) Osbourne
"proof, if any were needed, that George Osbourne is head and shoulders below everyone else".
Does anyone know why he changed his name?
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The baby in John Stilwell's photo expresses exactly how I feel about the election.
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No Dear, I'll make the tea.
You Dear, sit over there.
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Skyward gazing Tories - is this the second coming or the Candidate for Ripon and Skipton being parachuted in from London?
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Blair photo - Blair escapes from his Garden Shed and is supported by the remaining four Labour voters. Gordon is hiding behind the Labour sign ready to pull the power plug.
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First Cameron photo - this bloke has just told me I wont be able to afford any toys for the rest of my life - who the heck is he anyway?
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Harmen photo - Harmen meets the New Labour candidate for her job - the one in the middle that is.
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Scary Cameron photo - the Conservative wind of change experiences a change in direction, while the minder in the background gets ready to deal with any Jokers in the crowd.
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Brown flat photo - phew - at last Mandelstone found me a way to meet the people without being overheard. I was only making an offer to rent the flat as a first home after the election. Fortunately the Tenants didnt recognise me.
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Osborne photo - they told me this was a Chancellors contest but I didnt realise a boxing ring was the venue. Just wait until I get my hands on those bushy eyebrows. Cable's head might be a bit difficult to hold onto though - I'm quite scared really as the referee has aleady had his head cut off.
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Pathetic photographs. Could you really not find anything better than that?
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Brown photo - oh no you dont, I've spotted the floor microphone this time.
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picture 5 is nice the babies face says it all, there should be a thought bubble saying : why do I owe you £40,000 :
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Clegg rubgy - look here I'm taking a firm stand on this game.
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1st choice - the one with the baby.
2nd choice - David Cameron (with his wife having a bad hair day).
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The picture of Nick Clegg (9th picture down).
Are they queueing for the loo?
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One of the comments suggested that Mr Brown has learnt from his mistakes. I remember Peter Cook being interviewed as Strebe Grebling (or vice versa). When asked if he had learnt from his mistakes he replied" Yes and I am absolutely sure I could replicate them".
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Some interesting stats taken from twitter as the election unfolds appearing on various aggregation sites - http://www.electwits.co.uk, http://www.10downingtweets.co.uk/, http://twitvoteuk.org.uk/ and more. The wonders of live polling as events occur make the election feel so much more dynamic.
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Caption for Brown photo with wife seated:
Mrs Brown shows her unease as her husband's Tommy Cooper impression receives bemused looks from his audience of school children.
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Picture 1 of Dave-Tomorrow belongs to us.....sounds a little familiar!!
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Blair photo - Blair explains why a vote for the LibDems is a vote for the Torys and recommends all the remaining four Labour voters to vote LibDem anyway as GB has destroyed his legacy. The lady is really Mandelstan in disguise.
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I hope that Bliar isn't trying to make us believe that this is Smith's second home & they've been watching hubby's dodgy films. BTW why wasn't he arrested for war crimes?
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picture 2: 'A few words from Ringo and we'll be back on track!'
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Nick Clegg playing rugby picture caption.
"Let's play a game. Imagine that rugby ball is a your vote and i'm going to try my best to get it"
Gordon Brown tower block picture caption.
"Gordon Brown viewing a potential flat to rent, just in case if things do not go his way on Thursday"
Gordon Brown smiling with many faces looking down on him caption
"Eggs at the ready"
Vote for Change picture caption.
"Vote for Change....as David Cameron flies down in a helicopter instead of riding down on his bicycle"
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Photo 1-Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high, there's a land that I dream of-a big society
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Photo 8:
"The Labour Party are right behind me"
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Photograph no. 5 Harriet Harperson and baby.
Harriet Harperson" What age is the baby?"
Mother "8 months"
Harriet Harperson " So, your girl will be 31 and have her own child, by the time we have paid of the deficit"
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George Osbourne: "Baldric, I thought you said this was a cunning plan."
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Picture No.2 with Gordon Brown
....whispers to his aide...."Bigots!"
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regarding the photo of the group of tories who are carrying placards and are looking up to the sky,,,,,,,,,,,,,,there's a mumble of conversation and the gist is this,,,,,,,,'well we did say that we have an environment policy,,,,,,,christ let's get out of here,,,,,,,,someone's set a volcano off.There all out to get us you know,,,,?
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"So this isn't this weeks "multiple choice" caption competition??"
No. That's tomorrow.
I love the way Sarah Brown always seems to be keeping her eye on Gordon. Is she checking to see if he needs to take his pills yet?
The SamCam Medusa is a bit cruel. In her current state of pregnancy, I wouldn't have thought the hormones were that out of whack yet.
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Relating to the photo of Nick Clegg in the woods,as he sits down Clegg says,,,,,,,,,,,,,,'You know ,I know that there used to be dinosaurs roaming this place in the past,,,,,,,,,but for goodness sake,,,,Gordon and David didn't need to mark this territory with those dung heaps,,,,,,,,,,,did they?'
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George Osbourne and escort going up the stairs and holding onto the rails,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,'Crickey me and jolly hockeysticks,,,,,,,,I know that I should get some cred for visiting this council housing estate,,,,,,,,,but for goodness sake this must be a record stat,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,the amount of time it took to get your head off was even quicker than Brown increasing the borrowing requirement!'
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How long before they end up on "Have I Got News For You"?
Excellent "candids"... more please.
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The Gordon Brown in the garden picture,
'I think you should just about fit the debt mountain here'
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Tony Blair,'well I know we need every vote we can get,,,,,,,,,but really,,,,,I'm not dressed for this gypsy lifestyle,,,,,,,,am I?'
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The George Osborne picture at Squires Gear & Engineering Ltd in Coventry- aide to Osborne says:
"Yes George, this is called a factory and people actually work here!"
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Clegg/rugby'Well lad ,you've side-stepped me again. Good job there's no one here to see it. On second thoughts,,,,,,,I feel at home as usual.'
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Gordon with microphone ::
Who will bid for the next lot in this auction?
The next lot is Sarah Brown and four pot plants.
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[ photo with Gordon & Sarah Brown ]
'Gordon Brown singing "I dreamed a dream" for Simon Cowell in the hope of winning him back into the Labour fold'
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wonderful photos. well done.
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the harriet harperson one with the baby is pure Diane Arbus
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First picture:
Cameron - "Look, over there, I tell you. That's the bloke who believes a word I say!"
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Picture no. 5 what a lovely baby, I vote him/her for prime minister, he/she couldnt do any works than the last 2
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what did I say wrong last tim please
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picture no. 8 gordon Brown singing "let me try again"
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gordon singing "oh yes I'm the great pretender"
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Picture 10.
Was that the Lesser Spotted George Osborne? rarely seen before an election, hiding out on a fun fair ride.
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Sarah looks on as her husband digs himself another hole!
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Looking at the Conservative supporters with placards and balloons staring expectantly at the sky, is anyone else reminded of the scene in Independence Day where the crowd on the roof are blasted to bits by the alien spaceship?
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First picture - Cameron - look floating voters!
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Cameron's turn to make the tea as public sector savings bite and MPs have to make their own tea.
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Stefan Rousseau worms eye view of Brown is a stunning and the best I have seen of Brown in this campaign
But I would have to tip my hat to Jeff J Mitchell for his excellent use of DoF in his composition for the Liberal Democrat candidate on the beach with two elderly women walking their dogs. It's the real human face on politicians rather than the sound bite moments that attract such disdain
Mike Cardy caught the spirit of the candidate on the soap box, although this is Paddy Ashdown it could be any real on the front line politicain anywhere in the democratic world!
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On Nos 4: Caption should read, In the event of a hung Parliament, the Conservatives look to go into a coalition with the Scientologists!
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I voted in East Dulwich earlier this evening and even then had to negotiate a long queue, then, whgen inside the station, encountered staff who had clearly not been adequateley trained to do the job effectively and who seemed to be more interested in talking to each other than moving anxious voters smoothly through the process. No wonder there were voters left outside when the doors closed at 10.00pm.
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