The Headshunt - Taking a Fence (in place of a wall)

As I demonstrated last time the use of a small mirror appeared to resolve my issues with how best to photographically deal with the apparent 'gap' at the left hand end of 'The Headshunt' when pointing the camera in that direction. However the existing wall that represented a bricked-up gateway and pillar was not the best thing to reflect as it just looked odd. Having considered a timber building of some sort, I eventually realised that I was over-complicating things and instead settled on a low-key replacement in the form of two scratchbuilt fence panels made from bass wood. 

Although this looks like a post, rail and board fence it is in fact a cheat, the horizontal members are actually one sheet with cut-outs around the posts and the boards are scribed sheet rather than individual. This double layer of opposing grains made the piece quite strong. Nail marks were made across the planks using a track pin in a pin vice. I deliberately chose a pattern of fence that had a gap in the boarding where the upright stood. The reason for this choice becomes clear with a mirror, camera and slight touch-up 'in post'...

Not the clearest of pictures but it shows the effect well, the gap by the post makes the gap where the mirror sits blend right in!

Colin