Thursday, September 14, 2006
Arnisdale
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What is the 'Walls'? A letterbox? It looks as though it is balancing on the rope which is slightly disquieting, given that there is a horizontal element of tension. There is plenty to look at in the background (tonally well brought out) and it is, surprisingly, enhanced by the fact that the pine is sharp whilst the rest fades away. The rope and box together challenge the rest of the composition: which would be very good without them! But maybe that's the point.
I agree with John about the box appearing to sit on the rope but I find that as quizzical and as entertaining as the rope holding up the tree!
This has the humour and curiosity content I like in an image.
The shed is slightly too bright for my taste as the centre of attention are the three items, tree, rope and tightrope walking box.
've been returning to this image on and off for a couple of days and find myself a little frustrated. I'm not one for believing that all photographs need to tell a tale or bring a message to the viewer but with this one I can't help feeling that there's intent there but that I'm missing it. Curiosity and frustration and a little feeling that it's all my fault somehow. Questions, there are plenty. What is that box? Why the rope? What's on the other end of that rope? I kind of get the feeling that Mr. Walls has laid a claim to that tree.
I like this very much. I see decay on the left. I see a smidgen of countryside on the right. And off camera left is someone pulling on the rope, which drags the tree further to replace the dereliction with more pristine countryside.
The Truth......is that I've no idea what was going on either. The rope didn't seem to do much, but was expertly done. The box didn't yield any more information from other angles (and it is a metal box. When did Wall's stop delivering things in metal boxes? That box has probably been around a while).
Yes, I chose a vantage point to emphasise the incongruity, but this was also how I first came across the scene too. I was walking down the road on the right. I added the tonal choice and the focus choice, but the reality was odd to begin with.
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This has the humour and curiosity content I like in an image.
The shed is slightly too bright for my taste as the centre of attention are the three items, tree, rope and tightrope walking box.
Yes, I chose a vantage point to emphasise the incongruity, but this was also how I first came across the scene too. I was walking down the road on the right. I added the tonal choice and the focus choice, but the reality was odd to begin with.