Thursday, September 07, 2006
Cold Trees
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The leader of the giant silk worm invasion force negotiates with a desperate representative of the human defense force.
Jet lag is making me loopy.
I didn't realise we were in to the crazy caption competition season.
B&Q customer desperately seeks trolley to take home gift-wrapped trees.
I still feel the same about this, but I should have said I liked it because of those things.
A nice simple composition that works for its portrayal of something just a little bit surreal but actually just obsessive arboriculture. I presume Rex's "why" is rhetorical - but the B & Q bit is good! As if it is not bad enough being a tree planted in straight lines amongst shiny tiles, insult is added by being shrouded in fabric.
It took me a moment to work out what was going on in this image, I guess because it's outside of my normal expectations. A double take from the viewer is a nod in the direction of the photographer.
I'm curious about the space. Again, clean and crisp with a sterility about it that the trees don’t really succeed at tempering. The cladding on the building is appealing but I find all that tile-like paving less comfortable. Of course this is all down to preference but you’ve captured the place well enough to make those feelings appear. Unless, of course, the immediate surroundings are an oasis of the best that nature has to offer. In which case, and again, well captured.
matt - you had me laughing.
In Oz you get fields upon fields of trees like this as farmers fight parrots for control of the soft fruit. In fact, stone fruit, like peach or apricot, is often called 'parrot food'.
You have a good capture of a ridiculous scene. A nice mind game is to imagine this picture in a future history book.
"I didn't realise we were in to the crazy caption competition season."
We aren't, but it was the first thing that came to mind when I saw this. On looking at it again, I appreciate the complexity of the competition. The imbalance between the figure and the organic form is one not often tipped in natures favor in such an urban setting. The grids on the ground and the building lend their support to the figure, but I don't think he has any chance against the silkworms.
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Jet lag is making me loopy.
B&Q customer desperately seeks trolley to take home gift-wrapped trees.
I still feel the same about this, but I should have said I liked it because of those things.
I'm curious about the space. Again, clean and crisp with a sterility about it that the trees don’t really succeed at tempering. The cladding on the building is appealing but I find all that tile-like paving less comfortable. Of course this is all down to preference but you’ve captured the place well enough to make those feelings appear. Unless, of course, the immediate surroundings are an oasis of the best that nature has to offer. In which case, and again, well captured.
matt - you had me laughing.
You have a good capture of a ridiculous scene. A nice mind game is to imagine this picture in a future history book.
We aren't, but it was the first thing that came to mind when I saw this. On looking at it again, I appreciate the complexity of the competition. The imbalance between the figure and the organic form is one not often tipped in natures favor in such an urban setting. The grids on the ground and the building lend their support to the figure, but I don't think he has any chance against the silkworms.