Seeing 2010 (#105)

For your consideration: this image takes advantage of the brightness of the early afternoon overhead sun to sharply define the horizontal ridges of the walls' textures, yielding a study of patterns, depth and subtle symmetries.

I took this photograph with a deliberately wide aperture, to transform an otherwise distracting background into a canvas adding unexpected interest to the scene. There is more here than first meets the eye . . .

A hidden eave casts an angular shadow from above, which provides a surprising echo of the main subject's geometry. The blurred lamppost similarly enforces the complexity of the composition with an inverted reflection of the box's odd cup-like crown (note the linear connection by means of the sloping metal edge), as well as by paralleling the box's own support.

Red Box, San Francisco, #0055

© 2010 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.

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Details: July 17, 2010; Canon 20D; f/4.5 @ 1/1252 sec; -2/3 EV; ISO 100; 100mm.

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