Very early in my lifelong love affair with photography I encountered the work of Aaron Siskind.
More than any other photographer, his work opened my eyes to the limitless possibilities of beauty, mystery, humor --- and the sheer joys of curiosity and exploration experienced when we simply pay attention to the plethora of forms, objects and patterns continuously surrounding us, overhead . . . and underfoot.
Abstract (Homage to Siskind), #9203
© 2010 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.
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Details: April 14, 2010; Canon 20D; f/4 @ 1/640 sec; -2/3 EV; I SO 400; 100mm.
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Abstract (Homage to Siskind), #9203
ReplyDeleteThis one is a kind of visual prestidigitation- The subject has no secrets, there are no tricky shadows, there is nothing hidden. The focus is sharp, almost pitilessly so.
In spite of this, the eye/mind insists upon movement- The eye replays the stroke of the brush, and its direction is inviolable.
The eye will not willingly unpaint the stripe. While time stands still in the shot, it will not stand still backward