Thursday, October 20, 2011

Seeing 2011 (#157)

For your consideration: an invitation to rise above the occasion, by means of solving a mystery and conceit of rectangular layering.

The trick of course is to somehow surmount the wall — to effect an ingress as prerequisite to egress (and, despite a famous advertising campaign's promise, the light's obviously not been left on for you).

Curious too: the notion of a rooftop door, in a rooftop wall, as a portal to open sky above. A disconnect is afoot in this schema. Dante inverted.



Sky Door (Heaven's Gate), #2354-7D

© 2011 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.

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Details: October 7, 2011; Canon 7D; f/11 @ 1/640 sec; —2/3 EV; ISO 400; Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 70mm

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