Second: due to time constraints this may well be the final post of 2009 . . . although if I can find a few extra hours afoot before my wife and I set out for Marin tomorrow I'll send out a last missive or two.
Superficially, this submission is a simple composition emphasizing surface textures and spacial arrangements.
Perhaps more can be discerned . . . Coming as it does at the close of a decade this scene also speaks to paths, challenges and the limitless possibilities laying just beyond the visible landscape.
A set of steps seem to arise suddenly from ledge of unknown depth, then just as abruptly confronts a façade which hints at being unscalable. Another shelf leading off to the right could portend a distant destination, but how to know? These barriers and trails share the advantage of being fully illuminated, offering a bit of optimism at least; still, what about the unexplored spaces behind the window? The pane's stark contrast of apparently impenetrable darkness may suggest a foreboding interior to be rejected as a viable path.
Yet how often does it turn out that the road less traveled is that which leads towards unexpectedly sweet rewards and positive outcomes? The sun's brilliance emerges from the blackness of night, and so too do unforeseeable bounties occasionally spring forth from long toils in challenging, uncomfortable and unpleasant circumstances. It is just as possible that verdant fields and beckoning beauty await on the other side of this glass portal.
This image then is offered in the spirit of hope that, during the year to come, we may all find ourselves stronger, wiser, gentler and healthier from whatever obstacles and trials which may come our way in the natural order of life, and may the overall scenery be bright, clear, and a cornucopia of possibilities.
Steps, Walls and Window, #2406
(c)2009 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.
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Details: February 28, 2009; Canon 20D; f/16 @ 1/800 sec; -1/3 EV; ISO 400; 85mm.
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