Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Alone

January 26th, 2011 - Day 26

“To be alone is to be different, to be different is to be alone.”
 - Suzanne Gordon 

Something about this fallen mandarin on the ground that really struck me. So much color against a cold and desolate background.  Again, like yesterday, I struggled with what I wanted.  Do I want to take an up-close macro picture of the mandarin, seeing every little detail, but taking up most of the screen?  Or do I zoom out and focus on the mandarin, but leave a lot of empty space around it?  I decided in the end that to fully show the vast emptiness around the fallen mandarin, I needed to show as much around it as possible so it really did look lonely.  I love it, truthfully.

January 26th, 2011 - Day 26

4 comments:

Mom said...

I love the surroundings of this poor little lonely mandarin. I love, as I've said before, how you've added the poems, versus, etc. with each photo bringing so much more meaning to your photos. This is a really nice one son.

Miss Sassy Pants said...

Again you were faced with a framing dilemma and again I think you chose wisely. Like your mom, I too am LOVING the verses that you're choosing to go with the photos - they give them so much more life, personality, meaning. This is truly a sad little picture. It's amazing how a simple photograph can evoke such emotion...

laura b. said...

Strikingly lovely. Good choice for the framing and I, too, am loving the verses.

nani said...

Love it! Love it! Love it!