Wednesday
Oct042006
Mary Dennis ~ Barriers and Solutions


I think I have figured out that there's a pretty strong connection between what I am feeling and what I choose to photograph. On the morning I shot this image I was feeling a bit worn down, numb and frustrated from dealing with a series of family matters. I have passed this grassy hill, this concrete barrier, this chain link fence probably a hundred times on my regular walks, but on this morning it spoke to me as I passed by. I'm pretty sure I wasn't thinking about it at the moment I photographed it, but when I got home and viewed it on the computer I realized it was very much an
Reader Comments (5)
Very nice. I too believe there is a connection between the mental state and the creative subject matter. Feelings and memories, conflicts in life all contribute to the creative process, that goes beyond just a pretty scene. Most images lately have that stagnant presence. No feeling at all.
I like that the natural elements in this image, earth and sky, are parallel in relation to each other, as well as the man-made elements, concrete and metal.
I too find that the "stuff" going on in my life comes to the surface when I am out photographing and stuff that I've gone by hundreds of times suddenly seem to trigger me. Often, though, I end up trashing them the next day!