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A nice contrast…the statue and the couple. It makes me wonder what would the sculpture artist have thought of this. Would he wish people would be staring in awe at this great statue or would he be happy that so many years later people would seek solace at this very spot?
So many of your photographs capture a momentary juxtaposition of active and passive – this is a new twist! Like it very much, the balance and the angles. Brava!
I like the subtle aspects of the photograph in the background. We’re looking at the top of a large tree, so, wherever you are, Ellen, this scene is way up on a hill. I also find it interesting that it is a cloudy day, and we have great shadows cast on the two people.
Thanks for the great idea Anne. As you know, my work is not typically about people, however I know that I have hundreds of images of people of New York. I will make it the next Changing Exhibition!
I like the contrast between the stern formality of the statue on the solid stone base, compared with the delicacy of the lacy branches in the background, and the slumped informality of the 2 seated figures.
There’s something compelling about this photo in the way the reclining individual’s head is not seen, instead being replaced by the wreath in relief on the stone. This gives me an odd sense of hope, as the living body then becomes one with the art that surrounds- yet goes unnoticed by- the very person engulfed in it.
These are my thoughts that your expressive photo provoked:
With a worried stare he holds his hat never being able to express what he thinks of those who nonchalantly go about their lives in the alcove beside him, one weary and resting from a long walk, one chatting on a cell phone, so different from the days when his existence began, only Mother Nature’s tree behind him transcends the eras and maintains an everlasting beauty upon which he can rely.
So cinematic and dramatic! I love how the subject’s legs on the left is a mirror of the statue’s foot placement. Feels like a still out of murder mystery!
A nice contrast…the statue and the couple. It makes me wonder what would the sculpture artist have thought of this. Would he wish people would be staring in awe at this great statue or would he be happy that so many years later people would seek solace at this very spot?
So many of your photographs capture a momentary juxtaposition of active and passive – this is a new twist! Like it very much, the balance and the angles. Brava!
I like the subtle aspects of the photograph in the background. We’re looking at the top of a large tree, so, wherever you are, Ellen, this scene is way up on a hill. I also find it interesting that it is a cloudy day, and we have great shadows cast on the two people.
This is nice. I can see it becoming part of a series entitled, “People of New York.”
Thanks for the great idea Anne. As you know, my work is not typically about people, however I know that I have hundreds of images of people of New York. I will make it the next Changing Exhibition!
I like the contrast between the stern formality of the statue on the solid stone base, compared with the delicacy of the lacy branches in the background, and the slumped informality of the 2 seated figures.
There’s something compelling about this photo in the way the reclining individual’s head is not seen, instead being replaced by the wreath in relief on the stone. This gives me an odd sense of hope, as the living body then becomes one with the art that surrounds- yet goes unnoticed by- the very person engulfed in it.
Well done, Ellen!
These are my thoughts that your expressive photo provoked:
With a worried stare he holds his hat never being able to express what he thinks of those who nonchalantly go about their lives in the alcove beside him, one weary and resting from a long walk, one chatting on a cell phone, so different from the days when his existence began, only Mother Nature’s tree behind him transcends the eras and maintains an everlasting beauty upon which he can rely.
Another favorite, easily. I love the stiffness of the statue juxtaposed with the casualness of the sitters. Well done, Ellen!
So cinematic and dramatic! I love how the subject’s legs on the left is a mirror of the statue’s foot placement. Feels like a still out of murder mystery!