As I like this image so much, I’ve made the January wallpaper from it. Dowload here!.
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There’s a lot going on in this photo, it’s quite rich. In one way it’s a remarkably clean/tidy street reflected in the neat pair of trash bags. It’s also a bit grungy and in the shadow (figuratively) of the Garden Court, the rust colored stains are quite sad. The pained tree hanging on against the odds is poignant.
Michael, Juha: That poignancy, at first glance in the bags, the tree, and the rust was what fascinated me. Together with the grey sky and the barbed wire I thought it already picture-worthy. In a certain way I see in it the pain of Africa, well contrasted with the clean, white, possibility for richness. The “Garden Court” I saw only later.
There’s a lot going on in this photo, it’s quite rich. In one way it’s a remarkably clean/tidy street reflected in the neat pair of trash bags. It’s also a bit grungy and in the shadow (figuratively) of the Garden Court, the rust colored stains are quite sad. The pained tree hanging on against the odds is poignant.
Michael, Juha: That poignancy, at first glance in the bags, the tree, and the rust was what fascinated me. Together with the grey sky and the barbed wire I thought it already picture-worthy. In a certain way I see in it the pain of Africa, well contrasted with the clean, white, possibility for richness. The “Garden Court” I saw only later.
Great photograph, calmness spiced with something eerie, especially the barbed wire on top and rust flowing down as if blood. “Pained tree” indeed.
Good shot!
Thanks, Roland!