Nexed Offline Upload & Sell: Off
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eeneryma wrote:
I like your concept a lot, photographing possessions by the side of the road that people are giving away for free. It's a comment on our materialistic, 'throw away" culture, out with the old and in with the new. Maybe these items are even a remnant of a yard sale, those possessions that no one wanted to buy and eventually they were left for anyone to take. Kind of sad...especially the forlorn plush bear and kangaroo.
Thanks! I too felt sadness. There was a history to these things. But jumbled up together for anyone to pick... there was a sense of abandonment.
I like how you've composed the shot, with the leading lines of the road proceeding to the advancing car in the distance (a potential taker?). I might have come around a little more to the front to better view all the items and the "free" sign, maybe shot from a slightly lower vantage point. But these are small considerations.
There were some people working on the front yard who would have been in the composition if I moved more to the front. More, but keeping it on the side, I think the emphasis ended up being how little wanted these items were. I've seen them all there for 3 days in a row now.
I'm not a big fan of the yellowish tint giving it an old fashion look, but that is to taste. In this case I view the theme and message as a current phenomenon.
Steve
I'll look into cooler toning for the image. Thanks for the detailed critique.
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