And We Have Come To This | Saturday Mar 20, 2010
How can we keep love alive,
How can anything survive,
When these little minds tear you in two?
What a town without pity can do.
No, it isn't very pretty,
What a town without pity can do.
Gene Pitney ( song excerpt) 'A Town without Pity' 1961
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Posted by beanow on March 20, 2010 at 04:20 AM PDT #
I've no idea how you are intending this, and it is a powerfully dynamic photo in terms of light, angles, round and square....BUT it did something profound for me and brought tears to my eyes. Believe it or not I sat here with tears on my face.
Yes, have we come to this? The steel gray buildings implacable, unyielding, uniform gray, uniform structure, uniform angles, not a hair out of place, gray sky and not a sign of Life....except the one tree in the bottom right corner...a reminder of Earth and Soil and organic past raw emotion, a reminder of individuality, diversity and uncontrollable Life.
I know I may read too much into your photos, but I can't help it. That is just what slammed into me when I was scrolling through these photos. This one is more powerful than some might imagine.
It gripped me with deep despair, sadness, a loss, a profound longing for all things green and earthy. For me it is far beyond a truly remarkable photo. It's a warning that asks, "Is this what we want? Is this who we have become?" If we let it, it jars us into awakening.
Phew!! I am glad I came here today. Thank you for "seeing" and sharing what you see with a message in each photo. It is a gift on many levels that you give the world. I am impressed as always. Hugging you, Robin
Posted by Robin Easton on March 25, 2010 at 11:10 PM PDT #