chair #4

[zyzyly]

I really didn't have a clear idea of this week's chair until Sunday, when Malida and I were taking a walk in the park late in the day. As we walked past the softball diamonds, I was drawn to the quality of the late afternoon light and the shadows, and wondered what it would look like in the early morning.

This isn't the shot I imagined. I did shoot the shot I imagined, and this was just some fooling around after, but I liked this one better. I wanted to like the other one better, but sometimes it just works out differently.

Someone asked if I was sending these to the therapist, and if so, what did she think. I got an email from her the other day that said she loved them, and was imagining me driving around with a chair in the back of my car looking for a good shot.

After I shot this I came home and was ready to post it, but then saw the first reports from Boston. My chair picture seemed so trivial, so I waited for a day. As I look at it now, and reflect particularly on the little boy who was killed, it takes on a certain unexpected poignance for me.

I had other trivial things to talk about, but they can wait for another day.

Comments

[anita-margarita.livejournal.com]

My chair picture seemed so trivial, so I waited for a day

While I understand your feeling that way... that empty chair is like the riderless horse at certain types of funerals. It's perfect.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

yes--I see what you mean.

[(Anonymous)]

This is very moving... there's something about the footprints...~A

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

the footprints really seem to make this one.

[pasticcio.livejournal.com]

I picture you driving around town with a chair in the back of your car too ..

I really like this shot and you're right .. it does reflect particularly on the little boy who was killed at the Boston marathon.

Looking forward to your next shot in the series :)

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

I did a photoshoot for someone the other day and it involved a lot of waiting around. I pulled the chair out and sat in it while I waited. :)

[pasticcio.livejournal.com]

You're nothing if not resourceful .. that's what I love about you ;)

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

I love your chairs.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

I do too--it has been so long since an idea has captured me like this. I think it needed more than just the theme--it needed the purpose too.

[lavidamd.livejournal.com]

My first thought was, "Wow.... Look at those footprints. People stomped all over that."

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

yeah--it kind of defines the shot.

[3-black-cats.livejournal.com]

I'm looking forward to more chair photos. And I also like the idea of you carting around a chair in your car for just the right photo opportunity. And even more than that, I'm looking forward to reading your other "trivial things," because they often give me much to think about.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

The problem with trivial things is that they just kind of float in and out of my head, and are sometimes hard to pin down.