I was at a local park with my photo/media students recently (it’s a tough job. . . ) and when they wandered off to do their thing, I took my camera out and started to take photos of the same, old things: leaves, trees, tree bark, etc. Then I saw a green, metal park bench and I knew I had found the perfect subject.
I liked the color, of course, but I really liked the texture. I took several photos with a wide aperture because I liked the way metal bench looked as it gradually went out of focus in the frame. Finally, I decided the bench wasn’t enough and so I put a single, worn pine cone on the bench. And here’s the result.
Looking for meaning and symbolism? Loneliness? Promise? E pluribus unum? Who knows what I was thinking. . . .
(Incidentally, I would be impressed with anyone who saw the title of this post and thought of Jethro Tull’s “Aqualung” album from the 1971. Play Me)
Very creative. The pastel colors are perfect