I have a thing with telephone lines. I do not know exactly when it happened, but I gained an acute fascination with photographing these lines in the sky throughout the city of San Francisco. There are times when I think I could spend numerous rolls of film just shooting this sort of subject, strange as that may seem. On a trip with my buddy Dennis to photograph people downtown, I made a pit-stop to take this photo - just more evidence of my compulsive habit.
What normally attracts me to these lines are their straight intersections; making the sky look like a shattered piece of glass. Most of these scenes are quite the opposite of organic - ironically, it was the organic nature of these wires that caught my attention. The pure chaos of these wires are simply amazing to me. Every angle is a completely different visual composition - I feel like I could take a multitude of photos of one group of wires from different angles and have each one be completely unique. If you’re in a dense urban area, I highly suggest taking your camera and looking up - you’ll be amazed at a completely different world.
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2 Comments on “Weekly Photograph - Lines”kellie
7.11.06 10:41 amI HEART TELEPHONE LINES, TOO.
PJ–including this imagine, I have THREE that I want to purchase from you. Not to mention a few photos from Leah*, since I finally viewed her flickr page. (It’s now a feature on her blog.) I am running out of space on my walls.
*For others to know what I am ecstatic about: http://www.flickr.com/photos/97572311@N00/
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7.11.06 10:51 amThis weekend, we can go to Photoworks if you’d like.
I know, I’m really falling behind - I still have to get you the total comments you made for October - I’m really backed up. I’m going to try to get all my blog errands done later this week.
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