Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON
Maybe I paid more attention to geometry during my school days than I realised at the time. I guess that’s why the simplest of sights, such as this, stop me in my tracks.
I shot this during a day in Fremantle, the West Australian port city known simply, in the endearingly abbreviated style beloved by all and sundry in this sunburnt country, as "Freo".
The horizontal blinds had seen better days. So had the vertical segment of the painted window sill. But if I composed a really tight frame, a mundane sight might produce competing colours and contrasting aspects if shot correctly.
That’s the thing with geometry. You can always find the right angle.
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Clever you! I am afraid I was never good at math, but enjoyed this equation.
ReplyDeleteI just had a long conversation with the Granddaughter on word problems in math...I thought I had explained things very well...now I'm not so sure.
ReplyDeleteSandi
David....
ReplyDeleteThe purple-ish mist made me think
of a ghostly form wanting to take a peek outside.
Geometry or instinct, it's a grand photo.
ReplyDeleteI love shots like that. I have several, but don't usually share them. I'm glad you did!
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how something so ordinary, can turn into something as neat as that, through the lens of a camera! Great job!
ReplyDeleteIt's a good contrast in composition, and angles. Good eye for the architectural detail.
ReplyDeleteThis was fabulous... Thanks Donna
ReplyDeleteMy eyes are just bouncing back and forth between the contrasting images.
ReplyDeleteinteresting, I always am enlightened in some way when i drop by.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful lines in the photo....I remember no geometry, I took that in 10th grade!
ReplyDeleteI admire your ability to take such pictures- I could only wish to be able to do that. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteand you always do!!
ReplyDeleteThat purplish mist over the blinds in a kind of V shape seems to draw the eye and gives an ethereal feel to it.
ReplyDeleteSomething pleasing about simple subjects sometimes.
I am always amazed at how something boring ~ and even unattractive ~ can be turned into something beautiful by a talented photographer. Which is why I love your pictures!
ReplyDeleteA very satisfying composition here. The colours give the photo the feel of autumn.
ReplyDeleteYou definitely found the right angle for this shot.
ReplyDeleteMe thinks you and Geometry have a lot in common - the right angle! Oh that's so obtuse. :)
ReplyDeletehmmm, I admit I had to go back and take a second look on this one. Great shot David and it left me with this thought: if you can always find the right angle in geometry, then you can always see what you need to if you use the right lens.
ReplyDeletenow that's more thinking than I had planned on a lazy Friday night!
thanks for keeping me on my toes!