frank theriault wrote:
Okay, it's blurry. It's not a motion blur like a car, scooter, bike
or even a pedestrian going by. It's me, the photographer, moving past
the scene that's causing the blur. When I'm walking through a crowded
city, I don't make connections with most of those that I pass. I only
see them peripherally. I walk by them without noticing them, and they
don't notice me - as the fellow in the foreground of the photo seems
to be unaware of my presence.
So, to me, this is about the disconnect of living and moving about in
a big city. The irony that among millions of people, we actually have
fewer close relationships - we walk around with blinders on, oblivious
to what's around us. It's as if we have sensory overload, and it all
becomes a blur - just like the picture. Have you ever felt that way?
I have.
The reason I don't like talking like that, is that I hate sounding
overblown, pretentious and all artsy about it - especially since it
really is just a blurry photo. I didn't intend for it to come out
that way, it just did, and I saw the neg, and I thought it looked
pretty cool. I wouldn't say it was an accident, but I wouldn't say
that I took the photo thinking it would look that way, either.
Hey Frank --
Not that you were directly addressing me, but thanks for sharing your
views. They were very clear without sounding in any way overblown,
pretentious or even artsy. Sounded like the genuine reflections of an
intelligent person. Also I think that comment of yours is actually
something worth expressing in words.
ERNR
