Monday, February 9, 2009

Explorations of Form No.16, Syncopation 1


PHOTOGRAPHER'S DIARY: Thursday, Feb 5 - They say that to photograph well one must be part of the thing photographed. I, a cog in the sluice? I began shooting tight in order to feel the steel's heft and age. Slowly I pulled back, trying to encompass its complexity, but as the sun declined toward three o'clock my lens was drawn down inside the gears - left, right, backward, forward - each small movement turning the wheels around me until I could see and feel all of the parts moving together with the gliding infiltrations of light and shadow, as the sun followed its arc. I was free of gravity, a fulcrum clicking the shutter, syncopating the machinery's dance and the sliding sun. Then the sun fell behind the mill, the wheels were dark, and I noticed my knees ached and my fingers were frozen and numb.

3 comments:

Bob Lejeune said...

These would make a very nice slide show at an exhibit, presented continuously on screen, instead of printed.

--Bob

GMG said...

Hi Ted! Amazing series!!

There is a new one on Rajasthan at Blogtrotter. Enjoy, comment and have a great weekend! ;)

Emery Roth said...

Thanks, Bob. I have thought about a slide show and even have possible music chosen.

Glad to see you back GMG. I'll visit your site later tonight. I'm eager to see more India.