Comment from ZenTrip
Not the most interesting or spectacular of your shots, cleo, but certainly expressive and enormously appealing in the juxtaposition of the squared Blackbeard sign and the squared doorway with the photographer.

Too, perhaps I haven't spent enough time or thought with this to find your idea that offers meaning to this image. Though I do see a nice symbolism of culture as you've framed it. Perhaps that lies within your idea.

Somewhat of an abstract in itself and the two play off of each other nicely, and the colors stand out vividly against the stucco wall.

The relationship appears to be defined by the idea within the work of art and not so much the idea within the person shooting his own photograph, but, as mentioned, the two inter-relate and play off of each other in a distinctive way.

Nonetheless, the photo have given my mind an exhaustive workout - sometimes I think I look too much and speculate too randomly for that which wasn't really intended to begin with. I should just sit back, relax and enjoy. I do enjoy this.

The content of your imagery knows no boundaries.






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 Comment Written 16-Oct-2008

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reply by the author on 16-Oct-2008

Thanks.
Yes sometimes you look to deep. Especially when there is not much of it.
This is my contest entry for the "Cool Sign" contest. It is a restaurant sign what somebody hung crooked high above the mirrored door. I found it funny [you could say "cool"].
It is not an mixed media but a real photo and the communication between the sign and the mirror is intentional. You are right with this.
The sign just looks more interesting and even more funny with the counterpart of the mirror and I think I'm little enough in there that people won't pay to much attention other then to find it funny or maybe odd. [You know I like to trigger the imagination and curiosity of people]
It is a cultural statement. You are right with this too. These kind of sign is typical for the area. [Actually I think throuought Central America.] I should say the were typical. They are varnishing. That's why I collect the special kind of native sign painting.
The Pirates are so popular here as Renaissance Festivals in other countries. Even before the Movies. No wonder: We live in the Caribbean We have an old Spanish ford in Chetumal what was build to fight the pirates. We have or own local pirate and treasure stories. But I fan out again.
So lay back, relax. Don't think to much. We are entitled to have fun once in a wile.
Consider: Having fun with it is sometimes the reason for a picture. It still has purpose: The viewer should have fun to.

reply by ZenTrip on 16-Oct-2008

How revealing of my lack of observational skills in that I missed so much, but how pleasing to know I got a bit of your intent with this shot. I didn't conceive of the mirror - it appeared as an open doorway in my thinking and I thought it was a counterpart in that respect. I went back and looked at this again and am awestruck with what you've done. So elusive and yet - yes, cool!

I am learning to lighten up and not peer so deep, sometimes to the point of being ridiculous; and to better see what the mind configures to be vastly more than the thoughts, images, emotion, explanations, and question we think our brains churn out. I have learned so much in looking at this in a new way with the help of your latest notes.

Yes, cool - you are so tiny in there that even Blackbeard has an unrelenting expression on his face that shows you have upstaged him.

reply by the author on 16-Oct-2008

Thanks, I have learned a lot to.
Once again you have me laughing. Your sentence about Blackbeard's expression is priceless.
Lucky was just sleeping beside me now he lucks at me very suspicious of the noise what woke him.