More of "Intensification of the Familiar"
In case you haven't seen it …
My First "Intensification" Article
I think it safe to assume that virtually anyone who has walked in or alongside a meadow, field, or, even spent time in a back yard, has seen the common wildflowers in the Aster/Daisy family.
And for sure, most of us have enjoyed the so-called "Magic Hour" around the time of a sunset.
These and other phenomena are "familiar" … but … if "familiarity" doesn't always "breed contempt," in my opinion, it may well cause us to view things casually, indifferently, or ultimately, not at all.
Consequently, I will, at times, photograph a "familiar" object or scene, and represent it in such a way so as to (hopefully) cause a viewer to see it as if for the first time.
"INTENSIFICATION OF THE FAMILIAR" is what I call it.
For example …
A Single, Pink, Coneflower
© A. Mac/A.G.
© A. Mac/A.G.
Just gettin' started.
Do I look familiar?
Both are lovely!
Is a poem wild and free? (Well, maybe, if the poet were T.S.Eliot). Is a great painting wild and free? (Well, maybe, if the aritist were Jackson Pollock). Is a symphony wild and free? (Well, maybe, if the composer were Stravinsky).
Possibly Thoreau might have written, "All wild and free things are good," instead.
Frequently, when a statement includes the word "all", there is likely to be a generalization involved.
In defense of Thoreau, for a period of his life, he lived what he stated.
Both are lovely, but I don't ever believe I have ever seen the second one?
Randy,
The second images is of a seed head of Orchard Grass.
Hmmm...I don't know if they are common in Michigan. But they are very nice! Or perhaps it is the way it's presented.