Lines and Shadows by CoreyBlack
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This is one of my earliest digital photos.It was made in early May of 2007 sitting at the desk in my old apartment. I was about to pull open the window blind and start work on a writing project when the afternoon sun suddenly burst through the overcast and gave me this picture. One of those fortutitious moments that seem to happen fairly frequently in my photographic life. The desk in question was a strickly starving artist contraption of a piece of alley-find plywood suspended over two empty 44" high medical supply boxes from a friend who worked at Abbot Labs. I loved that desk. It was durrable, amazingly light and could be moved at a moment's notice.
Comments (15)
beachzz
Omigosh, Corey--this is GORGEOUS--a still life full of the kind of things we need for the day. I love it!! And the desk--oh yeah, we've all had those, or one very similar!!
alanwilliams
I like this, but i'm not sure why, maybe the shadow play or the interesting objects on view, i'm not sure, but then does it matter, its a good picture end of story.
durleybeachbum
The unifying pattern makes for a really marvellous image! Brilliant serendipity! I can relate to the 'Things to do' list, always have one!
jmb007
bonne photo!!
yons
The shadow lines create all sorts of imagery, well done.
flavia49
wonderful artwork!
sandra46
superlative image as usual!!!
auntietk
Fabulous! I love the strips of light and shadow as they bend around lamp, glass, bread, fabric. This is fascinating, and SO you! Excellent image!
bmac62
You have the eye...that's why you have those fortuitous moments:) Nicely done. And a good reminder to look at what is right under our noses.
francinechristophe
Superb ! I like this kind of pic !
jayfar
Great shot, well seen.
Chipka
It's funny, I saw this pic when you posted it. I saw that desk long before you took this pic...I hadn't yet gone to Prague yet and your apartment was the last one I saw in Chicago. And I have to say, I love this image...those lines are perfect. The details are astonishing, and I really like that I finally got around to posting this comment, especially since this is yet another of those shots I like. I love that light!
anahata.c
well as you can see, I've been offline most of the last few months but for a couple of memorials, and coming back is always hard because there's so much to do. I still intend to comment on your drawing (I was thrilled you posted some of your artwork & loved the drawing), and you've posted some of the best shots I've seen of the river, great shots of decay, old signs, and on & on. But I chose this because if it were a wall installation, I'd steal money to buy it. It's a terrific shot. I understand the serendipitous nature of such shots, but as they say, it takes a photographer to see them in the first place & have the presence of mind to shoot the little suckers. It's just the best, Corey. The light is diffuse and soft, the shadows are worthy of the best abstract art, and the plasticity/the real feel of all those objects is almost like looking at fine porcelain. (Don't laugh now, lol, you're gonna say, "a bottle of pills and loaf of Butternut bread---fine pocelain?") It's the light, it's the magic of photography! It's luscious. And the array you have here---the stuff and its layout---is terrific. (What ARE some of those things!) A great montage of stuff. I love even the window off to the right; and oh, the shadow on that architect's lamp is to die for. Great piece. I also like your descriptions & how you always, always tell us where the shot is and the date. 'Cause you do it non-chalantly, just a fact we might want to know, no more. (And yeah, I love to know those things.) And as for tables like this one, it's sometimes the makeshifts that stand out in our lives; and when we spend way too much money on the table that was 'proper', we suddenly miss the old piece of crap that we got rid of to make way for the newbie. Terrific shot---love it, Corey. More intuitive & absolutely spot-on work from you. No surprise there.
kasalin
wonderful :)
myrrhluz
From Chip's image of one of my favorite things, reflections, to yours of another, shadows! Wonderful! This has so many things to rave about but the foremost for me is the excellent lined shadows and all the fascinating shapes they are given by the different objects. The ones that sprang out at me first are the two lines on the top of the pill bottle and the circular and upwardly swooping lines on the lamp. Then I see the corner of the base of the lamp looking like a jauntily smiling face. Behind the handle of the mug is an object that I'm not sure is reflecting or showing shadow, but the lines are so strong, it looks like it could be picked up, stowed in a pocket and looked at later. I like the arches running down the side of the envelope and the way the layering of objects tilts the shadows. This is excellent! Your eye for the unusual within the usual never fails to amaze me!