The View From Saturn by CoreyBlack
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This is a view of the back of my apartment building as reflected in the windshield of my sister Kate's 1999 Saturn SL2 sedan. Kate had come by to take Chip and I to breakfast at "the usual place." The usual place being the wonderfully homey "What's Cookin' ?" family style restaurant. As I was getting into the car, I became so taken with this reflection that I simply HAD to make a picture of it. Not long afterward, I loaded the batch of shots this one was contained in onto the computer, and promptly forgot about them. I'd just had open-heart surgery a few weeks earlier and was a bit preoccupied...
As I was preparing this shot for posting, several things jumped out that I hadn't originally noticed. Quite a lot of them actually: power lines; Berwyn, Illinois city stickers; Kate getting into the driver's seat; the interior panel of the driver's door (standing open at an angle); the inside rearview mirror and mounting hardware; the partial front end of a Honda Pilot SUV; and road grime and wiper trails on the windshield glass. I always think it's weirdly fascinating and kind of fun finding things in pictures you didn't realize were there when you took them. I'm particularly enjoying finding hidden treasures in all those black and white shots I made back in the 1980s.
Perhaps I have too much time on my hands.
Photographed in the Albany Park area of Chicago on November 7, 2010.
Comments (14)
Chipka
Ah, the famous Saturnian view, with Kate. I remember that day and I remember this photo. I think I was taking a few shots of bricks that phase shifted from a synagogue to a Pentecostal Romanian church with really expensive cars in the parking lot. I love the window-distortion and the way it makes the back of your apartment building look a bit like something fit for a Tim Burton film (complete with a Danny Elfman soundtrack.) And, by that logic, I can easily imagine Helena Bonham-Carter portraying a character living on the second floor. You captured the crispness of that day perfectly, and the colors are nicely amazing...the golden hues recall Saturn in a sense, though it's the planet's automotive cousin that lends its name to this shot. Marvelous. I like this quite a bit.
blinkings
Great shot. It reminds me of looking at the International Space Station from the shuttle (not that I have ever done that!). I think I've eaten there. They do Strawberry Bread from memory!
annie5
Stunning shot Corey! :)
whaleman
That is one of the pleasures of photography is finding new stuff later, in my case recently, many many years later as I have been photographing old negatives that were too large for my film scanner. I also like finding stuff in the photos of others that they had never seen! I love your Saturn View! I think Kate should be seen in a full frame; she looks pretty!
durleybeachbum
What a shot! WONDERFUL! SO much to see.
kgb224
Sorry to hear of your operation my friend. May the healing hand of the Lord touch you my friend. May you recuperate fully. Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
Feliciti
took a few minutes to realize what i'm seeing, this makes it so interesting !! great captured !
flavia49
fantastic shot and reflections!! great story!
Sea_Dog
I like the profusion of details and the distortions in the windshield. Funny how so many "ordinary" things make up a creative image. Well done.
auntietk
Escher would be proud! This is fantastic, for all the reasons you mentioned. Wow. Outstanding picture!
sandra46
really wonderful reflection! a great eye and a very beautiful shot
myrrhluz
I love reflection shots and this is wonderful! I first was struck by the strong reflections of the building and the great POV of Kate. Then I spent some time figuring out the bits that I could figure and acknowledging the bits that I had no idea what were. I like the way the reflections run into the items inside the car in weird and wonderful ways. Excellent capture!
KatesFriend
Of coarse, the two superimposed and completely different perspectives create a surreal and unearthly feel as one tries to adjust ones thinking to bring in two overlapped worlds. And the colour of your apartment building neatly fits with the general hue of the planet Saturn as well. Cool!
Anna-Victoria
An amazing perspective of view! very interesting effect...