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OPF is dedicated to the personal vision built into extraordinary photographs. Above all we are most concerned with what's in the image, not just the things, but also the ideas and feelings that move us. So here is the first in a series of short topics which examine how we might be embedding what we feel into our pictures. This article deals with the paradox of context: truth holds us prisoner! I. The Truth Paradox: Art Stymied By Revelation! We say that truth sets one free!
As you can see here, Charles Webster's first image has an indefinite magical quality of uncertain identity, but for sure magnificent. We wonder what could cause the golden columns broken by the water? Ideas of sunsets and magic times come to mind. His subsequent picture shows more context. Those same reflections are again beautiful but a different nature entirely. They come from man-made structures projecting from the water, not the wand of the hand of god as the sun is put away for the day! Not having full context allows us to pose and create our own meanings that transcend the ordinary nature of an isolated piece of fence wire. This, when disclosed in the second picture, changes our perceptions of the first version entirely. Asher Kelman |
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