Lurking II

Title: "A deepening stillness"

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The shadows whisper, reluctant to reveal their secrets but burdened by the deepening mystery that surrounds them.

In the cooling shade

Title: "Gleaming"

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It is such a relief to stand in the cooling shade after a long, hot climb; to see the intensity of the sun condensed into one glowing point reflection.

Lurking

Title: "Shadowtalking, Coit Tower (Oct 2010)"

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I love the distortion of shadows - the world seems familiar and strange at the same time. To me one of the interesting things about shadows is how often we inherently recognize what is casting the shadow, even in the absence of the actual object. I'm also captivated by the indirect stories they tell of our existence.

A Unseemly Sense of Scale

Title: "Coit Tower, Mid Morning"

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There is something about towering objects that invokes ambiguous feelings - on the one hand, there is a sense of majesty and wonder; on the other hand, the erection of a towering object seems overly egotistical. In this case, the tower (even with its marvelous views) is overshadowed by the incredible murals in the base building - so marvelous that one can excuse the excess of the tower.