City - Island in the Sky N.P. State - UTAH Country - United States
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we hiked to the confluence of the Green and Colorado river from island in the Sky (a very remote unmarked hike). Near the confluence we stumbled upon these "modern ruins"--Edward Abbey's Monkey Wrench Gang? who knows...but there are definately some stories encapsulated in this moment capturing the past
an explanation: Thanks for your comments Marcio! I just wanted to offer an explanation for categorizing this as an abstract. Visually this is not an abstract photograph--there is much stability and a standard technique was performed in capturing the scene (nothing too special with the lighting or framing). The reason I categorized this as an abstract, and many other photos of mine, is because of the title and comment I attached with it. Visually and materially this is most likely a landscape photo with an interesting subject. But, when coupled with a certain title, such as the one i have given it, I feel it enters into the abstract. It is not the 3 dimensional scene i am concentrating on but rather the abstract idea of staring at these iron ghost relics, which to me, is beyond the standard relationship between a photo and it's viewer. To me, the title is probably the most overlooked property of photography--it is where the conception and visual manifestation connect--I conceived of relaying an abstract idea of spying on "Exiled Ghosts" through this subject...if i would have titled it "Rusty Mattress in the Canyon" I definately would not have placed it as an abstract. Just wanted to let you know it wasn't a clumsy mistake. Thanks for the comments and you have an amazing portfolio!
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