coastal land

I have to say I struggled with choosing today’s image for the Daily Photo Game. I went from humor, to abstraction and finally landed on this interpretation. What drew me to this image is the negative space between the slats, echoing the negative space between Robert’s diagonal lines. Add to that the diagonal of the ladder on the dock and there seemed to be a connection between them. Though at the beginning of the edit it was not my first choice. I have always liked this image, its has a haunting narrative of empty and off-season spaces, a stark contrast to its intended purpose, summer playtime. The black and white treatment adds to this haunting quality. I am also curious to see how this image frames on the page of the DPG website, as there is no tone in the sky and it will bleed into the page background. This lack of framing may extend and borrow more emptiness from the page itself. Or not, we will see.