Posted on June 1, 2014
by Russ Widstrand 
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I really liked Robert’s image “Six O Eight”, it has beautiful lines, light and negative space.
My “Conversation” (link to book) with his image speaks to the lines and forms present in his capture, although in a more high key manner. I thought that flipping the tonality of the image – from shadow to light – that I might take the conversation in another direction, while still nodding back to his image.
I liked this classic the black and white version the best, the abstract qualities came the closest to what I had envisioned and dreamed about during the night.
Once I had the idea, the shoot went pretty quick. I started with some iPhone snaps to establish proof of concept, then moved onto the big gun for the final captures. I am glad it worked out, as I came up a bit empty on alternate directions.