What’s she looking at?
I’m an amateur photographer and digital artist. One of my greatest pleasures is being able to sit down for an hour with a photograph, and see what secrets lie beneath the image as it was originally captured.
Today, I worked on this photo:
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… and the entire time I worked on it, playing with the colors, the tone, the nuances of the image, I kept thinking, “What’s she looking at?” Do you see her? The woman in the blue dress staring out at the ocean? Is she looking at the guy on the sailboat? Is she waiting for her merman? Is she staring out at the horizon, wishing she was anywhere but here?
The writer in me can’t help but wonder… What do you think?
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February 2nd, 2010 at 12:20 am
I think she isn’t staring at the sea she is watching the man in front of her play some kind of game in the sand with an unseen person.
February 2nd, 2010 at 7:04 pm
Leni — you know, you could be right! I spent so much time staring at this image, and I’m ashamed to say I didn’t even notice the man in front of her. That brings up a whole new set of wonderful possibilities.
I thought she was staring out at the sea, perhaps waiting for the man in the sailboat. But your suggestion makes more sense.