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27-SEP-2015

Reflection, Mission Beach, California, 2015

The ocean view buildings that line the Mission Beach boardwalk (currently paved in stone) is often lavishly designed. Many, if not most, of these home, condos, and apartments are rented by the day or month to visitors who spend parts of their summers in San Diego’s near perfect weather. Using a wideangle lens, I held my camera low to capture this passing runner’s reflection in the long glass panel that shelters those who may be using on the patio behind it. A long white line divides public from private space – it echoes the sweep of the wall, and pulls us past the receding line of homes, lampposts and trees that line the boardwalk. The thrust of this line also echoes a vertical cloud that floats above the scene.

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Phil Douglis29-Dec-2015 18:46
Thanks, Rose, for this comment. I am glad you mentioned the dividing line between public and private space. That line, which cleanly separates a public beach from a private home, is the key to this image. I built the image around it, using its thrust to draw the eye cleanly through the image and stress that separation. However, the reflection of the man (public) in the glass wind-break (private) intimates that the public presence will always call the shots here.
sunlightpix29-Dec-2015 03:16
Yes, I immediately noticed the dividing line between public and private space. Public access to beaches has long been a contentious issue in California and I feel your image speaks volumes. I also like the star jasmine shrubs in the foreground,; I can almost smell their sweet perfume.
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