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23-JUL-2009

Techno-gull, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 2009

Gloucester has long been home to those who go the sea in ships. Its harbor is crowded with fishing vessels, each of them sprouting masts, antennas, and other essential technology. I found this lone gull stationed upon a towering pole, and framed it incongruously within an abundance of ropes and cables. Black and white simplifies what would otherwise be an overly complex image, honing it down to its essence – a gull making itself home in a place where a free lunch is often expected.

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Phil Douglis06-Aug-2009 16:55
I wanted to weave a tapestry of technology around the gull here -- man has always tried to tame the sea with his machines, but the gulls need no machines to survive. This gull is, in a way, mocking our technology by using it as a roost.
Tim May06-Aug-2009 16:19
It like the layering of technology - the way the curved wire goes behind the angled pole - and the abstracting with black and white - I am sure that color would have muted your message.
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