Observations

5 Comments

1. The Mater
   Posted October 4, 2007 at 19:14 | #

   Is that near the Post Office Tower, you know the one you can see when you get near Macclesfield, and you know that you are nearly home?

2. peter the mad admin
   Posted October 4, 2007 at 20:00 | #

   Yes mum, if you turn 180 degrees you will be able to behold the Post Office tower that you see when you get near Macclesfield and therefore know that you are almost home……

3. oliver
   Posted October 7, 2007 at 17:58 | #

   hvbis jeg husker korekt blev billedet taget på min fødselsdag:-)

   og jeg mener også at far fortalteom at når han så det der post tårn så viste man at man snart var hjemme

4. Retford
   Posted October 27, 2007 at 19:40 | #

   Interesting to compare the photo with Andrew Wyeth’s painting, _Christina’s World_. In this picture the subject is looking toward (and, one assumes, connecting with) the wider world, instead of Wyeth’s subject looking back toward a lone home. There is a spirit of aloneness (not necessarily the same thing as loneliness) and inward-looking in Wyeth’s painting. In this photograph there is a more outward-looking attitude. I like the stark serenity of Wyeth’s admittedly more beautiful painting. I like the optimism of this photograph. You just want to give her one last hug before she starts out on her life’s adventure. You know where Christina is going. But in this photo the possibilities are endless.

5. Retford
   Posted October 27, 2007 at 19:56 | #

   Just in case someone is not familiar with the above reference, here are some links to the painting, with information:

   http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?object_id=78455

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina%27s_World

   http://www.articons.co.uk/wyeth.htm