A
lot of my test shots would satisfy the requirements of a podophiliac. My feet are often the subject of shots taken
to determine the setup of the camera. Picturing feet can easily answer questions
such as, is the flash working and if so at what intensity? My toes may not hold the answers but usually
a picture or three of them will show how everything is working with the camera. Every now and again a test shot of an unchosen
subject brings about strange results.
Here I was testing wireless flash after making adjustments and I did not
look through the camera lens to choose the subject area. To my mind there is a natural shape or two
here evoking the art work of H. R. Giger.
If you don’t see it then all the better for you. Sometimes the eye of the beholder does reveal
the mindscape that only they create. I am
not a great fan of the grotesque in art but I do think that some of the best
examples in that genre build on direct inspiration even reflection from
nature.
In
the natural world around us we can find so much to sumptuously enjoy as well as
some delicate intricacies that can tickle our innate responses into subtle
disturbing reactions. To my eye there is
at least one peculiar monstrous shape in this image. It is created by angle, perspective, lights
and focus on a thoroughly non monstrous subject. If seen by the eye there would be nothing to
a second glance more than a natural plant form.
It is possible that there would be a lingering strange memory of a shape
that triggered an automatic response. Once
you have seen and identified the strange shape it loses any ability to create
an intense response at least for a while.
With the use of a single lens to record a still image the prevailing
conditions have created a monster and I feel that I have unwittingly become a photographic
Victor Frankenstein.
Photographs
and Words ©2013 PHH Sykes
