In this week's "Capturing the Moment" showcase by Mobiography, this was one of the featured photos:
(Honored to be included, and yep, I had fun with this title...)
I drive by this street corner in Tucson very often. Finally,
on a recent Sunday morning, the parking lot deserted, I pulled over to take a
few photos. The juxtaposition of these oversized animal sculptures next to an
otherwise nondescript strip-mall makes me smile every time I pass them--Is it
whimsical? Gratuitous? Intentionally surreal? Mere kitsch, or knowingly
dadaist?
I went back and forth between the snapseed and scratchcam apps to edit
this scene, which I took on my iPhone5. I liked the rectangular 'fold' overlay
on this scene because it frames the chicken in a way to make it seem that it's
talking to the giraffe. But WHY does the chicken pay more for gold? And WHY is
the giraffe even there? (is there a giraffe-ransom involved?) And why would I
want to come here to sell my gold? Endless questions...
And, for breaking out of a creative slump, check out this recent article, "Breaking out of the Photographer Slump," from We Are Juxt...and in it you'll find some images and a few words of mine among others' useful comments and photos:
