The Monday Lesson- a sense of place
Objective: to try and capture a sense of place in a series of photographs.
In a way, this is more of a challenge than a lesson. As you may know by now, I am in the south of France on vacation. In an earlier post, I promised that I would post pictures of the house that we are staying in. While I am sure i could have photographed each bedroom or taken a sweeping shot of the outside of the house, I tried something else. I chose my favorite things- all within the main yard of the house and focused on those. I wanted to convey to you a sense of place. What I mean by that is really MY sense of THIS place. I trained my lens on what it is about this amazing place that makes me feel connected to it. This is my challenge to you. Take a place (a small place like your own home) and find the little moments, the vignettes, the details and the mood. Show it to us!
Yes, I know, I am in the south of France...this yard is way cooler than my TX back yard too. This experiment isn't about how nice the back yard is though. The idea is to tell the story of a space- no matter what the space is. I would really love to see what you come up with so post links in the comments section!
I love old fixtures like this. This one is in the living room.
The little chicken is sitting in the window of our bedroom (no glass or screen by the way). The house is something like 500 years old so these slits were used back in the days when you would crouch behind them with the nose of the gun pointing out guarding yourself against an attack. They are wide on the inside and small on the outside.
The rock walls around the yard are covered in little lichens and plants.
This bush is a magnet for butterflies. The boys stand at the base of it and just watch them flutter around.
My favorite shot...When I think of Southern France, I think of 3 things first- lavender, stone and wooden shutters.
Now it's your turn!
Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 at 04:49PM
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Farrah Braniff
in The Monday Lesson, Travels, France- summer 2008
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WOW, gorgeous!
doesn't even look real! so beautiful. my favorite is the pic of your bedroom window.