WE MEAN YOU kNOw HARM

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Hi David,

Much interested to know the details of the pic and its relation to the caption. I can't make out anything.

Sincerely

Anand

I'm not sure I know what you mean when you say you cannot make out anything, but I'll give a shot at some clarification. I was on an railway overpass, looking down at these tankers that are used to carry liquids and pulled by tractors (trucks). The boxes are used to haul fruit in after it has been picked by the farmers, and they were just stacked up high to form a wall.

 

The title came to me because the tankers looked like giant canons or rockets lined up to fire their loads. Thus, "We Mean You No Harm." And then it occurred to me that it could be read as a totally different sentence, as in, "We Mean, You Know Harm." Okay, some weird free association going on here. It's late and I'm going to bed.

 

As far as processing, I used an Optic Verve labs plugin setting called "photocopy" which gave the image a "hard" look, then desaturated it and sharpened. That's it. Hope that helps.

David...glad to see that you continue to come up with simple reasons for your titles....? I like the contrast you have chosen...the compositon is pretty darn good as well...wvmm

Thanks. Just trying to give you something to think about.

wow David! another really powerful image! the tanks all pretty and shiny probably carrying poisonous chemicals - trojan horses of the modern day

Thanks. Glad you like it. What a great description, "trojan horses of the modern day." That may end up in a title somewhere down the road.

dude, I just finished a bottle of V8 and I can't see any weapons in that. Actually, I can't see any story in that, however, I like the composition: the shapes; the contrast; the light; the different textures. Cheers, Micheal

What if I told you these trucks were filled with V8. Would you see a story in that? I thought so.

English teacher says nice play on words in the title, suggesting ominous purpose (even if the reality you photographed was innocent...I don't think that matters). "Columbia Reach" thus sounds like some CIA code phrase. The composition is really solid, and the B&W contrast is just right, making an attractive picture with added content suggested by the provocative title. Good work.

Well seen and made. A witty, provocative title -- as always. Regards...

A really impressive view, there. I love your treatment in beautiful B&W too. A pretty good start for 2008, David.

 

I loved the subject title even before I read your interpretation of it. I got the general drift at first glance. I really love the b&w shades in this one!

Tim: Nice to see you looking over this way. Glad the title worked for you. Obviously it didn't for everybody.

 

Joe: Thanks. You always give me kudos whether I deserve them or not. But I'm not complaining.

 

Laurent: Nice to see you back roaming Pnet. Thanks for your kind words.

 

Shawn: I'm not surprised you got the title right away. You are close to being as nuts as I am according to my unnamed Montana sources.

 

Thanks again to all of you.

Thank you very much for the information.

When I said "I can't make out anything" it is not about the pic, but the story behind the pic.

Except for the second tanker from left, rest looks like canons (barrel of a gun). Nice story with impressive pic.

Regards

Anand

Thanks for coming back for a revisit.

The lighting and texture here are amazing. The reflectiveness of the tankers seems almost astonishing. And there is no glare! HOW????

 

The lines are stunning: Tubular, rounded lines bracketed by curved-angled boxes. Couldn't have been more perfect if you'd staged it.

 

Nice.

You are certainly starting this new year with full gas, by serving us this kind of excellent capture in terms of content, composition and finishing. I imagine this scene cried for B&W presentation, no doubt about it. The high contrast works well to underline the shiny character of those tanks. Your caption, the label on the boxes and those tanks lead my thoughts to drugs industry, so it's said now. Keep up the good work, David!

Thanks a bunch. I pretty much explained the processing in an earlier comment. It was an experiment, and it seems to have worked well in this instance.

Thanks, my friend. I'm glad you feel this was successful. I'll try to maintain some quality as the year progresses, but no guarantees. Take care.

For some reason I am thinking of the giant ants in the movie "Them". There is a starkness to the pic that brings to mind 1950's science fiction movies. I like this photo a lot!

Thank you very much. Your description is quite interesting. And the boxes would be what? Their nests?

you are on a roll David...the composition and tones are wonderful here...I particularly like the high PoV...somehow it makes me think of the work of Chris Jordan who's been documenting "American Mass consumption" http://www.chrisjordan.com....which is valid for any developped society around the world....

 

definitely a wonderful image....

Thanks again. Knowing your work as I do, this is one that I thought you might like.

David...seriously this is one of your all time finest images.