Backdoor Life
A pair of old muck boots-once used to brave muddy fields and waters when architectural surveying-
Factoid for the day: The following is a 17th century critique of the still life genre which may still be believed by some today:
“He who produces perfect landscapes is above another who only produces fruit, flowers or seafood. He who paints living animals is more estimable than those who only represent dead things without movement, and as man is the most perfect work of God on the earth, it is also certain that he who becomes an imitator of God in representing human figures, is much more excellent than all the others …”.
Image taken with iPhone 5s and processed with Snapseed, Perfect B & W, and Dramatic B/W
For today: Backdoor Boots
Backdoor Boots
And in a bit of self-promotion, the Take 12! Challenge in December will be a collaborative effort among a dozen photographers-
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This looks very serene.
Amazingly so–given all the four-footed traffic that goes in and out of there!
I’d love to see those boots in color? What color were they?
Just your basic black with red outlines-nothing fancy at all-
Great photo. It is very thought provoking – where have these boots walked? 😀
Thanks Raewyn! They have seen a lot of ground during the years I worked as a surveyor, that is for sure 😉