In this photo, Joel Meyerowitz shot a diner in early evening. The color overall is warm: yellows, pinks and reds dominate the photograph, with some bits of blues and greens. The expressive photo provides the viewer a glimpse of Americana, with a dominant Coca-Cola sign above a listing of the various meat options (steak, beef, lobster, shrimp) that one can consume inside. The contrast of this list of meats with the name of the diner - "Dairy Land" - is amusing. Electric wires strung overhead lead the eye to the center of the photo effectively, to the glowing yellow light of the diner. This yellow light is set against a complementary darkening blue sky that appears to have just seen a sunset. The photo captures the fleeting moment right before the sky turns too dark to see the clouds, when the street lamps and business lights have just come on.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Jennifer Swanson - October 28
In this photo, Joel Meyerowitz shot a diner in early evening. The color overall is warm: yellows, pinks and reds dominate the photograph, with some bits of blues and greens. The expressive photo provides the viewer a glimpse of Americana, with a dominant Coca-Cola sign above a listing of the various meat options (steak, beef, lobster, shrimp) that one can consume inside. The contrast of this list of meats with the name of the diner - "Dairy Land" - is amusing. Electric wires strung overhead lead the eye to the center of the photo effectively, to the glowing yellow light of the diner. This yellow light is set against a complementary darkening blue sky that appears to have just seen a sunset. The photo captures the fleeting moment right before the sky turns too dark to see the clouds, when the street lamps and business lights have just come on.
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