These photos were taken in a 10-minute span late in the afternoon of April 19, 2020. They’re all from the west/back side of Rock Island High School — about two blocks from my house.
It’s clear that on this day my eye was drawn to line, light, shadow, texture, and shape. The emphasis on geometry abstracts them, but against that is a physicality — the walls and sidewalks, the glove, the metal bell, the materials of the bird’s nest, and the inferred feel of the sunlight that’s different in each photo.
I’m very fond of these pictures while recognizing that their appeal will be (to quote This Is Spinal Tap) more selective.
