Figure of a Shopping Cart
StoneNYC

Figure of a Shopping Cart

I wanted to go for something a little odd with this one, I was shooting something completely different and saw this shopping cart sitting in the middle of nowhere, it was perfect, no real concept except that the model is an object left in a barren place, dirty and abandoned, just as the cart she is in.
Location
Putnam, CT
Equipment Used
Mamiya RZ67, 180mm lens, Sekonic 7xxDR light meter, Profoto 7B + 1 Strobe and reflector with 5 degree grid, Sunlight
Exposure
f/8 @ 1/125th Handheld
Film & Developer
PanF+ a@ 50 in Rodinal50 pushed 1 stop - 13 minutes
Paper & Developer
Epson Scan, basic edge cropping only
Stone, this is actually a very telling shot. It illustrates to me just how some people are treated by society. Abandoned and alone. Thanks for sharing, Don
 
The shopping trolley is probably as good a symbol of the modern consumer world as any. We pick up our own items in quantity. I still remember receiving paper parcels - even tied with string - from clerks as shops. People are becoming a commodity in the system and very depersonalized. I think this picture puts it well.
 
Nothing says urban decay and abandonment more than a shopping trolley...strange I know,but there you are...so great choice for a prop.
 
Thanks everyone, I'm glad it really translates... it's the first time others have sort of understood even part of the meaning of an image similar to the way I was planning, so I'm really happy, thanks!
 
Just as I suspected! A real eye popping image! Can be interpreted in so many different ways. Depends on the eye of the beholder. Thanks for sharing,Stone...
 

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panf50-rodinal501s-3200005.jpg
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Date taken
Sat, 08 June 2013 11:16 AM
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850px x 680px

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