Don't know if I get what your trying to convey but I find it interesting that the only items in the shot not tagged are your Homey Gum Ball Machines. As if those were the only items they had enough respect for not to tag. On a simplistic level I like the colour combinations you are able to achieve in your photography.
Thanks. The colours are there to say (or shout) "Look at me!"
The objects and environment tell a story or at least they do for me. The exercise for this and the other pictures I posted are to determine if what you see is anything like what I see/saw. All my street stuff is of things we or many people see everyday and probably think little of them.
The hint for this image is that there are 3 or 4 objects in this picture (the Homie Gumball Machines are telling, but maybe for other reasons than you have stated)...
O.k., the objects I notice are the inviting open hatch leading into the basement of the store, the drink left by someone on one of the machines, the fire escape, and of course the gum ball machines. The story, someone took a break from work by the gum ball machines? O.k., am I even close?
(P.s. this is actually quite fun, start a series, mrcallow image interpretation and symbolism 101!)
The objects:
A desecrated/decorated wall
A sidewalk used by all.
A hole in the side walk used for receiving goods
A dispenser of candy that borrows from popular imagery
Wow. I used to buy loose cigarettes for a $.05 at such a place on 199th St. off of the Grand Concourse back in the early 80's. Cheo's. One time some guys kicked the door in with a sawed off looking for the Albanians that beat the hell out of one of them; he was a bloody mess. But Cheo would spike your eggnog at Christmas time with a bottle from behind the counter and had a "Frogger" arcade machine and we were 16 and 17 so we kept coming back. Nice capture-put me right back there.
The cycle of process. Full of energy...a place for receiving and a place for dispensing. Throughout it all the extraneous is but window dressing as indicated by the graffiti on the windows.
JV,
I can't help but think this is like so many other places in NY -- actually I have seen many , but this one was a little unique. I'm glad it works for you and wasn't too skewed to be a touchstone.
Donald, thanks for the analysis. I can see what your saying-- it does seem to cover a good portion of the life cycle. To me there might be something else within the picture as well...
Intriguing for me. A touch of life in a place I have little experience of. But there are aspects of the image I can relate to.
Few rambles:
The graffiti is very dominent. In fact the image seems to be about the graffiti. It seems presented to passers-by and to us, with the way it is backlit; almost like that kind of art in a gallery.
Wonder why it is there, so much. Was it for vindictive reasons or merely a good place for the graffiti artists to have a loud voice.
The gumball machine and open cellar shows that daily life goes on. It's dark, and early (or late) so life carries on with eagerness or necessity.
The gumball machine outside unattended, particularly gives a sense of trust by the owner in his neighbourhood. There's a sense of acceptance of the social environment in which he operates.
The bold color advertise a sweetner loudly, if needed. And so it's untouched.
.. maybe tooo deconstructed ... sorry if that's not what you are after. can be bad if you get it wrong.
OK, I'm seeing spirtuality in every thing these days. So to me the grafiti is a modern fresco, the gumball machines are similar to the stands that sell candles in church's or, here, incense in temples.
And in everything there can be found a beauty.
And maybe it's just because I forgot my meds yesterday ...