My Photo for Worldwide Moment 09.09.09
The little plant that could, in Downtown Denver. Click for Hi-Res Image
In case you haven’t been following my Tweets and Facebook posts, I’ve been pretty excited about this project at WorldwideMoment.org for quite a while. It’s a project where thousands of photographers from all over the world take a photo at the exact same moment – a moment meant to inspire peace.
Today was my day to take the photo, and love it or hate it, this is what I thought best represented the concept.
To me it represents finding happiness in unusual places. It’s about starting small and dreaming big (I like to think the flower is hoping to be as tall as the skyscrapers around it). It’s about thriving out of your element.
It’s also just a darned plant in the middle of a crosswalk – so think of it what you will.
I will say that taking this photo was fun. My initial concept involved a pile of dirt in the middle of the road with the flower in it. However, laying down in the middle of a busy street seemed risky enough without trying to plant a flower at the same time. Trying to focus a 50mm 1.4 accurately while lying on your back and hearing the oncoming traffic coming up behind you is definitely an exercise in stupidity.
Funniest part of the whole exercise was hearing a lady on the street corner say to her walking buddy, “That idiot is trying to take a picture of a flower in the middle of the street, and I thought I was crazy…”
But it was fun, and I liked the image, so there. Enjoy!
Very nice shot. Beautiful isolation and so telling. Glad you survived the downtown traffic, Big K!
I really like it, it’s simple yet complex all at once. I’ve been a fan of your work for a while, but this is my first comment on it. Keep it up.
Well worth all the tweets! Nice work – congrats! I hope you’ll post a link to all the pics once they are collaborated.
Awesome shot!! I love how it turned out. And I love the lady on the corner’s comment. Aren’t we all just a little crazy sometimes? How far do we get always playing it safe? Still, rather glad you decided against laying down in traffic… one can go too far. LOL
Ohhhhh Big K- this is an awesome shot. I love the blurred street lights and brake lights. I love the length of the shot- the tall buildings and that tiny flower trying it’s might to be that also. Strong work, sir!!
Wonderful concept, being a part of this was a great moment for us all!
Love this. I love that the flower is still in the pot–full of possibility. Continues the “thriving out of your element” theme with the possibility of being (re)planted in a space with more soil and room for growth. I also love the crosswalk–the intersection of two worlds. Thank you!
Great shot. STRONG shot.
Strong concept very well portraited.
Contratulations
I’m happy to see your flower!
09-09-09 was very important to me for personal reasons.
I like projects that gt musicians to sing the same song around the world,
and then the clips are all synched together. Please stay in touch.
I take from your photo that we are all trying to plant our roots somewhere and that we all have something beautiful to offer. We get so busy, we don’t always see what is right in front of us.
Strong concept very wekl portraitwd.
Contratulations;