Saturday, November 1, 2025

The Object, The Colors


I did my first bike ride in a couple of weeks today.  With all the work on painting parts of the house, I never had time to go for a ride late in the afternoon after finishing painting.  It was nice to be out!  Blue sky, sunshine, and not much traffic.  I have a few places where I stop along my 10 mile ride.  I make note of the times at my checkpoints to see how I am doing.  When I stopped at this fire hydrant today, I saw the brilliant red and yellow colors on it, with a blue sky in the background.  I was already stopped, so I got out my iPhone because I don't carry a camera with me on my rides.  So I think this photograph is mainly about the object - the fire hydrant - but it may in fact be more about color.  Something about the brilliant colors brightened my day, actually, in addition to my ride.  On second thought, I have changed my mind and this photograph is ALL about the color!

 

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I agree that the color is what makes this photo. Love brilliant red and yellow in what looks to be an average looking street scene. Trace

Betsey said...

It’s definitely about the color because everything surrounding the fire hydrant is beige and blah!