On
the Front in Trieste
This
is one of my favourite photos. I took it in Trieste on Easter
Sunday, 2012. And, I like it because it's not only a picture of
pictures, but, also a picture of questions! To begin with, there are
two people sitting on a bench in the bottom left hand corner. Are
they a couple? Are they man and wife? Or, is he her father and she
his daughter?
And,
what are they looking at? What's going on on the mole?
We don't know. But, what we do know is that moles are very popular
places to visit. They are like tongues which protrude
into the sea. They provide a feeling of being at one with the
elements without getting wet. And, of course, there is the sea in
its largeness. Today it's at peace, Tomorrow maybe
different.
Why
are people attracted to the ocean? What is its attraction?
Maybe, because it's there that all life began?
And,
it's cold in the picture! Too cold for the time of year. Everyone is
dressed for a cold afternoon walk. But, there is one thing which
everyone has in common. They have all just finished lunch. But,
what did they have? How do Italians celebrate Easter?
And,
what about the crew of the ship on the horizon? Have they just
finished lunch, too? And, where is the ship bound for?
What's her next port of call? And, from where did she come?
Questions, questions and more questions!
Of
course, this picture completely rejects all normal rules of
good photography. There is no golden middle. The picture doesn't
need it. The sea, the weather, the sky, the mole, the people and the
ship are all centres of interest. And, anyway, who needs rules?
And, that in itself is another good question.
Selected
Vocabulary
attracted
- (to attract/attracted/attracted) – anziehen
attraction
- Anziehungskraft
being
at one – eins sein
bound
for – unterwegs nach
going
on – happening – (to go on/went on/ has gone on)
largeness
– Größe
mole
– Mole
peace
– Frieden
protrude
- herausstrecken
rejects
– (to reject/rejected/rejected) - ablehnen
tongue
- Zunge
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