C-47

C-47

I was taking a sunset walk when I came across an old clothes line behind a stand of trees. The posts were made of iron and securely anchored into the ground.  The line had seen better days and was quite rusted.

Towards one end of the clothes line were several clothes pins.  I was struck by how completely non-mathematical their arrangement was. I often find myself snapping photos of seemingly 'random' patterns such as coffee stains, liquid spills, bread crumbs, scattered rice or fallen leaves. Normally these things catch my eye because the pattern that appears seems to have a level of organization that belies the organic or accidental origins of the subject.

What I hope to convey with this shot is that peculiar attraction that certain uninteresting objects can have.  It is an allure that resonates with the perfect blandness of the object. I have been told that in the film industry a clothespin is known by the slang term "C-47".

I chose a slightly saturated look for this to bring out the highlights of the setting sun.  I combined this with an overall cooler tone to accentuate the brisk fall environment. I chose a medium f/stop so that all of the clothespins would remain relatively in focus against the background.

ISO: Unknown (probably 200)
F-Stop: 3.5
Exposure: 1/80