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Published: 2005-06-10 02:13:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 2845; Favourites: 52; Downloads: 407
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I couldn't quote you no Dickens, Shelley or Keats'cause it's all been said before
Make the best out of the bad just laugh it off
You didn't have to come here anyway
So remember, every picture tells a story don't it
- Rod Stewart
mary
every picture tells a story - you tell me what story you think you see........
thank you
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you made made it a reality for me
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Alright. I'm really bad at coming up with stories, but here's a try.
The first idea I get is that this is a child who was hurt terribly and she now has really no idea what to do.
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Well.. I'm no good at these things but i'll give it a go since I love your photography 
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The story I see:
She's leaving (bag/clothes) her past behind for some reason. She just wants to "burn" (= gasoline) all of her memories and find new ones. Maybe she lost her love, maybe a family member or friend..maybe she just wants to get away for her own personal reasons. The reason for her sitting on the steps could be that she's thinking back on everything before leaving it all. I don't know, that's what I get from it.
Lovely pic, btw.
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This picture reminds me of the movie Fried Green Tomatoes..
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It's that pivotal moment before you really act. You've thought about it so many times before, planned it out step by step.
She is about to act on her thoughts... but she needed one more moment to make sure it was the 'right' thing to do. She is going to take just what she needs to get by, but before she leaves she is burning that bridge because she will never ever cross it again. She doesn't want to, and doesn't need to go back to that again. The road ahead will be hard. Her feet will be dirty and bruised, but what she'll come to will be so much better than what she had.
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I love the crude rough look to this and the resulting beauty...so earthy...
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I don't get the sense, like others, that she's going to burn the place down. The way she is sitting with her hands like that makes me think that she's waitin for someone to come and pick her up. The gas can? Maybe whoever has been drinking has given up on taking care of the place, including mowing the grass. The gas can is there as a reminder to him to mow the grass, but he drank instead, like usual, and this was the last straw. She's called a friend and is leaving, for good.
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it's chilling.
she's locked her drunk uncle in the house.
after years of abuse, she's breaking free.
a baptizing in fire.
thats the story i see.
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Wow, this is great! I think this is one of the best photographs I've seen here at DA.
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thank you! just wanted to tell a story with a photo
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This is so wonderful.
The atmosphere of this also reminds me of a song... dunno why, but it just came to mind when I saw this: [link]
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thank you
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throwing away an old life
a life she does not want
it looks like she is in poor conditions, financially, but this photo seems to hold a lot of hope
even without seeing her face, i feel determination for things to get better
i love shots like this
because i know that the photographer wanted to convey a story, an emotion, and purposelly controlled the lighting, subject, angle, and props in accordance with that
everything in this photo has meaning
from the grass, to the barefeet,to the empty bottle, to the canvas suitcase
amazing shot
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very insightful - i like your thoughts on this
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This piece is a power picture. I'm from the midwest and I've seen this seen all to often. What's sad is I normally seen young children playing in and about it.
Powerful.
don
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her body language expresses both defeat, defiance and strength, it's so complex and wonderful. I love all the elements, the clothes, the liquor, the gasoline... the destruction of past in tangible language. Amazing work Mary!
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well you know this crop and presentation of this "story" were VERY MUCH inspired by your trilogy images with text on them 
thank you Julia
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Disturbing and lovely at the same time... A wonderful mindset
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girl, (total understatement i know, but "woman" sounds a bit mean) you done it again. love all the emotions and feelings that you can kind of connect to the photo without having any backstory to it. wonderfulness.
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probably my sick mind and the excess of horror movies.... but it makes me think of a girl that used to live in an old house, ugly, dirty and made of wood. She lived with her father that abused her, and one day she just gets fed up of it all and burns the house with his dad inside, taking with her only the dresses that she loved the most
now if my therapist reads this, she would probably have a heart attack
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I love how the light falls just right in this for me and emphasises the obvious and leaving the rest to actually to be investigated further. Almost like hiding what this really means. It's a powerful picture and her feet are just too cute.
I'd love to have this as a print, any plans to make it available?
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so emotional and pretty.
love the tones, composition, concept.
very very nice. <3
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Very nice concept here and I love the composition
Sometimes it is necessary to burn a bridge in order to move on.
...whether it is a bridge in your mind or a bridge in life with people..
This makes me think of something bad happening to her perhaps as a child,
and now she is grow, and returns to destroy the past to get it out of her thoughts for good.
I love the image but my eyes are drawn to the pink nail polish and the nice overnight bag...Perhaps the intent was that she has grown and is doing well with her new life, so she returns to the ramshackle home of her youth to destroy it. I just feel it would be stronger with grubbier feet and props...but then maybe that would make it cliche'.
Either way, strong piece Mary and I know your heart went into this and it holds special meaning to you.
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the suitcase is torn, tethered and muddy 
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Shes just having fun with a little arson. I think it doesn't have to be aserious shot at all does it?
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this is deffently the best representation of burning bridges i have EVER seen
i just adore it, quite possably one of your best pieces. the tones are so wonderful, so, earthy? the pinks the greens the browns. oh god.
the legs and the crop, the crop is perfect. and the natural soft lighting.
incredable piece mary
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thank you so much my friend. i'm proud of it b/c its a true art piece for me - i wanted to just visually tell a story with power and no facial expression to lead. i really appreciate your comment
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Unless you look closely it is hard to tell if she is a child or a woman...I'm guessing she's a bit of both really. She knows too much about the underbelly of life. She is going to be alright though...because she has courage and options...and she's almost off the porch. Beautiful work! I love your intuition...
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Great symbolism in this, good message and expressiveness. I love the texture blends, the nostalgic feel to this, leaving the pat, and moving forward. Sometimes those bridges need burning.
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Beautiful picture -- and one that lends itself to a lot of "story telling" in the viewer's mind. Excellent!
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Yeah, this does tell a story...someone could write a book on this picture, methinks.
Well done, my dear. Powerful imagery...I'd be curious where this story leads.
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I see it as trying to remove your past--burning your bridges as the saying goes. I love when you do conceptual pieces.
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that's an unmary-ish crop but i like it! im not too sure about the fingertips at the top. i think one should be able to see more or nothing of the hands. but that's my view. i immediately had to think of the book/movie fried green tomatoes when i saw the thumb. i don't know why. but the feeling is strong
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i think its the country feel and skirt re: the movie
and i agree about the fingertips
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Reminds me of the Martina Mcbride song "Independence Day"...
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Someone desperate, in a really hard situation - burn everything to forget or keep it so that you can use it to "recover" from whatever happened .
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Another one I love by you Mary! I was sooo glad to be a part of this and as you know I will model for you any time again! EVER!
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I saw this and "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" by a certain white-stripey band popped into my head.
I like the idea behind this.
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she was leaving him... so she pasked up a bag, and set out on foot since she knew he'd find some way to trace the car, while she was walking she ran into a little old man stopped along side the road who offered her a kind word and a ride and she said she'd go where ever he was heading... so here she is, with his gas can that she carried to the house for him, sitting on his steps, waiting for...
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i love your interpretation
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i love your interpretation
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it's worthy of comment, but my brain's not functioning right now
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