Well OK, perhaps it’s not the image per-se which is odd, but rather how I perceive it in my odd mind – or even the fact that I would notice it at all.

As I explored the North Beach neighborhood of  San Francisco a couple of weeks ago, looking for interesting compositions and angles, I passed a laundromat where people were waiting for their washing to finish. Being SF, the ambiance was funky with books and magazines lying around, and, typical of an older building in earthquake country, a crack. For some reason my brain made an instant connection with the long haired princess of fairy tale fame when I saw how this crack on the wall visually linked with the hair of the woman waiting for her laundry. That’s what I saw anyway.

Rapunzel

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One of the goals of photography, as I see it, is to allow others to see the world through another pair of eyes (mine, in this case!). Would you have made the same connection? If you had been walking down this same street, would you have given this scene a second glance, or, if you had decided to take a picture, how would you have arranged the composition? (Perhaps next time you are out you will spare a second look at the places you pass!)

As ever, comments and arguments are welcome.