Alders, Blinds: Squamish, BC

The blurred plastic blinds in this photograph create a subtle visual segue between the viewer and the bare trees in the background.  There is a sense of looking through one's own window, any window, and seeing this solemn scene.  There is a strong sense of movement, and of lost focus.

This is one of my favorite photographs.  It makes me uneasy – it looks to me like the blinds are closing, rotating slowly on their cheap string hinges, blurring then blocking the beauty and complexity outside.  Am I closing them?  I'm not sure.

Alders, Blinds: Squamish, BC, 2003