Monday, August 21, 2006

Traveling in Taipei 5.5 / 台北城市生活旅行 5.5

答案:月亮

Answer: The Moon

6 comments:

Marc said...

WOW! I really like this one! So simple, yet so effective! You're very creative.

Is it a painting? A drawing? Something else?

Weichuen You said...

It's just a photo. One night on my way home, what I saw gave me the inspiration for this series:-). I had my camera with me and voila...

Marc said...

At first, I thought it was a picture, but then I wasn't so sure. The moon does look like a picture, as do the little red dots.

But it's so impossibly black! And what are those lines and small white and yellow dots? Lights in buildings? The dots are so small and so "indistinct". And I can't make sense out of those lines.

It really has a kind of surreal feel to it.

One way or another, it's a striking piece! You should make a poster out of this photo and sell it! :P

Oh! And you know what? It reminds me of an old video game. In that game, you went to an alternate version of a town. Your picture looks like something out of this. Look here: http://walkthrough.starmen.net/earthbound/image/maps/moonside.png

Whoa. I've got a lot to say tonight!

Marc said...

Oops. The URL is too long. Try this one, instead: http://tinyurl.com/zpdm5

Weichuen You said...

Marc, the lines are lights from two tall buildings. You know, when you take pictures at night, everything is dark, so you see only the contours. I do think this photo is a miracle because most of the time pictures taken at night are blurred.

Marc, you are really nice:-). I was just lucky to capture the moment. I wonder if anyone'd want to buy a photo like this.

OK, I'll check the video game website and let you know what I think!

Weichuen You said...

Hey Marc, I took a look at the link you had given me. I know what you mean:-). The picture resembles the one I took in that there is a kind of neon-light quality to it. It's indeed kinda surreal...Interesting. Thank you for sharing your idea with me!