Vantage Point

David Moore.  "Book and Blindfold" 

This image caught my eye at first because it was unclear whether this figure was standing up against a wall or laying down.  The vantage point clearly has an effect on this picture.  It is giving you an odd sense of distance and perspective.  I enjoy the warped perception of vantage point and also the warped perception of what is going on in this picture.  At first I saw someone laying on a beach towel on a beach but the background is more like boards (a deck maybe?).  Also the position they are laying and lighting at first made me think of someone trying to soak up some rays but this person is very stiff and rigid.  His hands clutch at the book as if it is trying to get away.  The title also gives a little more insight since it is unclear that he is blindfolded until reading the title.  

I enjoy photographs that raise questions like this one.  I also enjoy the balance of this picture and the way it draws your eyes up and down the picture.  The hands clearly draw in your eyes but they rise up the figures body to the face which is turned at an interesting angle that makes one wonder what they are thinking.  The emotion conveyed is almost tense and suspenseful.