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Rather than showing a detailed description of the usual "strobist info" (since it wasn't a very complicated setup), I figured I'd show some of the awful photos I had to take before getting the one you see in day 91.
Abschlußfest am 8. September 2019 auf dem Forsthof in Sythen
Ein dreimonatiger Spendenmarathon zugunsten von "Humor hilft Heilen" und "Ärzte ohne Grenzen"
organisiert von Petra Herrmann mit Hilfe vieler Halterner und Sythener Geschäften, Vereinen und Organisationen und Bürger.
A runner with a nice sense of humor, he was actually just walking his dog when our paths crossed. He was glad his shirt had given me a laugh and he was happy to pause for a quick photo. He said he had the shirt made up as a joke. We both agreed that beautiful, mild days like today are a real bonus in November.
This is a clearly faked picture from NASA itself.
Original: spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-101/html/...
The sight of a full shopping trolley in a lost place is depressing because it symbolizes a profound disruption of context and human experience. An abandoned shopping cart represents a stark contrast between consumerism and loss, creating a powerful emotional response.
Symbolic Meaning of the Abandoned Cart
Shopping carts are fundamentally symbols of middle-class affluence and everyday life, designed to help people with money buy things. When found in a lost or abandoned place, the cart becomes a poignant reminder of:
- Displacement and disruption
- Interrupted daily life
- The sudden absence of human presence
- A jarring disconnect between normality and abandonment
The cart triggers what one source describes as a "stress-inducing cognitive dissonance" - a mental conflict that emerges when something is completely out of its intended context. It evokes complex emotions like:
- Compassion
- Unease
- Curiosity about what happened
- A sense of loss and transience
Psychological Impact
The abandoned, full shopping trolley becomes a powerful metaphor for human vulnerability. It suggests an abrupt interruption - perhaps an emergency, displacement, or sudden life change - that left someone's mundane shopping task permanently unfinished. This unexpected stillness transforms an ordinary object into a melancholic symbol of human fragility.
As I set there in the gas station parking lot breaking my New Year's resolution, I could feel the eyes peering at me from somewhere.
I found them looking at me from the roof of the building.