Photo quick write compare and contrast

When i first received this photograph I took note of the fact that it is printed in black and white, as did my companion writer. Next i questioned whether the photo could be a silver gelatin nitrate print, because although i know very little about photography prints, this one looked very similar to several others we had viewed in class, which were mentioned as being silver gelatin nitrate prints. Next in my description, i moved onto subject matter, noting that it included prominent images of telephone poles and telephone wires which were repeated at least 11 times through out the photograph. This repetition led me to notice the houses in the image which were along the right side of the photograph and all looked very similar. Down the center of the photograph i took note of a road. To the right of the road i noted a car, its older make led me to conclude that the photograph had to have been taken in the 1920's or 30's. I also mentioned that a man stood beside the car, both appeared to be stationary. This led me to ponder the meaning of the photograph. Why was the car there? What was the purpose of the car being there? I surmised that perhaps the car was a symbol for a halt in the day to day routine (which was suggested by the repetition of images mentioned above). I thought that the repetition of the houses and the telephone poles seemed to also be sending some sort of message to the audience. I guessed that perhaps the photographer wanted to inform about conformity or loss of individualism, as the car appeared in a neighborhood full of repeated images. I also thought it was ironic that the car had stopped only a few feet short of a sign offering "GAS", as if it had suddenly run out of fuel only a few moments from a gas station. Lastly i noted that the ground beside the road is barren and the sky seems peaceful with few visible clouds, providing natural lighting. I wrote that there is a large depth of field in the photograph and that the entire photo is in focus.
My companion writer also noted that the car was from an earlier time period, speculating that it was around the 20's or 30's. They also noted on the uniformity of the houses, and that the city seemed manipulated and unnatural. The other writer also noted on some formal qualities of the photograph, such as its high contrast. They further develop their writing by offering that the gas station may be representative of commercialization. They comment on the geometry of the photograph, a thought i find intriguing and definitely agree with. They then comment on the bleak and sullen atmosphere of the photo, "the sky is bleak and desolate".
All in all i feel that the other writer and I shared a lot of ideas about photograph in general. And the other writer also brought up some good points to think about that i had not seen in the photo myself.

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