It has been interesting, indeed, to read the comments on my entry (The Golden Years - Spring in the Magazine challenge) below. I was genuinely surprised by the perception of a 'dead end' here.
Of course, no one can know that the path does not, in fact, 'end' here (it veers off to the left and through the forest), the forest itself, to me, is not akin to a wall but rather to a garden. It symbolizes life, a quality of life and freedom from the restrictions and orders of 'civilised' existence. The alleged 'dead end', to me, really represented a gate and a transformation.
Even 'death', as a consequence of a 'dead end' interpretation, appears to mean different things to different people. In the context of this image, I felt (quite simply) it suggested an integration into the natural order of things, something which places me at considerable philosophical variance with the views of others.
Facit? As a photographer, I might do well to step out of my own sandals once in a while and wear something different, just to see how it goes. ;-)
Thanks for pointing this out. I would have never dreamt of it.
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