I was really hating certain aspects of my job when I made this photograph, and I believe those feelings influenced the composition I chose that day. During that period, I would often take a walk, camera at the ready, first thing in the morning to focus my thoughts and to clarify my plans for the day. In this case, I was using the original Leicaflex and the 21mm f/3.4 lens (the non retro focus design). After the passage of a little bit of time, and some cropping, I like the image well enough. I can see how it might fit into an image sequence that deals with this period of time in my life. Alienation and change were in the air, I just didn't realize it fully when I tripped the shutter.
