My Love Goes Free

My Love Goes Free
June 2008

I'll start off by saying, it took forever to get this shot. I tried at least a dozen times before I got it the way I wanted it (it's a good thing I was so near the airport!) It was definitely worth the time I spent though. At this point, this is one of my personal favorites. Everything just seems perfect--the clouds, the perceived size of the plane, the focus on my hand, the direction of the plane.

The name of this photo comes from a song by one of my favorite artists, Jon foreman:

"My Love Goes Free"

The Movement comes in slow
It's a tune we both should know
But the walls are thin
So we keep our voices low

You're a bird with a pretty mouth
You're a bird with songs to shout
And the same refrain continues
Singing out
If you love her let her go
She sings beautiful and slow
A tune that only caged birds know

So you're in Nashville on the phone
And I'm back here at home
And the words are new
But I recognize the tone

If you love her let her go
She's beautifully composed
A tune that only caged birds know

My love goes free...
My love goes free...
My love goes free...

I just love the imagery in this song. The idea of the caged bird's song has stuck with me since I first heard it. When I took this picture, I almost immediately thought of this song. {Caution: you're about to enter Jamie's thought process...} Now, I know that's it's a plane and not a bird in this picture, but I think it conveys the same basic idea. Consider the fact that the plane is somewhat blurred as a suggestion to think of it on a more metaphorical level. You can still see it being set free, with the whole sky before it. Who knows. Maybe I'm just trying to make more out of my work than what's really there. I'd love to hear what you think about this song and this picture and how they fit {or don't fit} together.