Sterling Opera House 8-12-2013
Standing center stage where legendary performers once stood, finding a bundle of dried roses left behind on the wooden floor boards stopped me in my tracks. It felt like an intentional tribute left behind for the ghosts and theatrical history of this Derby landmark.
The low-angle composition brings the withered purple and green rose petals into sharp macro focus right in the immediate foreground. In the soft background, the sweeping curve of the upper balconies and cavernous backstage brick walls drift into gentle blur. Moody ambient window light washes over the weathered stage floor, creating a quiet and poetic atmosphere.
