Bum-Thumb Rock, Ploumanach, Brittany 1936

Eileen Agar photographed Bum-Thumb Rock in Ploumanach, Brittany. It's a black and white image, making me think of those old photography manuals, you know, where everything's about light and shadow? I wonder what Agar was thinking when she framed this shot. Was she drawn to its, um, quirky form? It looks a bit precarious, doesn't it? A bit like it might topple over at any moment. There's something about the way she's captured the texture of the stone, the way it seems to absorb and reflect light. The rock looks soft, almost tender, while still being this massive, immovable object. She probably had to walk a long way to find this rock, or maybe it was right there, waiting for her? Either way, she saw something special in it, something worth capturing and sharing. I feel that.