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Day 3- a partner in challenging creativity

Day 3 #fivedaybwchallenge- I took these images at the beginning of my A Photo A Day project in 2013. I knew the empty garden pots would look much better in black and white; simplifying the image so I could focus on shape, design and texture. When I posted the image I remember the feedback was positive, in particular from my old college roommate who is a painter and theater props master.

The photo and the concept intrigued her enough to join the A Photo A Day Challenge. I believe part of the interest was wanting and needing to bring more creativity and vision into her daily life-which was my main motivation also.


 I don’t think I would have been as successful if it were Nancy and others who joined me on this challenge.

Nancy is flying in from NYC today to visit, laugh, play, and see the last few days of “Vivid Conversations”.  Her support has been invaluable to me over the last few decades years. Our conversations always inspire me.
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Day 35-Clouds

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I love clouds but they aren’t something I spend time taking photographs of. I find that I can never truly capture the feeling of sky full of interestingly shaped clouds and patterns. There is a mood, a nostalgia, I get depending on the time of day and year that I get when I look into the sky- representing that in a photo is almost impossible and attempts to do so just seem fake.

There were some interesting clouds out yesterday - spring type clouds trying to make their presence as gray winter clouds grumpily still held on to their place.

I didn’t think there would be enough contract to pull of the kaleidoscope filter but to my surprise the effects brought more drama to the sky than I expected and create a mood all its own.