I had decided not to post anything from Hipstamatic for a while, but then I took this one. I changed my mind. I like the way it conveys a sense of isolation even in a very public place.
The leaves have been falling like sifting snow until today, when a steady rain pulled the last of them from the trees. This one was plastered onto the windshield. Hipstamatic caught it perfectly aligned with the trees in the background.
At the community team meeting for UpBeat--a leadership training/drug and alcohol prevention program at our high school--ideas are "brainstormed" by being written on big sheets of paper. They're considered and discussed, then we arrive at a consensus. Processing was done in SwankoLab.
Tonight, the numbers will be all over the news, but the numbers only matter if people get out to vote. This is Election Day in Berlin, Connecticut. The poster effect is from PhotoExpress.
Remember in "Shrek," where he says, "Onions have layers. Ogres have layers!"? It struck me as I was clearing off the table tonight that the pattern in the sliced red onion was reflected in the knot in the wood of the table.
...is to fill 52 themes, one a week for the year. Some weeks, maybe I'll try to find several photos to fit the themes. Others, I may spend more time trying to perfect one that seems best to represent the theme. Three years of a photo-a-day opened my eyes, now I want to hone my skills.
Somehow, a camera allows me to see more deeply and awakens the eye. For me, undertaking these year-long challenges is a way to become more aware of the world that swirls around me.