Tonight, we celebrated Sierra's 18th birthday. To her left is her adoring big brother, our son Christian. To her right, his friend, Tommy (her "other" brother and our "other" son.
Since I'm a doctor, I find myself eerily attracted to this tombstone of one of my profession who died in 1768. He was only 42. The poignant poem reads: "No longer ye physician's art avails, But every remedy its master fails."
On our evening walks, we pass an old factory building that's being converted to luxury condos. This power box is on one of the external brick walls. Processing was done with SwankoLab.
A weathered and unused picnic table sits next to the dumpsters by the parking lot at the office building where I work. Processing was done in PhotoForge.
I saw this simulation of an old radio today and was fascinated by the details and the warm tones of the wood. I used PictureShow to augment the faux-antique look.
...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.