January 23, 2012
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contender.
By jessica in lets do 52, night
This week’s theme is unique perspectives. I don’t know that I’ll be going with this particular set or shot. But there’s something sexy and elegant about lipstick. Admittedly I only own them to admire them, and snap the occasional photo.
Is there anything you own or collect that you really could do without?
January 22, 2012
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broken flowers.
By jessica in day, landscape, lets do 52, plants, winter
Week 3: Negative Space
January 15, 2012
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To laugh often and much;
defining success.
By in quotes
To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty,
To find the best in others,
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child,
A garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
January 14, 2012
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if it’s any consolation.
By in day, landscape, lets do 52, winter
This week’s theme for Paint the Moon’s Let’s Do 52 challenge was open. I spent the week daydreaming about the ways in which I could interpret this theme. It struck me as I drove to the barn after work on Friday, our first official snowfall, that an open field would be a perfect, literal fit. Though I did stop to snap a few of these both at the barn and along the side of the road on the way home, I wasn’t convinced this was what I wanted to submit.
It struck me on my way home this afternoon that the lake should be my subject. Though I did take a few shots of the vast expanse of clouds, and the uninterrupted moment when the sky kisses the water, I decided to include Toronto in my submission. The hazy landscape intercepting the horizon seemed to only magnify the amount of open space between the city and me. I had spent a lot of time worrying about this (seemingly simple) challenge, so capturing this moment after days of fretting felt like a small victory.
Will you be participating in Week 3?