TODAY'S PHOTO -
the front view of a heavy duty construction truck on the beach in Boynton Beach, Florida
After a short walk on the beach a couple of weeks ago, with nothing of great interest at the water's edge, my camera and I turned to the trucks and equipment parked for the weekend at the top of the beach. I immediately started getting caught up in the lines, shapes and textures of some of the equipment.
I took the featured photo above to capture the face that I saw, the section in the u-shape that tops the long, central vertical piece. Interestingly I only discovered the derby hat that tops the face, after I downloaded the picture and viewed it on my computer monitor. The "hat" is on the inside of the cab. I have no idea what it actually is. I do almost get the feeling that it's resting on the head of the invisible driver of the truck.
SELF-REFLECTING QUERIES -
It may be that many of you are asking yourselves, "What's this truck photo doing in Picture to Ponder? I thought it was about Nature."
Well, aside from the fact that equipment often has an impact on Nature and our environments, playing with imagery in what I see is part of what we're about. Our intention is to provide examples that lead you to seeing things in new and different ways, not just in your visual and sensory world, but in your interactions with yourself and others as well.
So I invite you to look around at something you might see all the time. What can you find that's new? It may be something you never even noticed before or it may be an image within an image that you can now playfully distinguish. Try for hearing something you might not have heard, in conversation or in the space. Can you put a new interpretation on it?
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WRITING COURSE -
There is still time to get started in the 42 Days of Writing Passionately course offered by my dear friend, Julie Jordan Scott. It is a free course that can be participated in via phone, on the web, e-mail and or blog - your choice.
Julie is extremely creative, a master course facilitator and an amazing listener/feedbacker. It is out of courses with Julie that Picture to Ponder was birthed, as well as many other things I do. Check out WRITING for mor details.
SHARING READER COMMENTS -
Thank those of you who are responding to my invitation to post your responses to the past few issues on the Picture to Ponder Blog. I am delighted.
Several of the past few issues have new comments on them. Please check them out. It's merely a quick scroll down each of the issues, a click on COMMENTS and then your browser BACK button for some very insightful comments.
Insofar as posting comments, those of you with web sites can have the added option of the exposure of your name being linked to your URLs. I chose Typepad as the location for the blog - www.sheilafinkelstein.typepad.com/picture_to_ponder - because it is so easy to post comments.
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Lastly, if posting on a blog is not your style, please continue to send your comments directly to me . Learning what you are experiencing means a lot. It is part of the reward of Picture to Ponder for me.
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