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| Detail of Handicap Parking Symbol, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok One day something will catch your eye a certain way, even if you have seen it a million times. One day the common will become uncommon. Some little detail will jump out at you. Perhaps it will be a color, or the way the light is shining. I have walked over these handicap parking symbols in every parking lot in town it seems. But on this day, in this parking lot, I became intrigued with the color and texture of paint on asphalt. It had just rained, so maybe it was the way the water saturated the hues that caught my eye... I grabbed my camera and shot it. But discovering that uncommon moment doesn't have to be in photography. It could be in anything. It could be the long sought solution to a problem you have struggled to solve... or it could be that you finally understand the punch line to a joke a friend told you weeks ago... or maybe one day you realize you like, really like, the taste of dry lima beans. And now you want to munch them by the handful. Whatever your uncommon discovery... EXPLORE IT! |
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The Uncommon
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Awesome. This is really great Doug.
ReplyDeleteGood observation and processing, my friend !
ReplyDeleteGreat colors and details in this photo. It shows us that it is the photographer more than the subject matter that is important.
ReplyDeleteGood post Doug! The one about getting the punch line of a joke weeks later, I go through that quite often!
ReplyDeleteYou are really waxing eloquent with your philosophy of life and your camera these days, Doug. I LOVE IT.
ReplyDeleteIntriguing
ReplyDeleteoriginal view, cool detail shot
ReplyDeletethis is like modern art!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this blue texture !
ReplyDeleteso true. but can you talk a little more about these dry lima beans?
ReplyDeleteMan, this cobalt blue is so electrifying!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely cooler and more striking than the Afghan Girl's green eyes.
Every time I see her eyes or pictures like yours here, my mind cannot stop associate them with another nature wonder.
Guess which one?
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The Grand Prismatic Spring!
This is really cool - graphic and interesting.
ReplyDeleteFantastic detail from the ground. Great frame!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice day.
great colors and textures - excellent detail
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Your photos are so variety and interesting, I m happy to find your blog.
ReplyDeleteGreetings.
What a different texture!
ReplyDeleteDoug, you are an artist, a fabulous artist!
Congratulations, this picture is brilliant!
Léia
an extraordinary image and very wise words to go with them! both have left their mark on me ...
ReplyDeleteI find myself really drawn to this image, there is so much at play when you take the time to truly look.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great eye you have Doug--this is such a pleasing detail and abstract image. I agree, I think the saturated ground really added great contrast to the image and made the colors really pop. So true your comments on the uncommon moment and the importance of fully embracing it. Fantastic post!
ReplyDeletea wise advice, Doug!
ReplyDeleteI love the texture and details of this shot - great work!
ReplyDeleteDelicious colour and texture in this well observed piece of "street art - en natural"...
ReplyDeleteAwesome Doug!
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