Archive for July 23rd, 2009
green blur
out-of-focus #3
this one i did not mean to get. my lens cannot focus too close, so instead of disappointment, here is my next out-of-focus photo.
in the newspaper
i decided to take a walk today
in the park
taking photos along the way
of nothing special
except for one
an old man
who stopped me
and my camera
asked to be in the newspaper.
sweet old man
i’m not a newspaper photographer,
i’m just a girl
with a camera
looking for moments to capture
so i’ll never forget
so i can show others
what i see.
sweet old man,
i see you.
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this photo is holding multiple purposes. it is the first photo i am sharing for the 100 strangers project (it’s not the first i’ve taken. i have about five others that i need to share soon, very soon.) so meet jamal. i met him just a block from my home. you can also see the collection of photos for the 100 strangers project on flickr.
the photo’s next purpose is for the assignment i am participating in for souvenir foto (found originally on this inspiring blog). i’m coming in on the tenth assignment of reflection. the reflection in the dear man’s glasses fits the assignment perfectly. the reflection will forever remind me of the streets in my neighborhoods with brownstones lined up side by side standing tall together.