Going With The Flow

Sometimes the most ordinary objects

suddenly take on a mysterious

artistic flair.

Or not...

At the time,

and still now as I look at this photo,

it is brimming with interest:

lines, light, shadow, reflection, shapes, textures.

It attracts and sustains attention.

Taken 15 October 2010, Garden Grove, California.

Holiday Atmosphere in Georgetown

A tiny glimpse

at the beautiful

but elegantly understated

holiday touches

bestowed upon

the already classic

style and ambience

of

The Shops at Georgetown Park.

Taken 19 November 2010.

Light Sticks

I guess it is pretty obvious what this is a photo of when you look closely,

but at first the patterns of light and shadow fool the eye.

These are light fixtures in the ceiling of the Anaheim Convention Center.

Besides the larger collection of fluorescents,

there are also several smaller recessed "can" lights in the photo.

Taken 13 October 2010.

Street Art #18: Fort Ord

Not sure

why all that is left

is what appears to be

the background

of some kind of

unit emblem.

Someone started to restore it

and changed their mind?

This is one of dozens of abandoned buildings

at the former Fort Ord.

Taken 8 October 2010.

Geometric Wood Inlay Tabletop

Tabletop

at a hotel

in

Surprise, AZ.

3D effect is cool;

the hourglass-waistline imagery

is a subtle reminder to watch what you eat;

and the circles show you where to put your plates!

Taken 27 March 2011.

Georgetown Canal and Towpath

Conjunction of old and new;

Stone walls, bridge, canal, towpath, lampposts;

cars, lights, pedestrian texting...

Georgetown,

Washington, DC

Taken 19 November 2010.

Fabric Pattern #10

Upholstery on a chair

in a (minimally lit) hotel lobby

in Washington, DC.

Reminds me of the

flower doodles that

used to adorn every

notebook and binder

at my high school...

...

...

forty-plus

years ago.

Taken 15 November 2010.