Nuance. . .April Moon Day 6

I'm playing along with Kat over at I Saw You Dancing 

and her April Moon reflective writing challenge.

I can't promise I will write everyday 

but I do promise to post at the very least a photo, 

 art, or some thing each day during the next 2 weeks.

Today's one word prompt is NUANCE.

Nuance - a subtle difference in...

I immediately thought of a series of photos

 I took last year at Grand Central Station, NYC.

I stood at the top of the stairs and 

captured moments in time

via double exposure.

The movement, the light,

the hustle, the stillness,

the nuance of the moment

in a single photo.

I could have taken a single exposure,

or even a series of single exposures,

but it wouldn't have had the same emotion.

It wouldn't have captured the nuance.

Focus. . .April Moon Day 5

I'm playing along with Kat over at I Saw You Dancing 

and her April Moon reflective writing challenge.

I can't promise I will write everyday 

but I do promise to post at the very least a photo, 

 art, or some thing each day during the next 2 weeks.

Today's one word prompt is FOCUS.

As a photographer, focus, for me, 

is how I see the world around me.

In life and through my camera lens 

I am often focusing on one thing

and missing everything else around me.

This isn't a bad thing.

It is about catching the moments

and capturing that exact instance.

A good picture focuses on that moment

and can transform the viewer 

to that exact place and time.

Two Girls on Train - Divided by Space

This was taken during rush hour...

it is rare to have an empty seat on the train.

I was fascinated by these 2 ladies.

One totally lost in her reading, unaware,

and the other totally bored but aware of all that surrounded her.

Snapping Out of Zombie Mode...

I have a day job...

a stressful,

busy,

not creative,

day job.

I've allowed the corporate stress 

to swallow me - 

thus I've been absent here lately,

and for that I apologize.

To find balance

I've been playing along with Catherine Just

during the past few months.

First in her In Plain Sight course

and I am now participating in The Deepening.

I've consciously chosen

to set my intention,

for the course, to be where I am.

To consciously notice where I am.

I live in NYC,

and I admit,

 I commute in "zombie mode".

Early Train...                     (c) 2013 Lori Moon

I get on the subway or bus and I put my nose in a book

or my phone. I ignore the person standing next to me.

By the way, they are probably standing too close,

I can probably feel their breath, 

I can tell if they brushed their teeth,

or not, after their morning coffee...

So, I choose to not make eye contact,

to not say hello, to pretend they aren't there.

This month, though, I have made a promise to myself

to notice where I am during my commute,

to snap out of zombie mode,

to deepen, to be present,

to take photos.

Discretely take photos, very discretely.

Plugged In...                     (c) 2013 Lori Moon

I'm choosing to use the Hipstamatic app

during the whole month

and to use the same film (D-Type Plate) 

and lens (Tinto 1884). 

Daydreaming Captured...        (c) 2013 Lori Moon

I am so very thankful to Catherine.

For her bravery to teach,

her ability to embrace fully what she shares but

also her willingness to be vulnerable, 

in my opinion, a good teacher shares an intimate 

part of themselves through the content of their class,

which she does with graciousness
and a tenderness that is infectious.

Something inside of me is awakening and I like it.

I promise, I'll back soon with a few additional photographs

of my travels on NYC public transportation.