I'm sure everyone is well aware how stressful and anxiety ridden this semester has been. For myself personally, I am stuck between a rock and a hard place. I work at a nursing home in town, so when this all broke out I had to evaluate what was more important- exposing myself as a high risk individual, or taking a leave from my job and being broke, jobless, and unable to pay rent. The latter wasn't a viable option. There were so many points in this semester where I wanted to stop and give up, throw away all my classes and just lock myself in my house forever. Especially when my facility finally became exposed to COVID-19. It was hard to cope with all of this, I had only my partner to rely on. At some point me and my partner started to go for walks to clear our heads. There's something centering about acknowledging the smaller parts of the world around you. As I started to take photos, I was able to zoom in and recognize the smaller worlds that ...
The photo on the bridge with the sun peeking through reminds me of my morning walks I take at the local park. A relaxing time to help clear my head. I think it's a wonderful idea to take pictures with the goal of giving people peace of mind through momentary nostalgia. I'm also taking note of the warning signs as well. Especially during this quarantine, there's many of us seeing those types of imagery around all throughout northern Ohio.
ReplyDeleteCarter, nice work on getting on all of the cats level! I enjoy how you were able to get personal with them but still found a way to show the atmosphere around the cats. I too have been making photos of my black kitty!
ReplyDeleteSigns seem to be popping up everywhere as of late, and I enjoy the images you've made of them, but I think you could back up just a little bit in these. You may have been limited on space? I reeeeeaaallly wanna see the whole fence post of the "KEEP OUT Active Mine Area" sign. Good job in the bridge photo by grounding and allowing us to see what lies ahead during a stroll on a beautiful day. Nice composition.