Every Day Things Seen Differently

I needed to shake things up, to get the cobwebs out.  So, I used the wrong lens 

and tried to look at the things I see every day, but see them differently.

A head of Autumn Joy Sedum seen up close before it opens up completely.

Two blossoms from a limelight hydrangea, photographed very close 

in hopes of creating an interesting abstract form.

Last week I photographed some of my daughter's perfect flowers as they were visited by butterflies and bees.  This week I went to Elizabeth Park and found a flower in the last hours 

of its bloom, surrounded by companions long past their prime. 

A man and woman were running down the street.  Trees cast strong shadows.
I went out of focus to see if the forms alone would work.

I did the same thing in the Elizabeth Park annual garden, with the greenhouse in the background.

I photographed the lobby of the Connecticut Science Center from a high floor.
A table was filled with kids working on projects.  In a bit of serendipity, I captured
a child (near the top right of the table) with a bag over his head.

Sometimes ya gotta shake things up.