Ghost Girl.

waiting,

     for something to spark.

     waiting;

       sitting silently in the dark.

like a ghost,

     existing only on the      fray

of memories

of a far and distant day.

fading into nothing,

waiting for a hand

                        to reach out

and maybe understand.

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I've been wanting to try the ghost effect for the past few months, and today felt as good a day as any. Another reason I wanted to try this is because I have a hard time coming up with an artistic concept, planning, and executing. I can take pretty pictures of flowers and tea cups, but when it comes to a "project" I usually fall short. It may not be the most amazing image ever, but I'm proud of myself for planning a shoot, working out the technical details, and expressing the emotions I wanted to convey. I also haven't written in a long time, it felt sort of good to get out the proverbial pen.

Yay for being productive and creative! :) :) :)

PS: other than the b/w conversion and applied texture, there was no post processing or image merging. This is a single image straight out of the camera! :)

Be kind to those you meet...

Today I read a quote that perfectly sums up what I've been thinking about everyday for the past month.

"Be kind to those you meet, for everyone is fighting a battle."

~Plato

(my coping mechanism for dealing with personal battles includes photographing floral arrangements in pretty containers.)

It's pretty easy to forget that everyone is fighting their own battles, big or small. Just because you're going through something tough doesn't mean other people aren't hurting.

You can't really go wrong by being kind to others.