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The silvery blue rectangle, cool amidst the shadow-black and liquid-gold. The only one of its kind. Daring to stand alone. Glowing with its own internal light. The different one.
Was that what drew me to this image? That celebration of uniqueness? The subtle flouting of the rules by being blue instead of gold?
I took this photograph because of that single blue rectangle. It was the variation within the pattern; it was the reason I stopped short and pressed the shutter button. It was distinctive – its icy blue set off by the surrounding heat. A lesson in the beauty of different.
When I noticed it shining at my feet, I looked around for the source. But it was a mystery – I was unable to determine the cause. It just was – there in all its “blue rectangle-ness” – shining forth, demanding that I look.
And somehow, that simple blue rectangle of light - defined by shadows, surrounded by a crowd of gold – quietly spoke to me about being true to myself. About being brave enough to embrace what makes me unique, to step into my “blueness”, even when everyone else chooses gold.
Have you found your color?
Linking with The Photo-Heart Connection hosted by Kat Sloma of Kat Eye Studio
13 Comments
Love this, Brenda! And, I’m so grateful you are there and you are you. What gifts you bring to us all!
04 May 2012 08:05 am Juli (@Twitter)
The beauty of being different — wonderful post to start my morning with, Brenda! Love your image with the strong diagonal lines and shiny metallic colors. As I age, I am getting more and more comfortable with being different, becoming more “me” , and appreciating the uniqueness of others. Perfect selection for PHC!
04 May 2012 09:05 am Gina (@Twitter)
i love this image & your heart connection to it, a very inspiring post, thankyou for sharing
04 May 2012 10:05 am chelle (@Twitter)
How interesting that you found a blue rectangle apparently without a reason…Love the words that you extracted from this shot.
04 May 2012 05:05 pm Leanne (@Twitter)
Have I found my color? Hmmmm. Didn’t know I was looking for one. I’ll get back to you on that. I like what you saw though-and it say Brenda all over it.
Hoping your trip was super-duper fantastic. Have been thinking of you.
04 May 2012 07:05 pm Susan (@Twitter)
. . . and there she was dancing to the beat of her own drum. Love this, you have such a great eye. Here’s to being different and ok with that.
05 May 2012 03:05 am Kathryn Dyche Dechairo (@Twitter)
That’s so cool…and such a surprise that that particular square was colored and lit differently. Great eye for seeing and capturing it!
06 May 2012 06:05 am Marcie (@Twitter)
Brenda, I hope you never lose that beautiful blue you-ness! I’d like to echo what Juli said above. Your work is stunning and I absolutely love it. As for me, my color is “quiet.” It took a long time for me to embrace it, and I still sometimes wonder if it would be better to be different. But I’m not, and I don’t struggle against it much anymore. Most of the time I’m very happy being me – a quiet blue square of my own.
07 May 2012 08:05 am Lee (@Twitter)
Love this celebration of different-ness! Yay!
07 May 2012 10:05 am Bo Mackison (@Twitter)
Wow, great eye Brenda! This is an entirely fascinating image from inexplicable blue rectangle to all the cool repeating patterns. Really nicely seen and shot!
08 May 2012 12:05 am Christopher (@Twitter)
I love how the image and the writing blend together so perfectly. I think I’m still looking for my shade.
08 May 2012 01:05 pm Lisa Ahn (@Twitter)
Brenda, what a beautiful find and beautiful post! I love that you embrace yourself and your differences. I think it’s a genle reminder to all of us to be ourselves, even if we’re different!
14 May 2012 07:05 pm Cathy H. (@Twitter)
I’m so happy to see you stepping into your “blueness” Brenda! This is a wonderful image and message to share with us in the Photo-Heart Connection. Sorry it’s taken me so long to come by this month!
24 May 2012 10:05 am Kat Sloma (@@kateyeview)
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