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August 29, 2011 By Stephanie Calabrese

Your environment can be deceiving. Just when you think there’s nothing new left to discover in the familiar, there just might be something interesting to see. Take a few moments today to explore a familiar environment – your kitchen sink, the back porch, a corner of your cluttered desk, a glance across your bedroom, or the view on your drive to school. Stop and study the placement of artifacts and compose something artful without touching your subject. What do you see?

Scissors for cutting tops off freeze pops and a swatter for the flies. I shot this image on the barn beside the pool using the Hipstamatic app (Blanko film and John S lens). I then sharpened it a bit using the Photo fx app.

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  1. Marcie says

    August 29, 2011 at 8:10 am

    what extraordinary color and detail…a wonderful image!
    Here's a detail in the windswept grass:
    http://marciescudderstudios.squarespace.com/home/2011/8/28/kings-for-the-day.html

  2. Turid says

    August 29, 2011 at 9:07 am

    Beautiful! I love images that captures the soul of things..

  3. Jen*Murphy says

    August 29, 2011 at 10:48 am

    I love this image. It reminds me of my grandma. She always had a fly swatter hanging on the wall of the landing just before the kitchen. She'd always say "I'm gonna get the fly swatter" when the boys were being back. Of course, she never used it unless they were really bad! :o)

  4. Anne says

    August 29, 2011 at 12:19 pm

    When cleaning one of my drawers today I came across this bundle of elastics, probably put there by my aunt who is a big fan of them and thinks they come handy. In fact I never use them..until today when I read your post and was inspired by it.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/annekruit/6092269169/in/photostream

    Anne

  5. autumn sun says

    August 29, 2011 at 2:10 pm

    i love your photo! ( im a big fan of red in photos)
    I take photos this way a lot often framing in my camera the dishes set to dry
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/autumnsun/4271952459/
    or my breakfast table (it's only me so there is usually stuff left on the table from the night before
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/autumnsun/6087528225/

  6. Rebecca Weaver says

    August 29, 2011 at 4:50 pm

    Nothing like yours – but trying to develop my 'eye' to see the beauty around me. Thanks for the encouragement!
    http://instagr.am/p/LnLVN/

  7. Megan says

    August 29, 2011 at 5:52 pm

    This has always been one of my biggest struggles. Here's one I took recently: http://onethousandwordsormore.com/2011/08/29/gather/

  8. Becky Sue says

    August 29, 2011 at 8:09 pm

    Beautiful color and composition! Thanks for this prompt! I've been meaning to photograph the cameras in my sons' collection.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/rslaflam/6093738081/

  9. Kelly says

    August 29, 2011 at 9:19 pm

    For some reason this totally inspired me this morning!!
    I love red anything!!!!

    http://kelly-justaclickaway.blogspot.com/2011/08/what-you-see.html

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  11. Leanne says

    August 31, 2011 at 2:23 am

    I took some photos of my door knobs this morning!
    http://knowwheretostand.blogspot.com/2011/08/knobs-locks-and-latches.html

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