"Abandoned Abstract"
I actually took this photo yesterday. Apparently what I abandoned today was any hope of getting a daily photo that I liked. For whatever odd reason, this image speaks to me. I think that it is its totally abstract nature and the possibility of seeing so much or so little in it.
This shot was intended to be a simple shot of a leaf or two floating in a fountain, an exercise to practice with manual focus. Because of the way the light fell, the reflection of the sky and the way the Lensbaby works, this is what I got, so much more than a floating leaf.
I did take a few shots today. They were all dismal. My mind kept coming back to this image. Then I remembered the Mahler quote. Then it all came together. My mind is like this image until I center my thoughts and focus. This is the one idea that remained after the other nineteen were abandoned.
