Solarized Tree – Rainy Day Inspiration and Flickr Feature

One good thing about rainy afternoons is how the ordinary can take on more beauty. Here’s a snapshot of a tree I noticed in the post-rain haze of my neighborhood. It takes on new depth thanks to the Dynamic Light app’s “solarize” function and some finishing touches with the TtV Photo Studio app.

Update: We Made Flickr’s Explore Page!

About 24 hours after this post, I visit the source image atFlickr to respond to any comments, and whaddya know: it’s featured on Flickr’s Explore: Recent Photos gallery!

Flickr’s “Explore” galleries arecurated collections of 500 select photos each day. Considering the site gets photos uploaded by the thousands every minute, that’s very flattering. Other categories include “The Commons,” and “Galleries” – and all are fun ways to discover interesting new art and artists.

What an honor – thanks, Flickr!

What do you think? Have you ever been inspired to turn the ordinary into art by way of a rainy day? What are your “go-to” apps for photo editing? Let us hear from you in the comments.

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East Meets West – Single Image Sundays

Ingredients: Downtown building, Spider in a window macro view, and a feather from a pillow on my black briefcase. I don’t think this is quite what @challengehub had in mind at Instagram for the #ch_archedwindow challenge, but hey; I had fun, and challenges help develop our skills.

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Single Image Sundays: Traditional With A Twist

So I’m at Anthropologie with the Mrs., and since she’s far more likely to shop successfully here than I am, I find a Man Chair, snap this quick photo of a flower, and sign on to the free wi-fi for some Instagram time. It’s a traditional shot, and the twist is that it’s a synthetic blue decorative faux-flower. But it turned out pretty well for a Hipstamatic challenge (see: mxgxpx), so hey. Thanks, Anthropologie.

Single Image Sundays: Moth At The Door

Right place, right time, Hipstamatic and a bit of luck.

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