Everyday Life
This theme didn’t get as many entries as usual. There’s a small irony here – we take our cameras out with us when we’re on holiday, not when we’re going to the shops. We spot what is out of the ordinary, not what we see every day. But as one of the members pointed out, what is everyday for one is exceptional for another. The favourite was Renee’s shot of tree-surgeons dealing with a dead tree. Just one vote behind were two pictures which are slightly unfortunate together – Marita’s herd and Marie’s butchers’ shop.
Everyday life: tree-fellers © Renee M Hay 2010
A Story: tree rings
Tree rings © Renee M Hay 2010
I was really intrigued by the star shape in the middle – the rings pull onto the spokes like a spider’s web. Renee explained: “The star pattern is branches but they were cut off while the tree was young. It continued to grow making the star pattern inside. You all know that the rings of a tree is how old the tree is, but the closeness of, or further the rings are to each other is a history of the weather that year, telling how fast or slow the tree grew depending if there was enough rain and sun.”
Crosses: peacock
And a completely different interpretation of Crosses: Susanne’s peacock crossing the crossroads:
Peacock on crossroads © Susanne Loft 2010
Crosses: old tree
Cross in wood © Ingunn Bjørnstad 2010
Ingunn found this marvellous natural structure:
Fotogruppa Gallery 