Life Is... by Weezilou

Life Is...

...just a series of obstacles preventing you from reading your book.

After dinner, without a photo taken today, I spent one hour downloading more photos taken in Australia in '97. Decided not to go with that idea yet.

I spent the following hour with this old photo, removing scratches and bringing in more contrast and clarity.

I spent the last hour throwing in textures and and elements, mucking it up and hoping to tell a story.

I have no idea what direction I'm headed with my photos this year, but I'm having fun, I think!

That accomplished, I'm off to bed to read (hopefully not as late as I read until 4 AM this morning!)
What a lovely photo of a great past time.
January 8th, 2024  
@mozette Am I right that you're obsessed with books as well? I just loved this old photo of a girl consumed with her reading material!
January 8th, 2024  
@Weezilou my photo for today is part of my book collection.
January 8th, 2024  
Haha yes
January 8th, 2024  
Photography and posting on 365 should always be fun.
January 8th, 2024  
Reminiscent of a bygone time.
January 8th, 2024  
Terrific work. Well done. (Get to sleep!!)
January 8th, 2024  
I love the outcome of your editing and I will look forward to 1997 pics of Australia
January 8th, 2024  
Wonderful, it certainly tells a story! We’ve all read books that completely captured us and we just couldn’t put them down.
January 8th, 2024  
What a wonderful photo telling a story! Memories of reading books I could not put down! I can remember my parents telling me to “put that book down!” And
“Get your nose out of that book!” Not sure I read walking down stairs though! 🤪
January 8th, 2024  
oh, if we could only talk to this people, n'est-ce pas? i'd like to know what they were thinking as the photograph was being taken. lovely processing, it feels like a dream. aces!
January 8th, 2024  
Lovely image!!
January 8th, 2024  
Ha ha, love that first line! So true. What a great piece of history here
January 8th, 2024  
Very special
January 8th, 2024  
too true lol
January 8th, 2024  
Nice edit, who is it?
January 8th, 2024  
Love your end result. And, photos from over here in 1997 will be so fascinating to see - a trip down memory lane..
January 8th, 2024  
@craftymeg Who? Someone who might never had seen the light of day again had I not featured her! I binged on buying OPs cast off photo albums through eBay, and have used them in art projects in any number of ways I have my own ancestor photos, but I'm always looking for something that strikes me as "unique"; I wanted something to pair with the quote.
January 8th, 2024  
Very nice old photo, but why is that girl reading on the stairs? While walking, I can only read a newspaper. The book requires concentration and solitude, even in a crowd.
January 8th, 2024  
@haskar Isn't that the fun of looking at old photos?! We have no idea what the story was, but we can make up our own. Maybe she was waiting for her ride to school...
January 8th, 2024  
I love the way you have edited this image...it does get us thinking about the story behind it...so many possibilities 🙂
January 8th, 2024  
Your efforts paid off...great result!
January 8th, 2024  
Interesting edit. It's easy to fall down the rabbit hole isn't it. And if I tried reading in bed I'd be asleep inside 5 minutes. Same thing happens on the couch come to think of it.
January 8th, 2024  
Wonderful creation
January 9th, 2024  
Terrific photo and edit. I love books too and unique views!
January 11th, 2024  
I’m glad she’s reading a book and not staring at her iPhone. I love that quote!
January 15th, 2024  
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