While cutting back dramatically on time on 365 this month, I had to post today and thank everyone for your views, comments, and favs that put my Red Sky..photo at the top of TT. WOW!!!! I so appreciate your response to my photos!
This photo...
Long delay in Dallas on way to visit family. How to pass the time with no wireless access?
1. Smart decision #1: review and respond to student papers to get that behind me -- did not make this decision.
2. Smart decision #2: work on presentations for Australia trip coming up -- did not make this decision
3. Less smart decision: wander airport with camera, decide to wait until there are no people on escalators to the inter-terminal train transport -- obvious result
4. Still less smart decision: process said photos -- obvious decision
5. Recognize taking total break from 365 is next to impossible.
Oh wow,Great lines and light.You can make any mundane scene look like the Emerald City from the Wizard of Oz.The glass and plexiglass in this image look like jewels.
Beautiful! I love the juxtaposition of the curved wall with the straight lines of the escalator. Enjoy your time in Colorado, the weather supposed to be beautiful this weekend!
I would FAV this pic twice if I could - LOL wanted so badly to get a pic of the escalators empty during my recent travels and never got so lucky. Great, great shot :) Loved your commentary as well - what a great presentation :)
Congrats on TT #1 Taffy. I'm pulling up the rear at 20. I don't even deserve to be on the same page as you. Guess the adage fits - sometimes you don't have to be good, you just have to be lucky. Very loud LOL. Glad you explained this shot as I couldn't understand why the airport is empty. BTW I knew you couldn't stay away.
I spent 6 hours at DFW this past weekend. Totally bored. Had camera with me. Struggled with keying in on anything interesting to take a photo of. But, Wow! You sure make this escalator to the Sky link look a whole lot more interesting than I recall!
Fantastic shot, well worth the wait until nobody was on the escalator. Brilliant commentary. No contest really - Work or take photos. Photos win every time.
LOL at your story, but I reckon you picked the best way to deal with the situation at hand. This is a wonderful shot, all those lines going in all directions, but with the strong lines of the escalators pull the eye inexorable towards them and upwards. Love this shot, ticks all my boxes. Fav.
LOL Sounds like your day went similar to mine. Smart decision #1 Get some household chores done. Smart decision #2 Sort through clothes no longer being worn and get ready to donate. Less than Smart decision but still productive #3 Put the new belt on the vacuum cleaner and vacuum. Still less than smart decision #4 Run to Walmart and buy 365 Props (obviously the one I chose) and #5 Play with 365 props and take pictures to post on 365 until you realize you'd better get dinner started before hubby comes home hungry! Glad you had some fun at the airport and congratulations on the TT!
How awesome you were able to capture the escalators empty, that couldn't have been easy! But I probably would've made the same decision. Work will be there later, fun airport shots won't be!
@satinscape Just desperation...but actually, I've been eyeing these escalators for about a year and never had enough time to do anything about it as they are usually so crowded. I had to wait about 15 minutes for the 30 seconds that they were empty.
@janiskay Haha! I wish!! Very crowded and had to wait quite a bit to get a shot of this empty and not packed with folks in a hurry (to their delayed flights?).
You can grow old in DFW! I've spent far too much time there myself. Wonderful shot and perspective. You obviously have a firm grip on the important priorities of life.
Taffy, there is no way you can go Cold Turkey on 365!! Yes, I believe that part 1 of recovery is recognizing that you need help, but to hell with it!! :-))) Safe travels! I suspect we will be seeing your photos here this month! And, good luck with all that other stuff that you have to get done....unfortunately, it tends to interfere with 365!
Yes, but what a result that you couldn't have gotten if you'd made any of the other choices. I mean, when are you going to get stuck at DFW airport again?
Your processing is always spot on the way you manage to get just the right level of detail and tone is impressive. Who would have thought that such a simple plain ordinary object like this could be interpreted to this. Well done
Wow Taffy another stuning capture!! I love how you manage to get that brief moment when there is no one of the stairs!! A wonderful way to spend the boring time waiting in an airport!! Safe travels - lovely to see your shots!! Fav!
Sounds like decisions I make! This pic was a good decision! In January of 2015 I will no longer be on my post a pic daily thing and can go back to part time. I am ready!!!!!
@panthora You are so right...I find myself sneaking peeks, even as my family is all in the kitchen right now hanging out. At least I'm not the only one with a computer open!
This is such an amazing shot, Taffy. I love the what I call 3D effect, looks like I am there just looking at this photo. Love what you wrote and that you got other things done before taking photos. No way to get away from here for very long. FAV
I was away over the weekend and I was just in a quandary wondering what I was missing and dying to post a photo. Even a not so good photo. You never do that. How to make an escalator look good.
@olivetreeann You gave me a good laugh -- thanks for commenting and sharing your bad decision-making!
Enjoy your holiday
yes, I agree. 365 does take priority over everything.