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Signs

In photography on 08/23/2010 at 9:55 PM
Cedar Lanes Fine Food restaurant sign, photo by Tom Burton

Cedar Lanes Fine Food, Fresno

Especially when I’m traveling, I like to make photos of signs. Usually ones that baffle me a bit. Like, how fine is the food at the Cedar Lanes bowling alley?

Watch Your Step sign in New Orleans, photo by Tom Burton

Watch Your Step, New Orleans

Rock N Roll Heacen sign in Orlando, Fla., photo by Tom Burton

Rock N roll Heaven, Orlando

Crosswalk - Attention Acoustic Music Lovers sign in Gainesville, Fla.

Crosswalk - Attention Acoustic Music Lovers, Gainesville, Fla.

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Two Feathers

In creativity, photography on 08/14/2010 at 9:11 PM

Two feathers

I found a white feather on the lawn. From a distance, I thought it was a piece of litter left over from trash pick-up, but when I picked it up it was a nearly perfect feather. No tears and spotlessly white.

I was out the door on the way to work so I put the feather in the car and went to work. Less than 30 minutes later, I was walking into the office and saw another feather on the ground. This was a rough, tattered blue jay feather.  And I picked it up.

Two feathers during a daily commute. It seemed like a inspired moment for photos but it’s been weeks ago and I just now got around to it. I need to be better at jumping on the moment.

The white feather I found first

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