Digital Notions

So, tomorrow I leave for a week-long business trip. And while I’m curious to visit California (having only been there for a brief layover on my way to Hawaii as a child), I’m also not looking forward to missing out on a week at home.

Having made a commitment to post daily photos this year (and not wanting to give up at the end of January), I am taking my point and shoot and my personal laptop with me. In that spirit, I’m posting a quick shot of my traveling companion!

I was in the grocery store tonight and saw many neat rows of what I believe was salad dressing. While it may not be the typical subject, I really like the effect of monochrome on repeating patterns. I took two shots and like the one above the best. I’m attaching the outtake as well in case anyone is interested (clicking on it will make it larger and easier to view).

I’ve seen many people take shots like this and always wanted to try it. Finally, with our monochrome challenge, I figured that black and white text might just make the perfect subject! After a simple conversion to black and white, I realized that it was simply too dull. Adding the reddish tint really brought out the textures to my eye.