May 12, 2005
To Philadelphia to reun
Off to Philadelphia this weekend for reunions of many kinds. The college twentieth, the graduate school 45th, the mother/daughter, the grandparents/ grandchildren. I may even get to visit my moire shot at the Franklin Institute.
The last reunion, classes huddled together under collapsing tents in the rain all over campus, was remarkable for the sucking mud that grabbed every alum by the ankles. We could barely hear the fundraising pitches over the pounding of raindrops on canvas. I do not mean to be cynical, but "development" does seem to be the primary purpose of the university homecoming. (Did you know that Harvard's endowment topped Chile's national worth last year?) Which is to say that I hope the sun is shining.
Think I'd better do my part and get a little sun shining around here.
Photo note: This was taken through my windshield on a rainy day. I thought it had an impressionist quality. Several years ago, when the Monet exhibit was in town, I found out that his cataracts affected his vision. He did make the most of it.
Posted by Dakota at May 12, 2005 07:29 PMAt first quick glance I truly thought you had run the image through a Photoshop filter.
But what pleasure to realize that it was the actual view before your lens, untouched by modern means, and refreshingly low-tech (this said by one who cheerily uses any modern means at her disposal to achieve a given end). I was surprised at how pleased I was to realize that.
Never underestimate the power of glass and water to transform!
fondly,
D
I agree with Desmene...I really love this photo. I thought it was a painting at first. Thank you for so much beauty...of all kinds.
Posted by: Mrs. W at May 15, 2005 10:57 PMThank you both. I didn't really realize that you could get this effect in photoshop, Desmene. I shall now have to try it on all of the slightly out of focus photos in my archives, of which there are many. Get ready, girls.
Posted by: Dakota at May 16, 2005 09:48 PMso glad to have the photo explained. For a moment I thought I was the one with cataracts.....
truly lovely shot, though. quite impressario
Posted by: deirdre at May 18, 2005 11:07 PM