Today’s lesson is about what we see and what we remember.  I was out at sunset grabbing some pictures in the great fall light when I passed by our pool deck.  The steps had some great shadows from the railings and I immediately thought it would make a great project picture.

After looking at the picture on the computer I wasn’t so sure if it was what I saw outside.  Should I have processed it differently?  How do I capture what I saw?  Something caught my eye, whether it was colors, shadows, texture, or something else.  There is a symmetry and an abstract pattern that I like but it just doesn’t jump out at me.

Even though I wasn’t entirely thrilled with the picture I posted it as my 365 project picture for the day.  It was the one I thought I would use when I was taking pictures and I stuck with it.  The picture did get a few +’s and encouraging comments which has me feeling a little better about it.  Still, it was a good lesson for me about the picture you take and the memory of taking it.  They don’t always align later.