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Challenge: Beauty In The Everyday II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2013 Images
Camera: Olympus PEN E-P2
Lens: Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 25 mm f/1.4 ASPH
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Mar 7, 2013
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500 sec
Date Uploaded: Mar 7, 2013

 Structural wall along the C&O Canal with busy street on top. The canal is drained each winter so the water level is low. Normal water level comes to the top of the light colored stones. I tried to capture an authentic everyday image that illustrates the following realities: nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect. This is my understanding of wabi-sabi. Being weathered or distressed isn't enough to make something wabi-sabi IMO.

Title is from a Tom Waits song with the same name. I think it plays well with the tree pushing through the wall.

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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 03/17/2013 09:44:39 PM
layers and layers
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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 03/17/2013 05:02:27 PM
excellent.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X30
Custom Made Pinhole
 03/17/2013 10:31:31 AM
like the layers and textures
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/13/2013 01:33:26 PM
Gotta love that tree growing from the bricks.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D90
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 03/12/2013 01:17:47 AM
hummm I'm wondering if I've been here??? Looks like a place in FT Worth TX!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 03/11/2013 10:53:27 PM
Nature prevails.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 03/11/2013 08:40:21 AM
Three distinct layers. Cool shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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