Tuesday, March 10, 2015

{beauty in the mundane}

Wow!  What an amazing variety of beauty-in-the-mundane photos this week.  You all made my task very difficult!  
 

I love everything about this - the angle of the light, the orange tones, the shadows.  
It’s exactly what I consider “beautifully mundane”.







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Yes yes yes!  The little hand, the ordinary soother, the symmetry of the blinds, that perfect slice of focus.  
So simple but masterfully done.





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I absolutely love street photography, mostly because I live in the country and don’t get to do it much!  This is wonderful - the fact that it is OOF somehow adds to both the mundane nature (everyday street view) and the beauty of it.






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A trip to a fruit stand!  I love the colours, the action, the perspective.  Definitely a beautiful activity!






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There is nothing fancy about this, which is why it works so well.  A mundane, small moment shared between two people, and I love it - look at the tenderness in the woman’s face!







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As a coffee lover, I could not resist this one.  As a photography lover, the composition and lines and curves spoke to me.  A great example of taking nearly anything and making it a gorgeous photo.







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I have seen this photo before, and each time it makes me want to ask so many questions about the chair, the location, etc.  The light is so beautiful on a solitary old chair.  For some reason, it makes me think of my Gramps, which is always a good thing. :)






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Just stunningly gorgeous.  That amazing patterned shadow on the wall!  So much beauty in a simple curtain.







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I have come back to look at this photo more than once.  
These are the things I love to see captured - such a simple thing, but so perfect.







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I love how an everyday task is elevated to beauty with all that amazing grain.  
I love that the boy looks tired.  Eating a sleepy breakfast is such a mundane task for many but I just love this.

 






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And the WINNER is.....
 
 

I am obsessed with this - an ordinary man, an ordinary habit. 
But it’s just stunning.  I want to take a photograph like this.  

 
Thank you so much for sharing your images with me this week.  I absolutely loved judging and seeing so many interpretations.  I also found everyone’s submissions so inspiring - I want to try so many new things!
 
Keep in touch,
 
Joni Burtt | Joni Burtt Photography | http://www.facebook.com/JoniBurttPhotography

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