Click it to make it bigger. And yes, I mean the photo. Do you people ever quit?
Just a young woman walking home from school. Doesn’t get more ordinary than that, does it?
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Ziva
Nicky and Mike
Mo
Meleah
John, aka nonamedufus
Bryan, aka Unfinished Person
Mariann
Malisa
Nora
Laughing Mom
Tanya
Elizabeth A.
00dozo
Kristen
Cheryl
Katherine
Great photo, Mike. That wall is something else. The rust stains give your photo an interesting quality.
Thank you, NoName. I had the city put the rust stains there just so I could get this photo. It took some planning, too. Turns out rust stains take a few years to form.
I’d have to say those rust stains make that picture somewhat, uh, rustic.
Mike this is a beautiful photo. Probably my favourite of yours yet. I’m curious though – were you aware of this place, and went there to snap away, possibly capturing quite a few passersby, or was this just one of those moments? Regardless, it’s stunning.
He’s a stalker. We’ve seen it more than once during this meme.
You say stalker like it’s a bad thing.
Great question, Mo. No, I was not aware of this wall. I was walking around downtown Denver late one afternoon — the sun was quite low — when I stumbled on it. I looked at it for a few minutes and decided I wanted to photograph it, but needed a human being to add to the frame. So I pushed my ISO as high as it’ll go and stood there for quite some time waiting until this girl came along. She was my one opportunity, and I got lucky, snapping maybe five shots before the light went. To me, she was perfectly positioned in exactly the spot I wanted her to be in for this photograph. Dead-center in between the red marks on the sidewalk, and just to the left of the rust stains.
You got lucky, eh? Couldn’t you just stick to details about the photo? Some guys.
It might be an ordinary day for her, but this is no ordinary photo. That wall is just perfect, as is the photo.. I love it.
Thank you.
Oh, the girl. I got caught up in the rust stains trying to see Jesus or something.
Nice job, Mike.
I see Mary and Elvis with unicorn jumping over a rainbow. But maybe that’s just me.
I love the grunginess of the wall. And the way the woman has her head down, as if to avoid looking at it. Not an ordinary picture at all, Michael.
It’s maybe the best wall anywhere. I wanted to take it home with me, but I couldn’t fit in my car.
That wall makes me sad. Like it’s crying.
Everything makes me sad. Like everything is crying.
Gorgeous photo, Michael. She looks so lost in thought.
I’m sure she was thinking about how awesome I am.
Well, of course she was, Sweetheart!
I knew it!
That background wall? Kicks ass. It kind of looks like it’s bleeding.
When I saw it, I knew I had to photograph it.
So do you walk around with camera in hand? It’s amazing the great photos you take. And I guess I’m grateful we don’t live in the same city.
I’m camera shy.
heh heh
Yes, actually, I often do walk around with a camera in hand. I see a lot of things that seem photo-worthy, and so, like a Boy Scout, I try to be prepared.
I understand that you’re camera shy. But don’t get too relaxed just because we don’t live in the same city. I get to Phoenix fairly often, and you never know when I’ll be looking a photo of a hawt mama with a hairy chin to my collection.
It does look like she’s going about her ordinary, everyday things. You know, casually heading towards home after completing her school assignment for the day, mentally checking the name of the target off of her hit list and being that person she so opportunistically ran into on the stairwell behind her.
Very nice shot. Really! I like that the grey hues are strikingly offset by the colour of the blood, I mean rust, on the wall. (Oh, and it does look like there is a stairwell there?)
Thanks, Double-O. I don’t if there’s a stairwell there or not. I don’t remember seeing one. If there is, she probably scored a baggie on way to the party.
Awesome photo and very cool wall. I like how she seems to really be focused on her walking as if she might take off on what looks to be the remnants of a stairwell. IF you were taking pictures of my daughter, she’d be on her phone dialing 911…that or sticking her tongue out at you.
Why would I be taking pictures of your daughter!!! You make me sound creepy. I may be a stalker, but I’m a friendly stalker.
I’ll let the authorities know that. When they post your photo at the airport I’ll make sure they surround it with smiley faces, unicorns, and rainbows.
Oh, please! The girls will love that!
Ahhh! I love that photo. See… sometimes I’m having fun with this challenge and want to say a story for each day – and end up taking a photo at 11pm the night before. This makes me want to go walking and get a GREAT shot for tomorrow’s. What is tomorrow again? Shoot!!!
Great picture!
Is it amazing how hard this is, or what? You think you’re about to kick its ass, and then 20 seconds later you realize it’s got you helplessly pinned to floor.
This may be my favorite photo so far! I love that wall!
Thank you, kind Nora.
Love the layers of concrete, the dripping rust stains, the colorful clothing set against the gray of the concrete, and the fact that she’s in motion. Really well done.
Thank you, Cheryl. That means a lot coming from you.
Wow. That is a magnificent photo.
On the other hand, I’m not sure about the contractor who did the wall. That much pitting seems to smack of a bad mix of concrete to water. Still, when the effect is artistic as this, I think we can turn a blind eye to workmanship.
I’m stunned the whole thing didn’t collapse on her. Which would’ve made a really awesome photo, come to think of it.
Excellent wall and subject and quite ordinary, that is until we realize just how extraordinary ordinary is. I guess nothing’s really ordinary, is it?
The rust is awesome.
Nothing’s ordinary, CheesyMike, and that’s the beauty of today’s theme, in my opinion. At its best, it makes you realize that.
That photo is FAR from ordinary. It is extraordinary!
Golly, thanks, Katherine. I didn’t think much of it, but ya’ll seem to like it.