do you see what i see?

i had the most interesting experience on sunday. i sat and listened as someone else described my photography. for those of you that know me, i'm not a show boater. i am humble and i am quiet about what i do. (can you be self described humble or does saying your humble negate the actual humbleness?) the point is, my least favorite thing to do is talk about myself or what i do. i seem to have some sort of social retardation occur if you ask me about myself point blank. so while trying to answer a question on sunday, noticing that i was dumbing the situation down, a wonderful friend stepped in and started to talk about me and what i do. the warmth and love that filled my heart listening to him talk about who i feel is a complete stranger really struck me.

so as i try to do with everything, i carried this conversation along with me for the rest of my day. later that evening, as another friend and i crossed the street, something caught my eye. as the usual curiosity that follows when i pull out my camera and start taking pictures of random things, she asked to see what it was that i saw. from across the street, through a window, with a street lamp casting a ray of light, this is what i saw.

i take quiet pride in my ability to frame and inability to photoshop. the dot and bolts are part of the storefronts window graphics. the bicycle is painted along the wall.  the four lights are reflections on the window of the lights across the street.  so if you are curious, next time you are in downtown san diego. go to the corner of 16th and g. take a look. then let me know, do you see what i see?

xoxo.