Meri's Play Place

The theme this week in 52 Photos Project is "crop." As in taking a photo straight out of the camera (or, in this case, with the saturation  bumped a little to approximate what I remember of the absolute saturation of color, the variety of blue to aquamarine, the hazy blue of the distant sky, Surfer © 2013 Meri Arnett-Kremian and  cropping it to enhance the composition by focusing in on a particular part of the original. Surfer © 2013 Meri Arnett-Kremian Here, my goal was to focus in on the surfer, showing a world in which the ocean, its magnificent power,  and the thrill of riding a wave successfully are the only things on his mind. In the moment. Present.

Back from Hawaii to the chill and gloom. But I did find a little color to capture with my lens while I was there. It always amazes me how quickly sunsets happen. As you can see, we were there during "swells," which meant no swimming on many beaches, but provided lots of opportunities for experienced surfers. I'm a goner for color and decay, so this grabbed my attention. What's going on in your world?