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Word of the Day

I've seen, and been inspired by, many "photo a day" projects, so I thought I'd try one myself, with my own little grammarian spin: create a photo using a Word of the Day gadget on my Google homepage for guidance and inspiration. And what better day than January 27, my thirtieth birthday, to begin such an undertaking? (Okay, maybe new year's day, but I was too lazy to bother then.) This project is also to help keep me thinking and creating images the way DGrin's Last Photographer Standing contest has challenged me to do--a challenge I've found really enjoyable and creatively stimulating. Wish me luck (and perseverance) in this endeavor!
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    Mar. 20, 2008 (Day 54) Acerbic: sharp, biting, or acid in temper, expression, or tone Didn't feel like being in front of the camera today, so you get an anime caricature instead. I sketched it this afternoon and didn't get to finish coloring it in PS. Was meeting with some other photographers this evening and got home later than planned. Ah, well. It was a fun gathering.This is an expression I wish I could sometimes make at work. Rather--that I could make and have the intended recipient see it. Working from home, I pull this face when times warrant. But it's a good thing no one actually sees it. Keeps me employed, I think. That and my well-crafted e-mail replies to whatever request caused this reaction in the first place.
    Mar. 19, 2008 (Day 53) Transmute: to change from one nature, form, substance, or state into another Sometimes I wish my feminine heart were made of firmer fiber. Not so resilient it became impervious to everything, knocked about but coming through without a scratch. Without experience. Without feeling.Nothing cold and hard as steel, no. Nothing so fragile as aluminum. Copper would be fitting, lightly and easily dinged but just as easily tamped back into shape. Burnished with age, only growing more intriguing and beautiful with tarnish.But, I confess, I like that my heart is so easily ignited by small passions. I don't know that I would trade it for something hard to bring aflame.I was going to take a picture of a budding flower today, but it was raining. And my mind came up with this instead....yeah.
    Mar. 18, 2008 (Day 52) Nefarious: wicked in the extreme Something a little less stylized today...Since I already did a scary/evil SP this week, I decided to use my own idea of "wicked," which involves a little more playfulness and mystery.Trying out a few new processing tricks. I wanted to go for a more realistic image for once. Less artsy. Sort of to prove--to myself and to y'all--that I could do it (I feel sometimes I cross that fine PS line of "art" vs. "trying to hide the mistakes").I like how it turned out. I'll have to add these new tricks to my repertoire!