Once again I’m playing catch up with my posts. School is nearing its end and there seems to be a flurry of events to attend that leaves me with time for little else. As a result, I haven’t been as involved in my photography as I would like, but am happy that I have at least managed to get that one shot per week for the challenge!
Pure – a word with many meanings and abstract enough to pose quite the challenge. We had a lot of baby pictures posted, because that’s what invariably comes first to mind in this polluted, complicated adult word that we inhabit – the pureness and innocence of children 😀 The light in a baby’s eyes is so clear, authentic and guileless…what could be purer? I had initially thought of water as my subject, but couldn’t make that happen to my satisfaction, which is when I thought of the ‘pureness’ of prayer and was promptly stumped by how to translate this into an image!
That’s when I remembered the little angel figurine I had picked up on my visit to Phoenix in 2008. I bought it for my son, who had not yet entered our life but would soon and turn it upside-down in the best of ways 🙂 He was an answer to many prayers and so the symbolism seemed appropriate! Yes I know, on occasion, the ‘sappy me’ takes over 😛 So I placed a lit ‘diya’ in front of the angel, not only because Fire is the great purifier in Hindu culture but also because I love diyas 😉 And so I had my shot 🙂 I like how it turned out…let me know what you think!
H is for Happiness 
I’m biased towards monochrome shots. 🙂 So, obviously, I like the B&W version more. 🙂
Thanks Nel 😀 I love monochrome too!
The black and white version draws my eye towards the reflection as part of the composition of this shot…it gets lost somehow in the colour version. But I like both 🙂 The angel is adorable ❤
Thanks M 😀 Isn’t it just?! I fell in love with it instantly and had to have it!
I’m again impressed with your interpretation. The addition of the bit of fire is a nice touch. I’m biased toward color images, so that one’s my favorite 🙂 Like them both!