Escape

Today's post is a twofer: The result of a little game I play for inspiration plus a way to say happy birthday to a little five year old.

The game is to pick a random music cd from my collection. The choice was Metallica: Ride the Lightning. Then pick a number between one and twenty (I chose six) and come up with a photo based on the title of the corresponding track. Hence the title "Escape".

I thought about it for a while when I remembered this photo from earlier this summer. We were trying to corral the horses and needed to keep Adyson in the yard for safety.

I love the grim look on her face, reaching through the barrier, longing to be free...

"Out for my own, out to be free
One with my mind, they just can't see
No need to hear things that they say
Life's for my own to live my own way"

I converted it to b/w because I felt it conveyed the mood better even though it nearly blackened her eyes..

It reminds me of the early days when my dad was teaching me the basics of photography. Since black and white film was so much cheaper, plus we could develop and print it ourselves, that is all I shot for many years.

Anyways, Happy Birthday Adyson. Come get your birthday spanking.