52Frames Chaos Weekly Photo Challenge

The subject for the 52Frames photo challenge this week was “chaos.” Both my husband and I tested positive for Covid almost two weeks ago. I didn’t think I would be in any mood to take photos, but we were well enough to take a ride in to town to see the cherry blossoms. It was sunny, and rather than walk around the tidal basin, we drove around it. That was a good thing because it gave me an opportunity to use slow shutter to catch the throngs and the blossoms in a “chaotic” state. The traffic was such that we stopped a lot and moved very slowly. I just kept clicking away with the hopes that something might turn out okay. The submission ended up being one of the first photos. It gave a swirling feeling, the colors were right, and the vibe was good. And both my husband and I agreed on this image - which is unusual. Neither one of us is yet feeling any where near close to normal. I can’t taste or smell anything and am still quite congested. We know things could be much worse but it’s an awful time of year to miss out on spring - especially over our anniversary, Persian new year, and my husband’s birthday. We can’t wait for this illness to go away and resume a normal life. 

52Frames Chaos Photo Challenge

It was either a technical approach or a photo of something that was considered to look like chaos. That was the challenge this week for the 52Frames photo op. Every week there is a different subject and my husband and I try to think of different places we could take a morning walk but also find images that meet the task. So we took the subject literally and got photos of a burned out house that’s been on a street corner in Vienna for several months now. Then I thought about using the slow shutter app to take several multiple exposures of the street below of the cars parked and also moving about. Then we drove in to DC and found a parking spot in our old Capitol Hill neighborhood. We hadn’t visited the Capitol for quite some time so we walked that way. The multiple exposure idea was used again on the Capitol building - and this week definitely would reflect the chaos of the current environment. But I tend to stay politically neutral and finally opted for the multiple exposure  image of driving in DC. It was a combined photo of the Capitol building and construction, street signs, and moving cars on the freeway. It doesn’t matter what time of the day it is. The freeway is always a pain - especially right after the on ramp where several lanes merge heading towards the tidal basin. My husband liked the color and the chaos of the moment. It’s always fun to edit the images and bring them all to life but it’s always difficult - for me - to select the best one. I’m trying to figure out what the judges might like. My husband goes with his gut and how the image looks. We rarely agree on just one, but I guess that’s what makes the photo challenge more interesting.