Windows on life.

Of course we all know what a window is, but isn't it amazing how the world changes when you look through it? I have always enjoyed taking pictures where a window is a part of the photo. Whether a reflection, peak into a home, or looking in or out of it, there is much to be seen.

A number of years ago there was a contest for photographers who took photos on a particular day---the day was the 4th of July. What was interesting about the contest was how they looked at this day through a wide open window. Of what I recall, the photos truly painted a picture of what was happening all around America. From the far West to the Heartland to Maine---no area of the country was left out. The reason I liked it so much was the 4th of July is far and away my favorite holiday.

When I worked for a magazine called Sunset, they had a feature in the magazine called, "Window on the West." It was always one of my favorite things to read each month as it provided a real "snap shot" (hmmm) of what was going on around the Western U. S. What was so cool about it? The photography and the writing---it made you want to go to the place they were writing about.

The photo above is an example of a window on the west. Taken in Monterey, CA at a B&B, there are two components to the picture. You have the inside shot of a very worn window; one you can be sure has a few stories to tell as the home we were staying in was more than 75 years old and has probably welcomed many thousands of guests. Then you have the view through the window that looks to me like an old sea town---when placed all together you have a story to tell that only a photograph can capture. That's why I love a good snap shot.

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