Trying Something New

And I mean that in a couple different ways. First, I'm trying something new by joining in with Tracey's "Best Shot Monday." Basically, as Monday begins a new week, we look back on what we've recently done with our photography and pick one shot that really stands out as something great, unique, meaningful, etc.

For this week, I've chosen this shot, "Message in a Bottle":


The concept of giving someone flowers for a special holiday - birthdays, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day - is, to me, just a new way of saying the same old thing. What are these roses but an "I love you" in a vase? Not that I'm complaining, mind you - saying "I love you" is always a great thing, whether it's in a vase, a Hallmark card, or a basket of truffles.

Mmmm... truffles...

I was also trying new things by messing with this picture in my photo-editing program. Here are three other versions of the same photo:

Black and white.

Sepia tones.

Film grain.

What do you think?