When I am traveling, I keep themes in mind.  Weeds are one of my favorite … every location seems to have some kind of weed.  Most people call them ugly, but I like to show everyone just how beautiful they can be.

This milkweed (at least that is what I call it) was wonderful with the light striking it.  I shot it against a shadow and used a large aperture setting.  What I really like about it is the contrast of the sharp, prickly look of the body of the weed with the soft fluff that carries the seed to other locations. 

I hate escalators and when my sister told me we were going on the subway and that meant riding on one, I was shaking in my boots.  Not an experience I wanted at all but I had no choice.  So with heart … and camera… in hand, we got on the escalator and started down.

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When we got down to the platform and were waiting for our train, you could tell when it was coming because of the air pressure in the tunnel.  I wanted to capture the feeling of the train rushing by.