my first bench monday!

happy bench monday! this is the first bench monday i've participated in.

what does bench monday mean to me? i will use bench monday as a tool to challenge my photograpy. to go beyond my comfort zone and set up a tri-pod across from a bench at a busy intersection and take a photo while people are staring. i will use bench monday to find more benches; to explore my the world i live in.

what is a bench? i am entering into bench monday with the mentallity of a purist. i will not, even though the rules say it's okay, improvise a 'bench.' i will find benches that are honestly and truely benches.

what about the boots? as i scroll through the other bench monday entries from the past it becomes quite bland. basically, this bench monday flickr group could be interpreted as people who love feet. to me, bench monday is not going to be about the feet (or shoes, or socks, or boots). to me, bench monday will be about the benches. i also realized that the more interesting bench monday shots included an entire body, with a head. so, i will challenge myself to create outside of the box (or above the knee) as the weeks progress.

until next time, happy bench monday :)