Blurring Lines

I love this picture, I am not entirely sure why but I do. It is another New Orleans Spring Break picture. I like to think of angels and religion as not always together. Rather, as separate things and angels are more than just religious messengers. So when I see both religious symbols and Angels, it makes me think of this. I wish there were more dark images of angels rather than the happy white friendly reputation they always seem to get. However, this picture makes me think of a different topic of distinction that has been in my mind recently; Ethics vs Morals.


Ethics and Morals. Many times these are used interchangeably. I do not think it is entirely appropriate to do so. These two ideas have very different connotations to me. Ethics is about making your personal character just and respectable where morals are about diving the world into right and wrong and making judgments.


So while this picture is not completely related to the concept of ethics and morals to me they both involve distinctions that not everyone sees. In both cases I feel that there is a division amongst the two ideas or objects that people two often blur. I feel that angels and religion are seperate as angels should be more dark, morbid. And Ethics always wins over morals.

Renewal

This is a picture I took in early August at UGA's North campus. They are doing some deconstructing of one of the building and found cool old collectibles under the building. I had a challenge getting this picture because they had put up a fence covered in black plastic to keep people out. I put my camera above the fence and snapped a few pics without being able to see exactly where I was and how the focus was. This photo turned out cool nonetheless.

I Like the board coming through the door way on the left. I love the light source that is in the background doorway, it adds a majestic feel to things. To me this photo just represents the cycle of life. We build new things and reconstruct old ones. Not everything in life is permanent; but that doesn't change the fact that it was beautiful and good. Thus, life is a cycle of renewal and change. It is not always easy, sometimes things get dirty. Even in the pain and grime there can exist beauty.

Secret Beauty

This is a photo I took one spring in the Founder's Garden at The University of Georgia. I love the Garden; it is a haven of nature, vegetation amongst the asphalt and concrete filled campus.

I like this photo because it feels like it is a glimpse into a secret space, beauty. Most views of pretty flowers never capture this angle so it has a forbidden novelty to it, plus it is just beautiful.