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Tunnel Vision

            I'm running out of patience with the news lately. I think my advancing age is colliding with my ever decreasing attention span. My mind is still very curious, it's just become very selective. I can no longer watch any sort of news programming where the content is decided for me. I prefer aggregated news websites where I can scan the headlines, and drill down only if there's interest. Point is there seldom is any interest. Increasingly, I'm finding that the headline itself provides enough information. Lately, most of what I learn  about current events comes by way of single sentence blurbs. And even then, I skim past many after reading only the first couple of words. I'm just a step away from simply looking at the pictures and not reading anything at all. I wonder sometimes how my intellect became so degraded (or as I like to think of it, repurposed). It happened so gradually I didn't really notice until it was gone. I always thought of mindfulness as a linear progression. Turns out I was wrong.

Doll encounters have a way of forcing repressed thoughts to the forefront. These grimy faces, bad haircuts, and utterly forlorn baby clothing epitomize the hopelessness of castoff toys. The children that once cherished them grew up and left the dolls behind, battered and forgotten. Objects intended to bring joy and happiness now destitute, cast with a pall of solemnity. It concerns me at times that I find such joy in capturing these tiny faces of despair. All part of the art I tell myself; just take the photos and try not to overthink it. As long as the results are respectful, the means seem justified.

Taken on: May 16, 2022

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youth

memories

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childhood

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Sets appears in: • Dolls • Statues, Figurines & Dolls

Groups appears in: • Creepy Dolls • ..:: I LOVE DARK PHOTOS ::.. more » • Artistic Doll Photography • h y p n o s i s w a v e • Arty Art • Mindscape « less

Camera: Apple iPhone 7, f/1.8, 1/15 sec, 4mm, ISO 64 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Apple iPhone 7
Aperture:	f/1.8
Exposure Time:	0.067 sec (1/15)
Focal Length:	4mm
ISO:	64
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 23.2 (Macintosh)
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