Today's first-of-the-month theme for the city daily photo community is "mystery object." Our mystery object was found on Elm Street last week. It is a photo gliceé, submerged under water in what looks like a gallon pickle jar; reminiscent of what you would see at the house of horrors at a carnival. This entrapped photo has been underwater since July 2009 for the purpose of showing the archival qualities of the gliceé process.
William Heroy is the Greensboro photographer and restoration specialist who has this display in his store front downtown. We originally took the photo for Skywatch Friday as that square of blue hovering at the top is actually a slice of sky. Since Friday is over, but there IS a reflection, we get to double dip (pun intended) and also offer this "mystery object" up for Weekend Reflections. See what we meant when we said the memes can do wonders for keeping your perspective fresh. Had we not been on the lookout for a Skywatch/Weekend Reflection/City Daily Photo themed photo, the above scene would have passed us by. Maybe Mr. Heroy will get a FLOOD of requests for this technique for Halloween.
If you want more of the City Daily Photo theme.... Click here to view thumbnails for all participants
Ooh yes, I can just see me doing that with a whole swag of my prints - drown them in water for two years to ensure they last. Now I have to go look up the glicee process ...
Posted by: Julie | Saturday, October 01, 2011 at 07:41 AM
Ooh, that's spooky,as though it's a lab specimen, which it is, sort of.
I walk a lot for exercise and make a practice of taking my camera with me, I must have thousands of images. A friend talked me into starting a blog last summer. People in Speedway are surprised at the beautiful little things I've found and, like you, I am learning so much about my community as I expand further into Indy and environs.
Posted by: Sara | Saturday, October 01, 2011 at 08:43 AM
Quite an interesting mystery! Thanks for sharing. :)
Posted by: Halcyon | Saturday, October 01, 2011 at 09:00 AM
That is very interesting...Nice shot!
Posted by: Janis | Saturday, October 01, 2011 at 09:12 AM
Sara, We'd love to visit your "Speedway" blog. Please let us know.... Speedway, Where??, USA. You wouldn't believe what all comes up when one googles "Speedway." We want to visit your community blog!!
David & Janis
Posted by: Janis | Saturday, October 01, 2011 at 09:31 AM
See below. I thought i'd come up automatically as you'd left a comment this morning. Of, I'm confused. I am in Speedway, Indiana, an incorporated town just outside Indianapolis, thought a part of it now, I guess. We are home to "that" famous race - rather the track is home to us as it was here first. :-)
Posted by: Sara | Saturday, October 01, 2011 at 10:53 AM
very interesting
Posted by: julie | Saturday, October 01, 2011 at 11:17 AM
That is such a strange object, indeed... I like how it capture the light, in fact.
Posted by: 'Tsuki | Saturday, October 01, 2011 at 11:56 AM
I feel the same way as you do about participating in the different memes-it does make you look at things differently.
& this is a very cool capture.
Posted by: Lily | Saturday, October 01, 2011 at 12:01 PM
Things trapped in jars,always a favorite, weather they are spooky slightly eewwweeeyyy photos like a spirit held in watery time and place or that wonderful jar of buttons everyone's grandma had on the dresser.
I think I may get the "Young Frankenstein" jar out for Halloween this year, it is just a little "Abby~normal"!
Fun theme today,thanks!
Posted by: Janis | Saturday, October 01, 2011 at 12:33 PM
Well, today on Greensboro Daily Photo, we've heard from PA Janis and CA Janis and I'm NC Janis. Think we should start a "Janis" Facebook page?
Posted by: Janis | Saturday, October 01, 2011 at 02:52 PM
It is a frightening and mysterious picture.
Posted by: MurciaDailyPhoto | Saturday, October 01, 2011 at 06:36 PM