Contradictory Abstract Nouns (Photography Challenge)
Today I’m looking at finding the enhancement in diminution and the diminution in enhancement. Today’s study definitely starts with the dictionary.
enhancement noun the state or quality of being elevated, heightened, or increased, as in quality, degree, intensity, or value
diminution noun the act, fact or process of diminishing, lessening; reduction
If one thinks about the law of supply and demand, one could enhance the value of something through diminution: lessening the available quantity. So that could be the diminution in enhancement. I’m still thinking about my first attempt at cubism yesterday. Cubism is a type of diminution, reducing something to its shapes and angles, and yet also increasing them by showing the shapes and angles from more than one point of view at the same time. So cubism could be the enhancement in diminution.
For today’s images, I cut another filter in an attempt at cubism, then took shots from different heights, and tried different intensities by adding my purple LEDs to the blue, and then using transparencies with mostly white.
I feel like all of today’s experiments got me closer to the cubism idea I had in mind. I think it’s a fun concept to explore further.
by Maria L. Berg 2022
November PAD Chapbook Challenge
Today’s prompt is to write a resolution poem.
The Resolution
Ah, that note
the one anticipated
through elevated
intensity through
recede and decay
Ah, that note
the one needed
through degrees of
dissonance through
heightened state
Ah, that note
the one expected
through learned
settlement through
accord and verdict
Ah, that note
that sweet resolve
NaNoWriMo
Yesterday I got my second NaNoWriMo win, so my draft is at 90,000 words, and yet I have a ways to go before I hit The End. I’m excited that I’m over-writing this year, so for the first time my revision process will be chiseling away instead of building up. However, I also want to get to The End, so I can let it rest, and focus on poetry next month while I put together my chapbook. Determination is key. I have four days: will I write this novel to the end? I sure hope so.
Experience Writing 