the beauty of the mundane

"Creativity is piercing the mundane to find the marvelous."   - B. Moyers

mun*dane-  1. everyday, ordinary, commonplace,  or banal

I am never sure when an opportunity might arise to take a photo, this is why i carry my camera always. Winter in New England equals a very dirty car.  Yesterday, by the urging of my 4 year old in the back seat, I took my filthy car to the car wash. Camera by my side in the front seat, I paid for our wash and drove in.  The door closed and the wash began.  I was instantly drawn to the designs on the windshield.  I picked up my camera and began snapping a few shots.  This was my favorite.  Even though I know it is an ordinary moment in the mundane task of washing my car, the image goes beyond that for me.  I see serenity in the droplets and little streams,  I love the blur of the garage door beyond the windshield. I believe finding beauty in the mundane is a gift given to me through photography. It helps me see beyond the tedium.

Washing dishes, folding laundry, cooking, hanging wash.

What beauty have you found in the mundane? Share some with us here today.

Comments

[Dianne Poinski]

I always love this sort of topic!

I found beauty while looking out the window into my backyard........who needs to travel thousands of miles to photograph?
http://diannepoinski.blogspot.com/2010/11/beauty-in-my-backyard.html

[spread your wings]

there's something i like about washes dishes by hand and setting them to dry.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/autumnsun/5352184632/in/set-72157622677058489/

[Rebecca]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebeccasmithphotography/5354548790/

in the kitchen

[Stephanie]

Wow, I had a similar beautiful car window experience. Here's my view:

http://www.stephaniegracephotography.com/2011/01/beauty-in-common.html

[anna beth]

i see the moon and street lights every night, but i decided to take pictures of them with a different camera setting, and it turned into beautiful dancing lights. i love this set of photos!

http://helloannabeth.wordpress.com/2011/01/15/lights/

anna beth

[Kristin]

I love photographing the everyday. And the water patterns on your windshield in the carwash are always so cool.

[Naimah]

Well, here's my contribution to this theme, simple but nice......
http://capturingthebeauty.blogspot.com/2010/03/pottering-around.html

[La subjective]

I have been a silent but assiduous viewer for the past few months.

I just wanted to thank all of you Shutter Sisters for bringing so much beauty into my humble eyes :-)