Protection In The Darklight

My Mommy's hand, there it is. Ok so I asked her to place her hand out over the camera. This shot is an Abstract crap kind of picture, it feels like she reaching out for something or protecting. Is it me that she is protecting? Probably, my Mom is know to be a protective one. At 5'2" she could still put anyone in their place, don't mess with the redhead. When it comes to me, my Mom will protect, no matter what. Along with the hand I wanted to show that there can be so many elements brought out in one picture just by using your imagination. Even when you are having a random time on the subway coming home. 

On other days waiting for a subway train, I look at this and I try to make it look interesting. I'm pretty sure most of use waiting at this platform are looking at this same thing. So I wanted to show what I used to see before I started taking anti-depressants and anti-anxiety pills. I would get this horrible feeling in my gut, almost rotten and so low that you couldn't go any lower. Everything would have this dark haze over it, almost making things seem black, white and grey. Colour was present, but very dull looking, sometimes I just didn't notice nor did I care to notice that the world was happy around me. I couldn't lift myself out of this mess. Then I started taking the medication that my Doctor prescribed for me, and holy wow, the world was back. I could see everything very vividly and bright. No more darkness. Ok so It's not fabulous all the time, I still have these moments of Darklight. It just doesn't bog me down anymore, I take pictures and create art to help lift my spirits. For the most part it works, also writing helps. Journals give you the perfect opportunity to vent things you need to say, nobody needs to read it. Hell maybe you can turn them into an eBook and make some money on it. 

This is one of the areas in the downtown core that I like to visit if I'm not feeling up to my usual self. The best part is that you can sit down inside and see what is happening outside. The Toronto Sheraton Hotel is where this little hidden treasure is. Right on the main level as you walk in you can see this water fall. It's outside, but you can view it from the inside sitting in nice fancy chairs.