I’d just read an article about finding good photography subjects in everyday places.  The subject was a ho-hum parking lot.  The author showed how he got a very cool photo in that lot.   It inspired me.

A short while later, I was driving through town and saw a parking lot that caught my eye.  It featured brightly colored trash cans, picnic tables, and bike racks. I didn’t have my camera, shame on me, but that afternoon I went back, camera in hand, and clicked away.  Now, this parking lot was not ho-hum, but I would not have noticed it had I not been looking at parking lots in a new fashion.

This is my favorite photo of that lot, and of the last 6 months.  It taught me to look for inspiration in the mundane.  Plus, I love all the color.  I even like the handle.  It says to me, “Grab this fun surprise and don’t let go.”

Canon 20D, 75-300mm lens

Amy Nickell,

Marketing Director, DeluxGear