Two Santas, One Tired Window: Day Two

Day two of the 30-day photography challenge. November 10, and Christmas has apparently moved into the neighborhood already.

Two cheerful Santas are peering out from behind a bank of weathered windows. Matching red hats, matching grins, gift decorations posted at either end. They look delighted to be there. The window frames have a slightly different opinion.

There’s peeling paint, cloudy glass, and a scattering of dead leaves along the sill. Tree branches paint shadows across the siding while their reflections wander through the panes. Autumn hasn’t quite left, but December is already hanging decorations.

I like the layers in this one. The glass makes you look twice before the Santas come into focus, and the age of the building gives all that holiday cheer something more interesting to sit against.

Day one was dust on a fan. Day two brought a pair of Santas in a tired old window. Apparently time has more than one way of showing up in a photograph.

Camera: Nikon D7200 · 35mm lens · f/8.

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