Creative Bootcamp: Day Four - Heavy Metal

I consider myself a drive by photographer.  I love taking photos with my teeny tiny camera while I'm driving.  Yep, driving.  Don't tell my husband (aka Knedz Attention), he would freak out. 
I typically take pictures of anything reflective (especially me reflected in the side mirror), the sky, and lots and lots of signs.  Oh I love signs.  One I totally wish I captured this morning:  Caution Cracks Being Filled.

A fellow bootcamper invited me on a picture taking mission, but our adventure was thwarted by rain.  I pouted about it all the way home, until I realized, duh rain is awesome.  (But I also reserve the right to do more of this picture taking.)

I've spent the day thinking about the concept of heavy metal, instantly thinking that I wanted to borrow the color palette of black and silver.  I felt the subject matter didn't need to be related.  I kept thinking about mercury, like in the old school thermometers, and wanted it dripping down.  I was inspired by the photo above and wanted to make droplets, beading, thick pooling of liquid.

I started to do this and was not happy with the results.  I was, however, thrilled with the image emerging out of negative space.  It has a very rich effect in person.  New technique learned:  Prep a page in black acrylic and draw in silver sharpie, see what emerges. 

For me, it started as a door opening and then became loosely my husband (he has a lovely profile that I didn't do justice to).  The truth is, he is my inspiration.  He is my sounding board, he is my never ending source of support.  Just don't tell him I take pictures while I'm driving.  Its his fault, he gave me the little camera just for stuff like this.