For this project I wanted to create something that the viewer might want to touch.  Even if they are viewing the images on a computer screen where there's no texture to feel, they might have an itching sensation in the back of their mind to reach out and just see if they could...

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The photos in this project feature textures that I couldn't resist: a papery curtain; a sleek, clean mirror on top of rough brick; swaying, sunlit reeds over cool blue water; cattail fluff gathered in nature's corners; gritty sand scattered over uneven cement; rushing water cutting through the pock-marked landscape. 

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The barriers I faced when composing this project were few, but strong nonetheless.  The landscape and muses were limitless, but I would cripple myself with excuses like "I'm too tired" or "the lighting isn't right."  It was also challenging for me to take pictures with other people around.  I felt a bit silly pointing my camera at a slab of cement while hikers went by.  I didn't know if most of these shots would even be worth keeping.  It wasn't until the editing process that I actually started to get excited about the different images I had captured!