november woods, filtered

I took this photograph in the woods this evening, of the lowering sun filtered through trees.

Then I filtered the photo and added a frame that lent it an older look.

As the image changed on my computer screen I analysed the feelings it evoked, and eventually it synched with an emotional response I wanted to express.

It reminds me how we change events after we experience them: we add in more hue and contrast or bump up the warmth.

Our memories are refined in the re-telling. Details are zoomed upon and unsightly ugliness cropped out.

Finally, we create the perfect capsule moment. This is what we show to others.

Our version of reality, filtered.