Repetitive


Debbie’s theme for One Word Sunday this week is Repetitive. I found myself looking at jobs which are repetitive, but then realised that most jobs actually are… we do the same thing over and over again, maybe with slight differences, but the main thing itself is generally repetitive. So, I decided to narrow the search down to one particular job. That of cheese grating.

Don’t get me wrong. Cheese grating isn’t a difficult task, but it requires the same repetitive motion to get the job done. That was when my attention turned to my cheese grater, and the repetitive pattern on its sides.

I took several photos of it, some of which were (I’d like to say deliberately) out of focus, but I think I like these more than the shot that was mostly in focus. I’ve included three photos below which show the transition from very out of focus to not so out of focus.

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25 responses to “Repetitive”

  1. Jodi avatar

    I liked the out of focus one too! πŸ‘

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks, Jodi… yes, it added a different layer to things, I feel.

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  2. Debbie Smyth avatar

    A great idea Tom – repetitive task, repetitive patterns. I don’t know if I’d have worked out what it was if you hadn’t said, certainly not the first two! Great play with light. Thanks for bringing your art to the OWS Challenge.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      My pleasure as always, Debbie! You know I like playing with the themes a little.

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  3. Inside the Mind of Isadora avatar

    The first 2 bring light into focus. I like the 2nd one. The patterns are interesting to look at.
    Of course, the 3rd one in focus let’s the viewer know what it is. I like your out-of-the-box thinking on this challenge, Tom.
    Well done …
    Isadora 😎

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks, Isadora.
      It was the light patterns on the out of focus ones that I really liked myself! πŸ˜€

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  4. bcparkison avatar

    Oh…The first two almost hurt my eyes. You have a lot of imagination which is a good thing.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Ah – I am sorry about that, Beverly. That most certainly was not my intention!
      But yes – when my imagination is firing I tend to get swept up in it!

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      1. bcparkison avatar

        Good quote I just read. “Our vision is often more abstracted by what we think we know than by our lack of knowledge”Krister Stendahl

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        1. Tom Merriman avatar

          That makes perfect sense to me, Beverly!

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  5. Sue Dreamwalker avatar

    Amazing… I thought my eyes had gone out of focus lol.. πŸ™‚ xx

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks, Sue.
      But no, it wasn’t your eyes, it was my photography! πŸ˜‰

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      1. Sue Dreamwalker avatar

        Yes, scrolling down I saw lol.. πŸ™‚

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  6. prenin avatar

    Looks like you had a grate time! πŸ™‚

    Sweet dreams are made of cheese and who am I to dis a Brie? πŸ˜›

    God Bless!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      πŸ˜€
      It was…. grrrrrrrrrrrrate!

      πŸ˜€

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  7. Robert Matthew Goldstein avatar

    With the right crop that first shot is geometrically perfect abstract.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      I’ve just posted the photos as they were, Robert, but you’re right! I may see if I can tweak it a little.
      Thanks for commenting. πŸ™‚

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      1. Robert Matthew Goldstein avatar

        It wasn’t a criticism. I see pictures in the middle of things.

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        1. Tom Merriman avatar

          No worries – I didn’t read it as criticism.:)
          I see pictures in everything as well!

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          1. Robert Matthew Goldstein avatar

            I thought as much! I’m glad.

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  9. anitashree avatar

    You know what the most amazing thing is? The not so focused look like lights…I thought that was what it was at first…and the focused one…it reminds me of the Universe! With the stars out! And that…from a cheese grater! Now, to only translate that into our life..to see the beauty in even the so called mundane repetitive things we do or happen πŸ™‚

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      I agree, Shree! I can see the lights and the stars (between the holes).
      There’s more to cheese graters than we first gave credit! πŸ˜€

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