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Home » Musings » Insta-Updates: Objects in a mirror are closer than they appear (and a video!)

Insta-Updates: Objects in a mirror are closer than they appear (and a video!)

May 24, 2012 Paris B 12 Comments

I just wanted to share one of my favourite pictures from last week.

I shot this while driving down the highway one evening with the setting sun at my back. Ok, I wasn’t driving. Its not safe to drive and photograph at the same time 🙂 Which is really how I managed to take this photo of the wing mirror.

I’m just feeling a little pensive recently, and a little burnt out. This photo is just to remind me to pause and take a moment to appreciate what I have, be it a glorious sunset visible only through a rear view mirror, or time spent with loved ones.

Its also worth noting that objects in a mirror are closer than they appear. So looking in a mirror isn’t always a good thing because what it means is that you lose perspective. Some days, you just have to pull back and see what’s around you, live for the moment and enjoy yourself.

On that note also, I don’t normally post odd things like this, but I’ve been following this season of American Idol (yes yes, cringe! 😛 ) Whilst incredibly impressed by the talent displayed this year, it is this haunting rendition of Bob Seger’s “We’ve Got Tonight” by Phillip Phillips from the Final 3 show that has stayed with me. I love it and I had no doubt he would win (oops! You didn’t know? Well now you do 😛 )

Enjoy!

Paris B

Insta-Updates: Snippets of life . Photos are extracted from my timeline at Instagram where you can find me at ParisBMWS. Never always about beauty but always searching for the beauty in life around us

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  1. M.L. Chow says

    May 24, 2012 at 7:28 pm

    I love sunsets and sunrise too. It’s the perfect time for us to contemplate on the day ahead or reflect at the end of the day. Simply magical!

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    • Paris B says

      May 25, 2012 at 10:07 am

      You’re absolutely right! A beautiful one especially in a car, travelling down the highway is perfect for life contemplation 🙂

      Reply
  2. Jyoan says

    May 24, 2012 at 7:34 pm

    Awww, it’s so pretty. This photo is one of those that deserves an award! You could submit it if there’s a sunset theme competition, or time theme…

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    • Jyoan says

      May 24, 2012 at 7:35 pm

      I like the way you this picture is a reflection that show a reflection of the sunset in the car window! Layer of reflections. Genius.

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      • Saphy says

        May 24, 2012 at 9:46 pm

        omg that sounds like… REFLECTCEPTION!!

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        • Paris B says

          May 25, 2012 at 10:10 am

          HAHAHHAHA! 😀

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    • Paris B says

      May 25, 2012 at 10:08 am

      Aww you are way too kind Jyoan 🙂 And Saphy was right – this is like Reflectception LOL!

      Reply
  3. Jennifer says

    May 24, 2012 at 7:48 pm

    Love this photo 🙂 As strange as it sounds, sunset in the city can be captivating and therapeutic sometimes, maybe it’s because it signifies that yet another day has ended and tomorrow brings better things along. Personally, I’ve seen very pretty sunsets in the city when in office or driving home compared to the sunset I’ve seen in some island in Thailand. I’m feeling quite tired and lost in direction as well actually…secretly wish to go off for a holiday to chill by the beach or enjoy the finer things in life.

    Hope things will get better at your side 🙂 Hang in there!

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    • Paris B says

      May 25, 2012 at 10:10 am

      Thanks Jennifer! I hope things start looking up at your end too! I am planning to take a break soon and just rot for a few days. Sometimes, that’s all we need, not rushing around, visiting new places. I hope you get a break soon! I sometimes think we get better sunsets in the city maybe due to the pollution and the cloud overhang that results in all that bounced sunrays. By the beach, you’d be lucky to get something as glorious as this. Once, in Tioman I had to wait 3 days to get a good sunset. On the first 2 days, the sun just dropped out of the sky with no performance and it was only on the last day that we had the whole sky of orange and red and yellow hues. Mother Nature is pretty fickle too eh? 😉

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      • Jennifer says

        May 25, 2012 at 6:35 pm

        Yeah, I’ve heard about the city pollution factor contributing to the pretty “duck egg yolk” sunset which I’ve chased countless times in Thailand but failed 🙂 The last time in Koh Samui, despite the wonderful brochure pictures of sunsets, alas the sun hid behind the clouds and poof it goes! I haven’t taken a holiday at all this year and after a series of events, I am not sure if I’ll be traveling at all other than for work. Hope things will lighten up soon enough 🙂

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  4. lemon says

    May 25, 2012 at 10:22 am

    Oh…guys that can sing are always sexy…..:-P
    Take a break, Friday is here, have a good weekend!

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    • Paris B says

      May 25, 2012 at 10:28 am

      LOL! I wasn’t even supporting him to start with, but that song just grabbed me 😀 Indeed! The weekend is here and its time to kick back and relax!

      Reply

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