MOC 10: The Shadow Game

The imperfect photo challenge. The originals had lots of acoustic tile ceiling showing and dark funky colors. Cropping, converting to black and white, and selective lightening/darkening made a world of difference.
Originals:


Journaling: Matthew and Kaylee each have a slight curvature of the spine. For a few years we took them down to Scottish Rite hospital in Dallas for periodic x-rays to monitor it and make sure it wasn't getting worse as they grew. The appointments often involved lengthy waits between the actual x-rays and meeting with the doctor to go over the results. The kids always looked forward to spending a good chunk of that time playing the shadow game. A projector shone images of everything from butterflies to marbles to random amoeba-like blobs on a screen on the wall. The projected images would interact with the shadows the kids cast on the screen. I have no idea how the thing actually worked, but they had a blast playing with it.

Eventually the doctors decided that Matthew's back had finished growing, and fortunately the curve had improved rather than worsening, so he was dismissed from treatment. Kaylee received the same good news at her next appointment, but she was really disappointed that she wouldn't get to come back - the projector was out of order on the day of her final visit.

photos 1/30/13 journaled 1/10/15



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