Time Is Of The Essence

To most detectives time is of the up most importance. We've all heard that the first 48 hours after a kidnapping is the most crucial time because after that the chances of the person being found is very slim. However, we are not talking about most detectives. Sherlock Holmes does not view time as we do. We stare at our clock in the office hoping time passes quickly. We grab our cell phones to check how really late we are running and sometimes we even blame the technology for our timely mistakes. Yet, Holmes values time like the universe does. Time is just a man made thing. He may spend weeks or even months locked in his office thinking, experimenting, reading and to help aid his thoughts, making his violin cry tunes of wonder. On the other hand, when Holmes is on a case he always solves it in a timely matter but not on the clock of most. He works when the police stop, he sees things that the naked eye usually misses and he will notice that the red stain that you call Merlot happens to be the blood of a victim. Nothing, well almost nothing passes by Holmes.

The picture above is my presentation of how I think a pocket watch would be found in Holmes' office. Lying there lazily but with an eerie sense of time. That is how I imagine his home and his office to be. A collection of lost artifacts that mean everything to him and nothing to regular person. Time is lost in his space because he has invented his own sense of time and being. The impossible made possible.

Quote of the Day:

"You will not apply my precept," he said, shaking his head. "How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth? We know that he did not come through the door, the window, or the chimney. We also know that he could not have been concealed in the room, as there is no concealment possible. When, then, did he come?"

Things To Be Seen

I recently saw the new Sherlock Holmes movie and I was inspired to do a week of photos themed after his character. This is not the first time I have been inspired by Mr. Holmes even though in the past none have look as good as Downy Jr. (damn). Since I was a little girl I grew up watching the old animated cartoons where Peter O'Toole narrated the voice of Sherlock Holmes. I also read the entire Sir Arthur Conan Doyle series, which I have just recently re-opened. So in honor of the mysterious, insane, yet brilliantly intelligent Mr. Holmes I am going to dedicate this first week to him. All my photos will be inspired by him and will represent his persona and talents from my perspective. So sit back and enjoy the world through the eyes of Sherlock Holmes.

I like this picture because it reminds me of the beginning of the book when Watson finally meets Holmes and they are both at a crossroads in their lives.  Watson who just recently returned from Afghanistan decided to move in with the flamboyant Holmes. They both are perfect strangers that met through random circumstances in the middle of the cesspool called London. To me this picture represents the mystery and the different paths that the two will have to cross to become the notorious pair of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson.

Quote of the day:

"But the Solar System!" I protested.

"What the deuce is it to me? he interrupted impatiently: "you say that we go round the sun. If we went round the moon it would not make a pennyworth of difference to me or to my work."

The Beginning

It's finally Monday and I have never been so excited to start the work week. Well I take that back, I grumpily rolled out of bed this morning, softly cursing under my breath at the rain and cold that I could see outside. But after a nice cup of coffee and my long commute to work my true feelings about today have slowly started to emerge. This is the first day of my photo blog and the first day in awhile that I feel like I have an outlet to express myself and my creativity. Mind you I am only an amateur and I never expected anyone to read or even follow this. Yet come to find out some of my close friends are not only encouraging me but more excited then I about this new adventure. One of my friends called me on Saturday, in a frantic state saying how he was checking my blog everyday but I hadn't posted anything new. I kindly laughed and explain that I wasn't starting until Monday and he disappointingly sighed "oh". That right there made me not only feel that this was a good idea but also showed me the importance of support and keeping this blog going, no matter what. Shortly I will be posting the first photo and I am so excited. So stay tuned.