by Madame Donna C.
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December 9, 2005

Madame Donna's Psychedelic Airport Experience: Prisms

July 01, 2008 02:54 PM EDT (Updated: July 01, 2008 03:04 PM EDT)
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Hours of waiting in airport security lines, pangs of hunger gnawing at me and sleep deprivation drove me to distraction.
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As I rode the escalator up and down in an airport recently, in an effort to find my way to a rental car, I looked up and became entranced.
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I was so entranced (or sleep starved) that I rode the escalator up and down several times just to observe how these prisms changed with the changing light.
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Surprisingly, they had quite a calming effect on everyone else riding the escalator too as they looked upward to see what I was photographing.
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Near the end of my journey, a great meal at a fun party with this rainbow colored light show on the ceiling awaited me.  There wasn't a pot of gold after all these rainbows, but there was plenty of contentment at the buffet and smiles on the dance floor.
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Comments: 45

Cristina S. Jul 1, 2008, 4:05pm EDT
I would have ridden up and down a few times too, for these!
Sherrie H. Jul 1, 2008, 9:02pm EDT
Thanks for posting this to Rainbow Connections - Colorful Competition - it's perfect for this week's rainbow theme!
Sherrie H. Jul 1, 2008, 9:03pm EDT
How wonderful that you happened to look up and notice these in a place one wouldn't expect to find beauty!
Colonel Possum Jul 2, 2008, 1:59am EDT
Dear Madame C,

You rock! I'm starting to see colors and fuzzy furry edges and...

Cheers,

Colonel Possum
Katrina Hall Jul 2, 2008, 7:48pm EDT
Ah-HA! Finally, another madly intoxicated by odd and peculiar things friend! Bless you! I do the same, becoming entranced by especially light ( tho I don't travel in half as exciting places you do!).....a spider web glistening with silver drops, huge cumulus clouds over the highway, a photograph of Saarinen's chapel in Cambridge - all of these have moved me to such heights. Thanks so much!
Madame Donna C. Jul 3, 2008, 7:44pm EDT
Cristina, it was much prettier in person. I had to take these "on the run" but I wish I'd had more time to get some more shots.

Sherrie, thanks. When I travel, I've learned to keep my eyes wide open for many reasons (wink).

Thanks, Colonel!

Kat, Oh yeah. Perspective is (almost) everything, isn't it?
Jim C. Jul 3, 2008, 10:59pm EDT
I'm glad to learn I'm not the only one who "rides the escalator up and down."

I'm suspicious though: having the munchies, riding escalators up and down, getting lost, admiring the bright colors and swirling patterns, feeling calm and groovy. . .

Sounds like you had a nice, um, trip.
Madame Donna C. Jul 4, 2008, 12:21am EDT
Yup. Jim. Yup.
Groovy, man... I dig. Which airport is this, or is that classified and identifying info?! =)
sharon SugarMomma is a wise woman, Jul 4, 2008, 9:44am EDT
Far out!

Who woulda thunk?
Victoria H. Jul 4, 2008, 11:08pm EDT
Thanks so much for posting this to All Photo Essays Here!
Madame Donna C. Jul 5, 2008, 1:56pm EDT
St. Joy, Thanks! Nah, it's not all that recent so I don't mind sayin'. This is the Phoenix Airport Rental Car area.

Thanks, Sharon.

Thank you, Victoria.
Rose H. Jul 5, 2008, 9:39pm EDT
Very cool!
I have never seen anything like this at an airport.
Anything sparkly catches my eye and this would have also.
flit . Jul 6, 2008, 12:11pm EDT
those are very cool shots
Duckie 1 Jul 6, 2008, 12:32pm EDT
I'd ask what drugs you were on but these photos seem legit enough. I even liked the silver and black escalator! My grandkids would probably wish water was part of the set-up and that coming down them on their behinds would be allowed.
Madame Donna C. Jul 6, 2008, 7:01pm EDT
Thanks, Rose.

Joy, it was a fun thing to discover in the midst of the chaos of traveling.

Thanks, flit!

Thanks, Duckie. It was fun. A little unexpected stress reliever as I raced around.
Donna E. Jul 6, 2008, 11:36pm EDT
That was excellent, what airport were you at? I probably would have held up the pedestrian traffic standing at the top and bottom just looking and taking pics. Good eye for catching details even in your deprived state of mind!
Sherrie H. Jul 7, 2008, 3:07am EDT
Congratulations! You won an Honorable Mention in this week's Rainbow Competition at Rainbow Connections - Colorful Competition!
Marianne M. Jul 7, 2008, 6:00am EDT
Beautiful photo essay, Madame Donna! Congratulations!!!
elizabeth e. Jul 7, 2008, 7:01am EDT
I can't believe how much you are like me. I imagine I would have ridden that escalator many times too. If you are really aware of your surroundings, it's amazing what an ordinary journey up an escalator or on a train or in a restaurant can bring to your lens. Loved all the shots of the prisms.
Congrats on your Honorable Mention!
Gary H. Jul 7, 2008, 11:44am EDT
Congratulation on your H M win
Linda K. Jul 7, 2008, 11:57am EDT
Great images! Congratulations on your win!
Curt L. Jul 7, 2008, 12:02pm EDT
Congratulations! Keep looking up! :-)
Toni V. Jul 7, 2008, 1:30pm EDT
Oh how beautiful. I would have went up and down on the escalators for those shots too. Wow.
Bethany C. Jul 7, 2008, 2:12pm EDT
I enjoyed these photos and the story with them. Congratulations on your honorable mention!
Jean, just the teensiest bit odd, F. Jul 7, 2008, 2:13pm EDT
Cool distraction, Madame D!
Jennifer aka Jenn B. Jul 7, 2008, 2:14pm EDT
congrats and thank-you for sharing
Madame Donna C. Jul 7, 2008, 3:33pm EDT
Thanks everyone! Wow, this is so nice of you all. Thanks very much. I appreciate it.

(I didn't know I'd won anything and it was curious to suddenly have all these comments show up.)
That is so cool. Congrats.
JoAnne D. Jul 8, 2008, 11:46am EDT
Congratulations on your Honorable Mention, these are beautiful reflections.
Leah A. Jul 8, 2008, 12:01pm EDT
Congratulations on your Honorable Mention.
Nancy 67 Jul 8, 2008, 2:54pm EDT
What airport is this, Donna? I'd love to see it sometime! Beautiful! Congratulations on your Honorable Mention!
Jan S. Jul 8, 2008, 7:35pm EDT
Congratulations! What an amazing place!
Lou Anne L. Jul 8, 2008, 11:39pm EDT
ahhhhhhhhhhhhh a plethera of colors to feast upon,
if only we look up!
congratulations!
Lyn Owen Jul 8, 2008, 11:39pm EDT
Wonderful photos. I woud have gone up and down a few times too.
Madame Donna C. Jul 9, 2008, 12:43am EDT
Thanks to everyone. I appreciate it.

(Nancy, this was at the Phoenix Airport Rental Car satellite area).
Tina Coruth Jul 9, 2008, 11:50pm EDT
Great photo/essay, Madame Donna!! Congratulations!
Madame Donna C. Jul 12, 2008, 5:15pm EDT
Thanks, Tina.
Jerri H. Jul 14, 2008, 8:35pm EDT
LOL!

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Madame Donna C. Jul 14, 2008, 8:40pm EDT
Jerri, thanks!
Elaine M. Jul 17, 2008, 9:29pm EDT
I'm surprised you didn't get nabbed by security for casing the joint :-)
Madame Donna C. Jul 19, 2008, 1:30am EDT
Hah, Elaine, it's funny that you would say that. I've been thrown out of all sorts of places in the last couple of years for the crime of taking photos. Not here though. Thankfully.

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