Black was an interesting challenge....to take a photo of something that is black
or a representation of something black.
Looking around the grocery store I found blackberries, black olives,
blackeyed peas, black raspberry ice-cream, black beans, black bread,
black licorice, black sunflower seeds, black cherry soda, black pepper,
black Angus beef, Black Forest ham, and one that I almost took a shot of..
..black coffee! I chose to lean toward the abstract or is that more direct?..
..the crayon which a child could color all these things with!
Melted just for effect.

Here was my other thought....black represents an entire race but everybodies shadow is black!!

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