“One doesn’t stop seeing. One doesn’t stop framing. It doesn’t turn off and turn on. It’s on all the time.”
Annie Leibowitz
Yesterday’s blog post was deep and focused on Bible-study, then tomorrow I will be sharing an important message for teenagers (via our granddaughter’s 13th birthday).
So this morning I am going to share a fairly random selection of interesting photographs from the last couple of days.
Regarding photography, the Annie Leibowitz quote is spot on. I find that I am always framing things up and sometimes I have to work hard to consciously leave my camera in my pocket in order to simply enjoy the moment, or the walk, or the story that seems to be unfolding in front of me.
Eyes and Heart Open
The refinishing shots are both the mid-19th Century chair Rebekah is working on and the 1952 tea-trolly that used to be my mother’s.
The extensive tree-work is taking place on our church campus. We have a collection of absolutely gorgeous trees out there in the Old Town Cemetery, but once in a while – like all of us – they need more than a little training and redirection.
Then, walking Max this morning, I thought about creating a series of sidewalk shots around the Historic District. These two may be just the beginning, but I’m going to have to get out there with my Nikon DSLR for a few hours one day if I am at all serious about the idea.
Finally, I don’t necessarily love this photo (below) of me. But the other half of the image is so great I’m willing to take a hit in favor of sharing Mr. Max the Handsomest Dog Ever!
I pray that your day today will be full with serendipitous moments of inspiration and unexpected blessings.
Just keep your eyes open and your heart open too. You never know what God may be planning to share with you!
Peace, in every way – DEREK
I find myself doing that all the time. I have bugged Amy at times before church,” Look at the way the light is hitting that person in the second row”. If I were at home, it would be a movie clip moment from Moonstruck, where Cher slaps Nicholas Cage, “snap out of it”. As visual people, we see the world through a different lens. Great post.
Thanks, Bill. (Not the last time Nicholas Cage got slapped in a film!)
Sometimes when I am challenged to “be present in the moment” I want to say, “photography is how I am present in the moment….” Hard sell!