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07/10/2007 07:04:18 PM · #1 |
For a long time, there were many days I could not answer the question "What am I interested in?" There were a few things that occupied my time but they didn't really cross my mind as interests. When I re-discovered photography with my Canon A60 it was a small time hobby and hardly the passion it has become now. When I decided to get into photography whole heartedly with the purchase of my Nikon D50 my life changed. Not only is photography an interest for me, it has become a passion. I've found that my life has become enriched because I see the world differently. Even when I don't have my camera with me I look at the colors, the light, textures, shadows and relationships of the things around me. Though my skills as a photographer have improved, the gift God has given me isn't the skills I have. It is this new vision and perspective into the everyday.
Yesterday, I was walking home and started shooting. I was in a bit of a funk and I really couldn't get a shot I was truly happy with. I switched lenses and that was when I saw a butterfly sitting on a leaf. Rarely do I ever get an opportunity to photograph butterflies as it seems I never have my camera when I see them. My fiancee Renae believes that butterflies are the souls of the people who have left this world who have returned to provide us with guidance. I would have to agree.
Other things were revealed to me one by one. A cobweb hanging in the trees. The fine veins of a backlit leaf. A beautiful blossom. A mother duck and her soft-downed babies.
As I finished my afternoon of shooting I realized something. Each day God gives us new gifts to find. Its up to us to find them.
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07/10/2007 07:10:01 PM · #2 |
*hugs*
i'm happy you had a good day shooting and a good day thinking. God Bless You! :)
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07/10/2007 07:30:28 PM · #3 |
That's an awesome feeling isn't it? I love when I'm out shooting and find something totally new or when I can capture something in the way I would think God would want it presented, sometimes I just stop and thank Him for the opportunity to show others the beauty that so many miss or just take for granted.
It kind of reminds me of why I love mornings so much and why I chose the title on this image.
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07/10/2007 09:01:17 PM · #4 |
| God Bless, now let's end this with a prayer. |
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07/10/2007 09:07:45 PM · #5 |
God has given me World of Warcraft. I am not sure if it is a blessing or not.
Glad to hear that God is working in your photography. |
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07/10/2007 09:34:42 PM · #6 |
 Citadel, Very nice description of how you feel about life and photography. May GOD bless you each day. |
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07/10/2007 09:42:25 PM · #7 |
| God HaS GiVIn ME SOme SIk SkillZZZ wif A CAMYRAR !!11!ONE!111TWELVE!!!! |
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07/10/2007 09:43:29 PM · #8 |
| God is blessing me with nonstop rain [read: torrential downpour for the past 72 hours]. I must be a heathen... |
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07/10/2007 10:07:15 PM · #9 |
| (whispering) I see dead people.... |
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07/10/2007 10:46:59 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Citadel:
Each day God gives us new gifts to find. Its up to us to find them. |
Absolutely...amen. God bless! :)
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07/10/2007 11:27:24 PM · #11 |
| I hope i get out of my funk, though its not completely my fault lol. big heatwave for the past 3 days, getting heat stroke, a cold, having to start at 3am for work every morning.. but its a funk non the less lol. Glad you got out of yours. |
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07/10/2007 11:51:56 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by Citadel:
Its up to us to find them. |
I for one am tired of looking and still coming up empty handed. But good for you that you found it.
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07/11/2007 12:29:57 AM · #13 |
| so when do we get to see the pictures? |
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07/11/2007 12:54:54 AM · #14 |
| nice post man. cool thoughts :-) |
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07/11/2007 01:29:08 AM · #15 |
When I really starting getting into photography (after many years not doing much with my non-digital camera) I thought about this same thing. We see things differently. It reminds me of lucid dreaming.
Message edited by author 2007-07-11 07:43:20. |
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07/11/2007 01:53:42 AM · #16 |
Doh...photo site. Therefore the post requires pics. Dang...
Be right back. |
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07/11/2007 02:12:14 AM · #17 |
Originally posted by ShutterPug:
so when do we get to see the pictures? |
So here they are...
No editing really. Just exported to JPG, zipped, uploaded and titled quickly.
July 9th, 2007
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