“A Kiss in the Dark” Photographing in low light was the day’s task. Knowing that I wasn’t going anywhere this evening, I figured that I would take some kind of set-up shot. I had put Hershey’s kisses in Erin’s lunch this afternoon so the kisses came to mind as I was deciding what to try. I like the above picture compositionally. The lighting almost makes it look like the kiss is floating in chocolate. I handheld the camera because I…
Though the Christmas decorations were all put away last weekend (except for the snowman that I noticed in the hall bathroom today), our Christmas vacation really didn’t end until today. Brooke left to go back to Chicago and Erin started back to school. It was really nice to have both girls here with us last night. Erin was a real trooper and spent the night with us so that she could get up at 5:15 to take Weber to the…
“What Do These Things Have In Common?” Today’s official prompt was ” a stranger’s smile.” As you can see, that is not what I photographed. Weber is having his first ever colonoscopy tomorrow. Thus, we were at home today. Everyone says that the prep is the worst part. So far, he says that it has not been too bad; he is about done drinking ‘that stuff” so the fact that he is doing this well is a good sign. The…
“Us” So, I cheated today. This is a self portrait. And, I did take the picture – just not today. I originally posted it here back in November. For several reasons, today’s prompt that called for a self portrait was more than I could grasp today: I HATE to have my picture taken – by me or by anyone else. Pictures of me always look terrible. Or, maybe the pictures just prove a reality I don’t want to face. I…
“Contrails” I went outside this morning to say good-bye to Weber as he left for school. I looked up to the morning sky and saw the beautiful contrails left by jets flying in and out of Love Field. Remembering today’s photo prompt, climbing, I headed inside to get my camera. I love the morning sky with its hints of pink and orange. I’m glad this image presented itself. My only other thoughts for the day’s prompt was to catch…
“Real Life Trash Collection” Today’s photo prompt was “real life.” That has so many possibilities! The other day when the prompt was “movement” and I had no idea where I was going with that, I was sitting at the dining room table drinking my morning coffee as the trash truck came. We had the last of our Christmas trash out so the pile was bigger than usual. I watched as the men tossed the boxes into the truck with…
“Raindrops” Rain without thunder, lightning, wind and tornadoes is so peaceful!
“Discouraging Birds” This title may be a little misleading. The prompt for today was discouraging. The birds here are not discouraging. I was discouraged by the picture that I took of them. This afternoon, Brooke and I heard this great commotion outside. I looked out the from door to see what could have been a scene from Hitchcock’s “The Birds.” There were thousands and thousands of birds everywhere – on the ground in the trees, on rooftops, in the air….
“Embroidering Baptismal Stoles” This was not my “official” picture but it does have its own sense of movement. “Go With the Flow”
“Words Not Required” Despite the fact fact that I am a musician by profession, I very rarely write about music here. I’m not really sure why that is. Perhaps it is because music is such a huge part of who I am that writing about it is like writing about stop signs or lane dividers on the road way; certainly every knows what it is and whit is here. That is probably a terribly naive and unrealistic perspective on my part….