Sun Shot

Meadow Flowers

I was looking through old photos today to put together a gallery of images for my new website (coming soon! I hope) and I often thought, "Wow! That's a really great photo! Why am I not taking more great photos like that today?" Which I thought was kind of weird. I mean, shouldn't I be looking back and thinking, "Whew! Glad I'm better than that now!" And don't get me wrong, I did think that a lot. And in certain areas, such as architectural photography and definitely portrait and wedding photography, I've grown a ton.

But it's also nice to look back and think that I didn't suck. What about you? When you look back at previous work, is it with a wince or with a smile? Or some of both?

In Contrast

We measure our lives in contrast, in the differences between things. Between moments, cheerful and mopey. The feeling in our bellies, hungry and full. The temperature of our extremities, roasting or freezing. Our hearts, generous or cautious. So often our contrasts make our life worth living, worth waking up again the next day to see what will be different.And though we might think we want life to be uniform and predictable, I think that's the last thing anyone really wants.

And of course, contrast makes photographs what they are. Thank goodness for it!

Small and Furry and Cute

Ok, I've been holding out on you, I admit it. I had all the super cute photos just sitting on my hard drive, collecting dust. Or whatever the pixel equivalent of dust is.

But here you go! All the cuteness you can handle in one sitting, assembled just for your viewing pleasure.

Cats and rabbits and guinea pigs, oh my!

Seeing Green

It's the color of trees, emeralds (my birth month stone), moss, grass, Granny Smith apples, money, and Christmas trees. But mostly it's just the color of beauty.

Thank goodness for green! It can be calming or energizing depending on the shade, and represents new beginnings, health (and wealth) and nature. When I spend time out in the green world I always come back refreshed of spirit. And I can't deny that I'm looking forward to St Patrick's Day, as I always do.

So here's to green, and to a beautiful Saturday. Hope you're out somewhere green.

Ornamental plum - Three Things on a Friday

Well, the week has gone by! Some days were better than others, but all in all I feel incredibly lucky to live the life I do. And since it's Friday, here are three random things I'm enjoying:

1. My silly little Gratitude app on my iPhone. Every day it pops up on the screen of my phone and asks "What are you grateful for?" I go into the app, type in a few things I'm grateful for at the moment, see an inspirational quote of the day, and I'm done. Typical entries include sunshine, Evan, good food, pretty light, and generally whatever I'm enjoying in the moment. Here's the link if you're interested. And here's another reason you might want to practice being grateful.

2. This album from 2007, one song of which arrested me in a store while I was browsing (She is Gone, track  5, the chord progression of which I just adore - interesting because one of my favorite Santana songs is She's Not There - common theme?). It's a fun little album.

3. Ok, this isn't something you can buy or acquire, but I have to say I am just loving watching the light as it's transitioning into spring here! We've had some beautiful clear days with gorgeous sun and not too much wind. Thank you San Francisco!