It is to be another rainy day. But when I stepped outside this morning, a fragile beauty transformed the skies with shifting colors, which reminded me of the illusive glow of an opal.
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You are right, there is something opal about the scene. Beautiful sky ... beautifully captured. When I see photographs like this I ask myself why don't I spend more time taking pictures of the sky - so often it is as glorious as the earth under it.
When I see something unexpected, unusual, or beautiful, my focus involuntarily suddenly sharpens and intensifies. The sensation tickles! That's when I say something "fills my eyes." It is the greatest compliment I can give.
"Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter." -- Ansel Adams
Sunset
The Columbia Gorge
"Sometimes it is not the camera as much as the "thing" you chose to photograph." -- Abraham Lincoln
We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. -- E. M. Forster
Welcome to my World
I have always loved taking pictures. I took my first and only photography class at West Linn High. The photo lab was located in the bowels of the school near the gym's locker rooms. There we learned to manage typical dark room techniques and procedures for developing film.
Things have radically changed since those days. Today's technology no longer requires pungent trays of chemicals and a dark room.
With the invention of the digital camera, I was set free to capture the amazing, unusual and the unexpected. My camera is always by my side.
I never know when, or where I will be able to capture some delicate beauty, or unexpected oddity.
Welcome to my world!
Statistically, the probability of any one of us being here is so small that you'd think the mere fact of existing would keep us all in a contented dazzlement of surprise.
--Lewis Thomas, The Lives Of A Cell
"Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass." ~ Anton Chekhov
I am interested in people, stories, art, drama, music, nature, and photography.
I love to photograph the forest, my garden, birds of all kinds, the river, my town, our historical home, the ocean and so much more. The stories one can find are endless.
The seasons of nature are fascinating to me. Every year, time and the seasons seem to vibrate with increasing intensity
~Beth.
A Fairytale Mind
This is a link to my favorite book reviewer. Rena Lanyon gives a well-written review from a youthful perspective.
Art from Trash
by Clytie, Queen of Hearts
Sharp Shinned Hawk
The Incredible Photography of Abraham Lincoln
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.-- Mark Twain
7 comments:
That is a perfect description of the lovely sky. Just delightful to behold.
Sunny :)
Beautiful, sissie. And perfectly named.
Beautiful vortex.
This isn't related to your post and it's not spam, but I saw a comment you made on Heidi's post at Foxglove, Fabric & Folly about our losing some freedom. If it makes you feel any better, about the time we got our census form, we received a letter telling me that Ipsos Mendelsohn was sending me $10 for me to complete a survey. It asks personal ?'s like what kind of makeup I use, appliances we have, income, etc. and swears to keep the info. confidential. It's over 20 pages. Now they are harassing me to complete it and said if I can't, then my spouse should. So, don't feel alone. I believe the gov't is behind mine too. What I don't understand is why they don't take the info. from the IRS since they're all gov't. UGH!!!
You are right, there is something opal about the scene. Beautiful sky ... beautifully captured. When I see photographs like this I ask myself why don't I spend more time taking pictures of the sky - so often it is as glorious as the earth under it.
What a beautiful way to describe this sky!
Beautiful and nice shot !!
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