I am feeling rather fired up due to my decision to participate in shutter sisters, The one word project . I have recently stumbled onto their blog and have been in awe of the beautiful photographs I have seen there and in their Flicker group. For me there is some anxiety involved in participating in this; I am not a professional. I just recently started sharing my photos with a few people outside of my guys at home, except for the photos I have posted here, of course. It does not help that my brother was a photography major and is very talented, and my dad is quite accomplished as well. This will be a stretch for me. I keep telling myself that this is how we grow. Right? All that being said, I have decided my word for this month is "daily." Many times during the course of a day my focus goes to the little details of my environment. I try to relish the little things that are in danger of going unnoticed, or at the very least, that are a tiny part of the landscape of my busy life, details that make me smile. Sill I tend to regard these things as too "daily" to be worth recording. I need to work on validating these things, if for no other reason than they matter to me.
Sometimes we answer our own questions. We should do things because they matter to us--not feel hindered by lack of experience or vision. I saw this quote last week by a Joan Duncan Oliver--"Your life is your gift to the world--the ultimate expressionof you." How big is that?! :o) I found out about this photo/word challenge a bit late, but I find it very inspiring...words and photos make a great pairing. I've always thought your photos were incredible--Can't wait to see more! This one of Ranger and his snowy nose tugs at my heart! Happy Days on the shoot! ;o) ((HUGS))
Posted by: Tracy | February 03, 2009 at 08:06 AM