Little Things

Morning Light

It takes hundreds of pictures to get one like this of these fascinating little winged gems. Fortunately, there are always models out on the feeders who suffer me stalking them with that clicking black box thing with the big eye.

Houseplant

Houseplant

The way the morning sun hits this plant on the window sill captures my attention periodically. I've never been a plant person (which is a way of admitting I'm highly irresponsible with plant care and I'm sure the dogs and cats are grateful I'm not as negligent with them), but I recognize they have a presence and a language, sometimes amplified by the light around them.

Caligraphy

Caligraphy

Sometimes the way the strong afternoon light streams in the window across my jeans captures my attention, revealing in the most mundane things an otherworldly dimension.

Western Sky

Sunset in Glendale

With the winter, there are more clouds in the sky and conditions that contribute to magnificent sunsets with such vibrant color. Where we live, we never get an unobstructed view, but the color seeps in between tree branches and utility poles and the chimneys of neighbors' houses.

Weekly Photo Challenge--Self-Portrait: A Thin Slant of Light

A Thin Slant of Light

Been busy with many other things, finishing course work for the PhD program, now studying for qualifying exams. Still, my time behind the camera has fostered a creative outlet that has helped to keep me sane. A friend and photographer E. Renard recently posted a quote online that I found myself agreeing with whole-heartedly: "If a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it's as though I've neglected something essential to my existence, as though I had forgotten to wake up." --Richard Avedon. In spite of my intense focus on completing my PhD, I find this to be true and the camera is teaching me how to see differently, to see newly, to continue finding the sixpence all around me.