I'm a former art teacher, an erstwhile writer of poetry, a church secretary, a wife and mom of two grown children. I've been interested in photography ever since someone allowed me to experiment in my high school's dark room with developing black and white film, and was inspired by the photographs my parents matted and displayed of their around-the-world travels. My first camera was a Kodak Instamatic :) and I've been very happy with my two Kodak digital cameras (a Z740 and a 550), but I'd been wanting to get back to an SLR. So, I started with a Nikon D60 and recently purchased a Nikon D3300.

I joined Flickr in Feb07, so there are some favorite older photos going back to '01 and beyond interspersed among the recent.

The Moment

 

Quick, clouds are not anchored

to earth or rock, they are moored

to the wind. They shift and yaw

at the whim of the air's tide

and you have to be ready to hook

the moment. Some - the instant

lovers snare with a glance,

a baby's first lurch for safety

net arms, when stars are birthed

and die in the ocean of emptiness -

happen but once. So, settle in,

be camera-ready

or miss the shot forever.

 

Donna Smith, April 2007