To Be Wild
A local hike I love to take surprised me with some wildflowers popping up on the trail. It really shouldn't have surprised me as I looked back at my catalog and noticed I had shot them around this time last year. I went out with the 24-70 2.8 and tried some handheld images hoping to get some in focus as the light was waning. I went back out the next day excited with the 100-400 and a tripod shining I would dominate in a more professional manner this time around and while I got a few that I liked, this composition resonating with me a few days late. Less direct and focusing more on different parts of the flower. My photography lately has shown me to take the path less travelled. Look for deeper compositions, take your time, contemplate, take a deep breath, look around, refocus, and learn to see things differently.
I wish I had this same determination in my private life.
I shared that my youngest daughter went no contact with me, my wife, and my other two children more than a year ago. We had such a wonderful tight knit family that stuck with each other through thick and thin. I try to message her weekly through every avenue I can think of. She has blocked me. I'm not even sure if she is still living in the same apartment anymore. I have been through difficult times before but nothing like this. I even lost my father back in 2009 but this sting hurts the most. I pray for her daily. I hope someday soon she comes home or even calls me just to say Hi.
I share this with you not for sympathy but to tell you to go right this minute and hug and give love to everyone that you hold dear to you. Like these wildflowers they will be gone was to soon. To Be Wild.
To Be Wild
A local hike I love to take surprised me with some wildflowers popping up on the trail. It really shouldn't have surprised me as I looked back at my catalog and noticed I had shot them around this time last year. I went out with the 24-70 2.8 and tried some handheld images hoping to get some in focus as the light was waning. I went back out the next day excited with the 100-400 and a tripod shining I would dominate in a more professional manner this time around and while I got a few that I liked, this composition resonating with me a few days late. Less direct and focusing more on different parts of the flower. My photography lately has shown me to take the path less travelled. Look for deeper compositions, take your time, contemplate, take a deep breath, look around, refocus, and learn to see things differently.
I wish I had this same determination in my private life.
I shared that my youngest daughter went no contact with me, my wife, and my other two children more than a year ago. We had such a wonderful tight knit family that stuck with each other through thick and thin. I try to message her weekly through every avenue I can think of. She has blocked me. I'm not even sure if she is still living in the same apartment anymore. I have been through difficult times before but nothing like this. I even lost my father back in 2009 but this sting hurts the most. I pray for her daily. I hope someday soon she comes home or even calls me just to say Hi.
I share this with you not for sympathy but to tell you to go right this minute and hug and give love to everyone that you hold dear to you. Like these wildflowers they will be gone was to soon. To Be Wild.