Persimmons & Imari

Spring in Gig Harbor

Spring in Gig Harbor

Lavender Field

Oyama Magnolia

Calm

Love to find balance...it is an elegant moment.

Adrift & Afloat

The magic hour of the day....

Citrus Still Life

Heading to San Diego to see my extended family. This trip is much more than a chance to catch up. It is so much more. A fresh breath of air...scented with the lemons and limes in my garden...it will do so much for my soul.

into another world

to slip between here and there....

300 images

300 images shot at 8 different artists studios over 2 days and not a shot that grabbed me. Frustrated at the lack of appeal, I was sitting at my computer deleting like mad when I glanced outside and saw this shot developing. So I grabbed my camera, ran outside and quickly shot off 5 shots, the last one was the only one which wasn't totally blurred out. Why don't I ever use a tripod?!

A moment in time...

A second or two in a day can capture so much more than an entire day of activity...at least it seems that way to me. And by reliving it, I wonder how many others stopped at that special moment and exhaled. Maybe just me.

In M...otion

There are times where luck is everything; nothing less. This young girls feet were caught at just the right moment - one foot lifting off and the other not yet planted on the wet sand. Not sure why that is so intriguing to me but I find it lovely. At that moment most of the sunset viewers had departed and the family was calling to this girl to hurry along...time for dinner. Had I blinked, this moment would have been lost. That I did not have my tripod along is rather amazing in that this is fairly clean. A lucky sunset. A lucky trip for me. A lucky shot. Pure luck.

In two's

Twilight brings out romance...magic. Heard a wonderful line in a song recently; "Getting lost in her twilight." That sums it up.

Last Seconds

As photographers know, we are keen observers of what is happening around us at any given time. Light is often the quest but so is the capturing a particular mood or moment. There are times that the beauty I experience is staggering and the desire to share that with someone is powerful. But as is often the case, I work alone and so I hope that sharing my images with others, perhaps they will know what was in my thoughts and in my heart. That I was happy.
I can often pick that mood up in other photographers work...an undercurrent of passion that transends the image. Work that does that is noteworthy. I see hundreds of beautiful images but without that passion flowing through it, it pales in comparison to what I'm writing about. When I'm in the zone, it happens. I love it there.

Thoughts

of a sunset, 9/11, honeymooners, the future.
By now, when I shot this image, all the sunset visitors and photographers had wondered off to other places and for awhile I stood alone in the gathering dark and thought that this was a tough date for our country, and yet I had just had the most wonderful moments with a happily newlywed couple from Dallas, Texas. I shot them unawares and offered them
copies of what I had. They were darling, happy and in that special place that newlyweds enjoy and so excited about their lives ahead. So uniquely American - so confident and assured. I was just out for a long walk, and then this interaction transpired and it was
such a lovely way to end a very sad day.

I walked back in the dark, ready for a soak in a hot tub and hoping my images of the couple came out okay. They did in spades....what luck! They will love the photos but I will love the attitude of yet another generation as they step up to assume their responsibilities. We are in good hands.
As far as photography, the color gets better after the sun fades to dark. When everyone has left. When you are quite alone.

Dreaming At Dusk

There is that special time in the day, when all of the daily grind is mostly accomplished and there is time to sit and have some quiet. Delicious is the only way to describe it. Nothing quite touches you except the calmness and the serenity of that moment. Sometimes a glass of wine in hand to savor but that's hardly a requirement. Quiet...inside your soul and all around you...bath water that matches the temperature of the air. Balanced. Being in a dream of a dream.

Last Light

The light changes constantly, two nights in a row can be worlds apart as far as the mood. When it dances across my ceiling, I know to glance outside. I painted the ceilings in a semi gloss just for that reason. Catching the dancing light off the water turns my interior into art...bringing light in on the darkest days. I face West and that was a deliberate decision. I had to wait a long time to find the right light. The actual house itself was not that important. Having the light was. So soothing and alive at the same time. A water world for a water girl.

At Rest

Heavenbound

Heavenbound - I'm not sure how to explain life after death but I do believe the spirit lives on long after the person has drawn their last breath. I feel it around me at times, certain people who touched me. Cemeteries are filled with good energy and stories if one is able to soak it in. Not something I can share with others...many are uncomfortable with that whole direction. But in life, there are people with good energy and bad energy. I have found it is healthier to keep my distance from those that feed off of the latter. Spiritual energy is eternal.

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