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Light and Shadow

Take a deep breath.  Good. Now, take another. And one more...slowly.... Relax.Imagine a hot and sunny day and a long path without shelter.  You've been wandering for a while now.  You're hot.  You're thirsty.  You want to rest.Before you, across…

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Clinging

Although, it's rarely this bad, sometimes, when faced with life's challenges, it feels like you need to cling to your last shreds of faith, hope or dignity to make it through.  That's what it feels like to me right now.…

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Standing Firm

Sometimes it feels like the storms of life are too much to bear.  Time and again, the challenges gather strength, overflow the banks of reasonableness, and come rushing at us with a furious strength.Now, of course, it may really be…

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In My Next Life….

In my next life, I'm coming back as a cat.  Now, THIS is the life!! It pays to always have a camera with you.  And this picture illustrates that the rule of not taking pictures at noon is not always…

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The Importance of Props

Props can go a long way to making a photo shoot go from hum drum to Wow.  On the way to a photoshoot with a young and very active girl and her mother, I had the thought to get a…

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Paths and Gateways

I love to take pictures of pathways, especially in the woods.  They are, of course, so symbolic of our journey through life.  And a fork in the road, a ditch, a rock, a puddle, a cliff, a fallen tree across…

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Going in Circles

My good friend Jessica sent me a ring for Christmas (in April! - or was it May?).  Anyways, I haven't really taken it off since.  There was an instant appeal and internal joke.  The appeal was my love for all…

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Urban Grunge

I have a fascination with "urban grunge."  I often photograph it and it makes me smile.  This fascination of mine intrigues me as I have no idea how or why it began.   I search for the pattern and composition…

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Age, Beauty, and Modeling

I took a number of images of my niece today and also a guest from Martinique.  It was meant to be good fun - which it was! - and to be practice for me - which it was! - and…

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First Posting

I've been wanting to create a blog for quite some time.  I started one about a year ago to record the experience of my mother's transplant.  The struggles, hopes, dreams, and fears of being her daughter and then remembering her after…

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