When life gives you rain, take a picture.
As you know, my husband has been giving photography lessons to a select few. I am one of the select few. I don't think that I am taking really great photos, but I am taking photos and, most importantly, I am paying attention to everything around me. If I never take another picture in my lifetime, I have learned a valuable lesson: pay attention, look, and actually see what is around me.
Yesterday I was complaining about the weather. It was cold, windy, overcast and raining intermittently. As I was driving to work, I looked up the hill at the Fire Tower, and it was such a beautiful sight. Three months ago, I would have been (maybe) watching the road, playing with the radio, probably not have noticed that there was even a landscape, driven on to work, driven home, gone to bed, still ticked off that it was nasty weather, and the 3-day weekend would be ruined.
But yesterday my brain registered that: a, the lighting would be killer with the cloud coverage, b, the vibrant green of spring would contrast with the gray beautifully, c, the Fire Tower is an iconic structure. Put the three together, the perfect photo opportunity. I quickly pulled over to the side of the road, positioned myself so as to miss the power poles, power lines, and other icky items that will ruin a great photo, and started snapping away with my Droid phone. My husband always says you need to use your phone camera more. It is something that is always with you. The quality is great for a blog photo. It keeps you paying attention to your surroundings. The perfect photo is usually not the one you plan for; it is the one that just happens when the right subject presents itself.
Well, here is the funny part. I just inserted that really great picture. It is so blurry that I can't (won't) use it. I am going back today with a different camera, as it is supposed to be cold, cloudy and raining. Wish me luck.
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