Friday, April 16, 2010

beginner's mind

i went back and looked at some of my (relatively) old photos. these are some of my first efforts. i like to see where i came from.
that would be baltimore.
or the stork brought me.
or under a cabbage leaf.
or rejected by aliens.
yeah, that one.








i've been thinking too much.
or not enough.
how do you tell the difference?



and then there's mexico.

13 comments:

  1. Great song. The color in these photos is stunning. Somehow, the shadows have a sadness that informs me.

    If I could figure out the thinking condumdrum, I wouldn't be trying to write poetry.

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  2. boy,kass,i suspect i've been thinking with only one hemisphere lately. maybe that's why my creativity has gone awol.
    and you're not trying-you're doing!

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  3. Any aliens that would reject you aren't from an advanced civilization.

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  4. kirk-such a sweetheart you are! hey, think maybe we're from the same planet?

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  5. Once again it is your work in light I find fascinating. Reflection and refraction through different media. The colors are striking.

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  6. tag, light is what i'm drawn to. and yet, i've been taking photos with less and less light apparent light. i might be looking to find the subtle light, that infuses us all.
    what do you think?

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  7. Umm, this is the third time I've tried to post a comment... Beginner? These are wonderful; good light, good subject, good composition. Everything is right about these.

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  8. okatb-oh my, thanks. i took these last july (maybe?) when i was fresh to it. i've lost some of that fresh eye. beginner's mind is buddhist, the ability to approach something newly, yet with the experience gained. i think i'm trying too hard now.

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  9. Great photos and wonderful music. I love Emmy Lou Harris's singing. This one - Mexico - chokes me up. Thanks.

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  10. elisabeth, thank you and you're welcome. this song choked me up, too.

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  11. I'm still looking for my planet.

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  12. “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra”. ~Jimmy Johnson

    Your work has that little “extra”!

    loveNlight
    Gabi

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  13. kirk-let me know if you find it.

    gabi-sometimes, yes, sometimes, no. that's life!

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