Photographyfree4all's Blog

THE PATH IS SOMETIMES LONG…Part I

photographyfree4all — Mon, 06 May 2013 22:31:19 +0000

I fully believe life is a journey. However, contained in that one statement is a multi-layered complexity that is at times difficult to explain, at best. As we traverse along this pathway called life, we encounter several mini-journeys and even detours that together begin to shape and mold the overall journey of our life. While some of these detours are intentional and completely under our control, others may be shockingly unexpected and fully beyond our control. Oftentimes we may worry about the journey of life to the detriment of recognizing some of those mini-journeys that move us in directions so unexplainable we can do nothing but sit back in absolute awe at what is happening.

At my age, I tend to look back and notice these mini-journeys with greater discernment than I did at an earlier age. When I was younger, it seemed I could rise up easier when I had fallen; it seemed I could pursue success with even greater strength after a failure. But as I age if I am not careful, I may slip into the deception that my journey in life has already been determined by the choices I’ve made to this point. And to a degree I can become deceived into thinking there is little I can do to interrupt the direction my life has taken.

If I could say one thing I have learned from my most recent mini-journey (which is photography) it would be this: Never believe it is too late for your journey to experience a shockingly unexpected mini-journey. Because I am living proof that it is not!

Three years ago, I bought a camera. That’s a simple statement. Since it wasn’t the first camera I had purchased in my lifetime, how could I have expected any life-altering mini-journey to come from this simple acquisition? I didn’t.

And yet without even realizing it, on this particular March day everything changed.

I hope you will return for my next chapter: The Excitement of the Early Days.”

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO MISSION – Through the Arches

photographyfree4all — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:20:57 +0000

This is my third posting in a five image series from the San Juan Capistrano Mission. I have chosen to present most of these images with an artistic sepia enhancement, which I believe better depicts the mission as it might have appeared in its early days.

This one is titled “Through the Arches.”

AN AMAZING SETTING SUN!!

photographyfree4all — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 03:01:58 +0000

Even though you may not be able to see the sun actually setting, at this particular moment in time the lighting of this image created an incredible natural effect highlighting the cross over the bell wall at the Mission at San Juan Capistrano.

There is much more to be said regarding this San Juan Capistrano image.

Please stay tuned!

THE MISSION AT SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

photographyfree4all — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:50:43 +0000

Quite possibly one of the most famous missions in all of the world, The Mission at San Juan Capistrano is composed of dozens of archways. I found this particular one to display a unique beauty of both present and past.

There is so much more to this story.

Stay tuned for additional information about my Mission Images.

SOMETHING WITH A TWIST

photographyfree4all — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:21:41 +0000

There is something about this twisted tree that intrigues.

FROM THE DESCANSO GARDENS – “PEACEFUL”

photographyfree4all — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:48:31 +0000

Another entry from the series, Descanso Gardens. The serenity of this setting drives away the stress of the day.

I call this one “Peaceful.”

FROM THE DESCANSO GARDENS – “CHOICES”

photographyfree4all — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:01:40 +0000

I posted this image on my Facebook page earlier this week. I know some of you may not follow my Facebook page (although, it would be great if that could change), so I thought I would share this shot I captured last weekend at the Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge, California.

The title for this image? “Choices”

A LONG TIME AGO IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY…

photographyfree4all — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:41:08 +0000

Well, maybe not in a galaxy far, far away; but a long time ago, someone looked forward to coming home to this place every evening.

Now it stands in ruins, only a memory of what used to be.

MY LATEST FLOWER CREATION

photographyfree4all — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:08:28 +0000

This was a bloom I happened upon while visiting the Descanso Gardens this past weekend in La Canada Flintridge, California.

Keep shooting!

PRETTY IN PINK!!

photographyfree4all — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 02:01:47 +0000

This was a test shot for a recent photo shoot.

“Just chillin’ till the shoot”