Running in the shadows, sad something

Steve's assignment for today was shadows, inspired by his favorite person, of course, Stevie Nicks. The lyric above is from the song, Golddust woman. Thinking of that, plus the shadow assignment, I had no idea what to shoot, but was envisioning soft golden shadows and suddenly remembered a recent moleskin I found. Moleskin books have been around for about two centuries and were written in by many famous artists, composers and writers. I have a few around and I randomly write things down: beginnings and endings of stories, songs, whatever is on my mind. I've never filled one up, but I imagine my children and grandchildren finding them all over the place when I am dead and gone and reading the scattered pieces that were once my life. I love this assignment by the way, Steve, because I feel like a shadow myself these days, wondering if anyone truly does see the real me.

The first two I need help deciding on: The first one, the candle is slightly out of focus and the words are in focus.

The second, the candle is sharp with the moleskin blurred.

Which do you like?

These last two I just like alot. More golden shadows and a halo-ed candle with very low light settings. I hope it counts for a shadow.

(Enlarge for full filter effect)

Walking on the wild side

First, let me say that I am a total chicken when it comes to photography. I am definitely not a "Trish" if you know what I mean...lying in front of 1500 pound beasts and all that. So today I had to muster up my courage to walk on the wild side. I have been walking about 3 miles a day for a little over a week now and I have been passing by this beautiful, derelict old fence with a quite obvious posted sign on it. It lies a good distance from my chosen and legal walking path. I decided hey, if Trish can risk her life, then I can leave my path and take a few shots (hopefully the landowner does not own a gun, right?). I got these...

Which do you like best?

Enlarge for best views. I turned the contrast up just a bit on all of them to emphasize the wood against the green leaves and the last one has an "angled strokes" filter. Believe it or not, I was too chicken to get "the shot" I was actually looking for but there's always another day, right? ~Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow. ~Mary Anne Radmacher

(And the little voice that says, "don't stop trying" when life gets hard).

Pill spill

Time

"And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but its sinking, And racing around to come up behind you again" ~Pink Floyd

No time for photographs today, I'm racing the sun!

Lens baby and a mystery tree

Steve graciously let me borrow his lens baby to experiment. I got this shot of the window at church, but I also tried some photos of mixed spring flowers and all I got was a white screen...anybody know why that happened?

Also, this is a mystery tree I saw growing on one of my hikes last week. There were so many of them and I knew that most of them wouldn't survive in one area, so I grabbed one and planted it in a pot to see if it would grow. The leaf buds have opened:)

Water>>>>>>falls part two

I know, my friend

the swirling pools that are inside you

and how the scorching drops of water cling to your heart

leave you gasping for air as you break the surface.

I know, my friend

the jagged stones that pull you down

and how your fingers slip against the rough edges

leave you battered and bruised on the desolate shore.

I know, my friend

the sound of the wind that calls you

and how you strain to feel the sun upon your face

the sea of the forest closing in around you.

I know, my friend

I know

The hands of perseverance

To cap off the great and amazing show, our first (by the way, you can visit it at the Frothingham Library!) we held the monthly drawing for the coveted photographer's trophy of the MVP-ers. The tension is somewhat akin to a Roman gladiator battle to the death! The winner...someone who has persevered and been patiently waiting the chance to grasp the cup of champions...
STEVE! Congratulations on your win and Trish, you also are a winner in my book. Your work on our show was tremendous and hasn't gone overlooked.