The other day, my mother called to ask me to come to the parsonage to sign a wedding card, as all the church ladies were signing. I really don’t know the happy bride-to-be very well, and was just racing out the door to catch another appointment, but she was persistent, and I said I’d drop by on my way out.
It just happened that it was a holiday, and had been declared “work day” at the church. I seem to just get in the way when I attend those, so I hadn’t given it much thought. Normally I woudn’t bother to carry my camera in such a hectic situation, but there was my good friend Mrs. Tsubakihara, all dressed up like a professional cleaning lady, and sweeping away in front of the Church with a big smile on her face. As if sweeping the street was just her greatest delight!
I came in for a closer shot, and she crunched up her nose into dozens of happy wrinkles, smiling so big her eyes nearly disappeared. She’s usually ever so self conscious, and won’t let me take pictures at all, so this was a terrific moment – what the Japanese call a “shutter chance.”
Just a quick example of why it’s a good idea to always carry your camera!
Posted 3 years, 6 months ago at 11:38 pm. 6 comments
My mom is 71, and has been suffering with a broken foot for the last couple of months. She does spend some time online, and loves all things computer-related, though, so I’ve been sending her a few new computer and photo tips as I learn them.
This morning I got an email with this brilliant flower attached.
Dear Debbie,
I’m having so much fun that I can hardly stop to write to you. You introduced me to Flock and things have just snowballed from there. There is this really neat place to put up your pictures. I love it. I’ve been going through my pictures that I’ve taken this year and picking out the ones I like the best. I add them to the Photo Uploader and guess what? I can even crop off something that got in the edge that I didn’t want, or crop it smaller so you can see more detail. It is wonderful! (I’ll send you a link in about an hour)
You know, last night you showed me how to use the macro on my camera. I’d never done that before. I ran all over the house taking macro pictures of all kinds of things. You wouldn’t believe how much fun it was. I will send you a few and see what you think. My main purpose was to take a lot and “get a feel for what could be done” with the macro. Now that I’ve tried it, I can use it more discriminately, but it was really great to “find” a new area of photography. This summer I took lots of pictures of butterflies. Maybe next year I can get some of them with the macro – but then, maybe they won’t want me that close.
Cameras – even my little one- have so much potential for fun.
Enjoying life,
Mom
Just goes to show, its never the wrong timing to make photos a part of your lifestyle. Don’t be intimidated by the ‘Pros’ out there who love to talk camera-eze and make us little people feel uneducated. Photography is really all about recording and sharing how YOU view the world. Happy snapping!
Posted 3 years, 6 months ago at 11:54 pm. 7 comments