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My son and I drove down to Village Creek this morning to check the water out and as usual, the water was muddy looking and everything was dead due to winter - except for these red berries. I liked this composition with the overpass in the background.
It was 9:00 in the morning in the Texas Hill Country. I pulled into a rest area off of Interstate 10 and my eye caught this tree as it stood before the valley beyond it. It was a very peaceful sight and the cool, refreshing morning breeze made me reflect on the beauty of what my God has created for our enjoyment,
A recent trip to the hill country of South Texas (Kerville), I found this waterfall on the Guadalupe River that caught my eye. I mounted my camera upon a tripod and shot away. It was a gorgeous day as you can see and the sound of the water pouring over it's ledge was comforting.
As I have traveled back and forth from Houston, Texas to my hometown in Lumberton every week for the past year and a half, this old car has captured my fleeting attention each time I pass by. Just sitting off the highway, obviously untouched for years, except by the elements of the weather, this car has a story. I don't know it's story. But I know it has one. Someone at some time in the past, drove this car, was proud of this car, maintained this car. I always told myself that one of these days I will stop and shoot some images of this car. And I did. I threw my camera on a tripod and began shooting, trying to capture a visual story about a history I knew nothing of. So it makes me wonder. And imagine. Like all things, time takes its toll.
Contrast and comparison in story always enlightens me. Jonathan, who has been fighting AML Leukemia since August 2008 recently spiked a fever and was admitted to the hospital. The fever was taken care of rather quickly but an incredibly painful headache set in. After 3 days of remaining in a fetal position, isolated in total darkness around the clock, he began experiencing double vision. In contrast to that picture, I took this one immediately on the heels of what I just described. As I took this image, I found myself thinking, "What a contrast and comparison to just a few hours ago." Look for contrasts and comparisons in life. They are great elements to the story.
Watching the energy and carefree spirit of a child causes me to reflect back to the day - the day when I was a child - tirelessly running and playing as if the day would never end. Now, sometimes it doesn't end soon enough. Perhaps the price for growing up.
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