One morning this last week playing around with the settings on my camera.

I am still working on understanding how the camera works 

and how the various elements work (or not) with each other.

There is something wonderful and peaceful about the evening sky.

Try, Try Again

Ok.  So, we are finally "moved" whatever that truly means.  I am trying to get life "back to normal."  Whatever that may look like.  Due to my friend at Patricia Knight Photography.  I am also again excited for the opportunity to continue to develop my love of photography into something that I can share with the world in which I live.

Be sure to check out:  http://www.patriciaknightphotography.com
She has wonderful images of nature.

What a beautiful way to start the day. 

Nature at Play

Photography Catches the Light

So, life gets to me frequently...it is not done with me yet.  As a result photo posting will continue to be sporadic over the next few months but I am expecting that it will be more consistent around September.

I subscribed to the Photo Nuts and Bolts course available through Digital-Photography-School.com  As I was reviewing some of the modules this morning I realized something. 

Photography captures an image of the light that is reflected / refracted -- projected to us in some way.  I have felt that I need to use photography to testify of Christ.  There is a scripture that asks if I reflect the image of Christ by receiving Him.

We (I am) are created in the image of God.  Therefore, I should / could reflect to those around me His light that I have chosen to partake of.  The images that we see in this life are a reflection of deity.  As a people we can choose to see it and embrace it or not. 

I choose to embrace it...My day to day life and as a result my life over all is so much better and happier because of this choice.

Thought:
We are human beings with natural tendencies.  When something happens my initial reaction is a natural one.  However, I choose to continue with this thought / feeling and as a result embrace it -- consciously or unconsciously.  The question becomes what do I replace it with?  Granted, sometimes it is not so easy or obvious.  But, as with all things it becomes easier with practice.

(Example: anger.  Something happens.  In that instant I do not choose to be angry, it comes naturally.  However, I do choose to continue with the anger or to trade it in for a different attitude.  Insert whatever you struggle with.)

God has provided us with the help that we need to make it through each day.  I choose to seek this help and apply it to the best of my ability.  Grace through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.