the thrill of victory... success with making the final turn in the air - approaching an imaginary landing strip - spreading wings... skimming over the water to a beautiful stop - plopping gracefully into the little lake...
all done very quickly - after much practice, i'm sure - yet to my eye - appears technically perfect for a duck... sometimes that "plopping" really is a plop as they forget to put the brakes on fast enough - almost going head over webbed feet into the water! those times are fairly rare, though...
usually what i'm privy to - is a gorgeous dance of fluid motion which is stunning, because it's nature at its best - putting on a show for me to enjoy - free to watch and observe - to marvel and wonder at how they do it - to clap my hands at their success; encourage their moments in the sun...
and when they lighting is working with me - exceptional in its brilliance - i can capture those moments of gracefulness on film - playing with pastel loveliness as if i were an artist with a brush painting on canvas... it fills me with unending joy...
happy day.....
...or using what's at hand -
to create illusions - artistic impressions... to have fun - play - experiment... in order to achieve the end result you want in a photograph. it's about having a plan - a goal - then choosing the path to help you get there...
i don't have any fancy-dancy equipment to help me enhance my photographs - make them appear to have more depth, better lighting or whatever... sometimes you don't need to have anything either - other than what's at hand - natural resources - available to us every day. lately, i've been learning to take advantage of those resources - following the example of my princess diva gracie, who has regularly found the wonderful properties of sunbeams - using them on a consistent basis herself... she is one smart kitty!
so i've borrowed her sunbeams - using them to compliment some tulips i recently purchased. i think tulips are the epitome of springtime - so to play with them in various ways - with natural light - and adding in other resources, has been a lot of fun right now...
happy day.....
