2011 the daily post - photo journal

I've named this gallery "The Daily Post" but I can't promise that I will post every day. This gallery is more of a journal of what's going on in my little section of this world we all share. Some days the photo may be better than the commentary and others, the commentary is much better than the photo. It's just a way to combine two of my favorite things, photography and speaking my mind. Here's to 2011! Kris :D
watermaking in place

11.2.11 = Focus<br />
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Did you ever have one of those days when you have that long check list of things to do and then suddenly, without warning, everything changes? Well, I had one last week and it’s been on mind since. I was on a shoot Friday when I was asked by the shop owner if I would get a shot or two of the pink ribbons tied to the trees along the road in support of breast cancer and the Pink Ribbon campaign. Ribbons tied to trees? Really? I had just driven down the street and I didn’t see any pink ribbons tied to trees. As I walked down the street, sure enough, there were pink ribbons everywhere. As I put the viewfinder to my eye, tying to figure out just how I was going to make this look artful, that’s when it hit me. When I focused in on the ribbons, I realized that each ribbon had a name or a message written on it. As I clicked away and the significance of this began to sink in, there it was, just staring at me; the name of a very dear friend of mine battling breast cancer. At that moment, I froze and got the chills and my eyes began to well up. A few years ago, I purchased one of those pink silicone bracelets in support of breast cancer. When I found out that she was in the fight, I dug it out of a drawer and have been wearing it for over a year now. I don’t take it off, but like so many things, you just get used to it and take it for granted. I know what I need to do, do you? Today I give thanks for my viewfinder, for allowing me to focus in on the world around me. <br />
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“Yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery. Today is a gift, that’s why they call it the present.”

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11.2.11 = Focus

Did you ever have one of those days when you have that long check list of things to do and then suddenly, without warning, everything changes? Well, I had one last week and it’s been on mind since. I was on a shoot Friday when I was asked by the shop owner if I would get a shot or two of the pink ribbons tied to the trees along the road in support of breast cancer and the Pink Ribbon campaign. Ribbons tied to trees? Really? I had just driven down the street and I didn’t see any pink ribbons tied to trees. As I walked down the street, sure enough, there were pink ribbons everywhere. As I put the viewfinder to my eye, tying to figure out just how I was going to make this look artful, that’s when it hit me. When I focused in on the ribbons, I realized that each ribbon had a name or a message written on it. As I clicked away and the significance of this began to sink in, there it was, just staring at me; the name of a very dear friend of mine battling breast cancer. At that moment, I froze and got the chills and my eyes began to well up. A few years ago, I purchased one of those pink silicone bracelets in support of breast cancer. When I found out that she was in the fight, I dug it out of a drawer and have been wearing it for over a year now. I don’t take it off, but like so many things, you just get used to it and take it for granted. I know what I need to do, do you? Today I give thanks for my viewfinder, for allowing me to focus in on the world around me.

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery. Today is a gift, that’s why they call it the present.”

pink ribbon breast cancer awarness