This is the first picture I took with my digital camera. It was a surprise picture; the kind you take and have no idea what you did to get it. I’ve never been able to repeat this picture, even though I’ve taken numerous photos of the object in it.
It was the beginning of a long friendship with my Sony camera, which has allowed me to explore photography in a way I never could before. I can take close-ups and far away shots with equal success, at least by my terms.
True confessions
Perhaps this isn’t the best thing to confess, but I like the easy button on a camera. Maybe one of these days, I’ll take lessons, but for now taking photos is my playtime. I like being able to pick the subject and let the camera make its own decisions.
So, when I took this picture, I was pleased. Looking at it, I liked the way my camera was thinking and I also like that I’ve never repeated this picture. It is what it is.
The challenge
Here’s your challenge for today. I decided this picture needs a quote. Find a quote, or write your own, that you think belongs to this picture and share it in the comment box.
Enjoy!
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I wish I had the time to think of really wonderful quote myself, but unfortunately it’s a busy day at the office for me. However, I found a pretty great quote that I think goes well with this image: “The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson) I love the challenge idea! And, by the way, the picture is AWESOME!!!
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@ Dani — I love that quote. It is visual as well as kinesthetic…I love the line “…strings of tension waiting to be struck.” Thanks for sharing the quote:~)
Hi Sara,
“My definition [of a philosopher] is of a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding the ropes which confine him to earth and trying to haul him down.” ~ Louisa May Alcott
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@ Lance — I had to stop and think about this quote, but when I did…it’s cool…there’s a sense of humor in it that I like very much. Thanks:~)
Sara, that is a luminescent wonder! I can’t take my eyes off that fragile earth hanging in space… at least that’s what it evokes for me. I hope you’ll share more photos in future.
By the way, stunning pics of Switzerland there. I wish I could go.
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@ Tony Single — Thanks for comment about the picture. You captured my same thoughts about the picture…a fragile earth hanging in the darkness of space, but with a powerful light in its center. I will always be sharing pictures…come visit my Story Photo Challenge on Mondays sometime. Oh, thanks for comment about the Swiss pictures…the subject made it very easy to take pictures:~)
Hi Sara. This is a fantastic photograph — magical actually. Just as I was about to click away after hearing myself think “I can’t think of a quote for this”, a quote landed… “The light that shines from within is your point of reference; your way through the darkness.”
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@ Davina — That’s a fantastic quote…can I use it for the picture?