Monthly Archives: January 2016
Poem Photographer
I received a huge honor this afternoon – blogger and poet Ben Truesdale posted a poem that he dedicated to my photography.
Thanks, Ben! I appreciate knowing that you find meaning in what I do.
Sometimes
She searches for poems,
Roves over
Innumerable things
With a hope
Her eye might catch
A suchness
And florescence
Glowing real
In the edges
Of interest.
And so to the woods
For knot, bird and lichen
Hosted in the crenellations
Of ecosystems’ burgeoning.
And to the city streets,
Angular in architectural
Masterpieces and rhombus
Network’s crystalline form.
And to the face of child,
Old man and worn woman
Storytelling in wrinkles
And light shining eyes.
But sometimes,
Caught unawares,
She finds the thing
In the corner of her eye,
Like an insistent child
Demanding attention,
A nugget gleaming treasureful
In the open hand
Of the high carat sand
And the riverbed of imagery.
© Ben Truesdale and distilledvoice, 2015
For Melinda https://thepoetryofphotography.wordpress.com
And all the other talented photographers I follow.
Daytime Farolitos
The Christmas Eve tradition in Santa Fe is to walk Canyon Road, which is decorated with farolitos (“little lanterns” – paper bags with candles inside), bonfires, wandering carolers, and lots and lots of people. And the whole thing was scented with the smoke from the piñon fires.
On Christmas afternoon, we went back to Canyon Road. The magic of the night before was gone, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t things to photograph!
Santa Fe, New Mexico
photographed 12.25.2015
You were wondering what the farolitos looked like, maybe? Here’s an iPhone image of some of them:
But this is NOTHING – check out these images from Victoria, BC, courtesy of my friend Ehpem.
UPDATE: This is funny – I had a comment from a follower who was reminded of the Paper, Rock Scissors game when he saw the photo of the farolitos. Check out the photo below of a sculpture I found only a couple of blocks away:
Crazy!
One Day | One Image 