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A life, reflected
In the words of Bruce Cockburn, “You’ve never seen everything.”
I’ve been to a lot of cemeteries. But until the day I went to this one, I’d never seen a marker that was a mirror.
Chimayó, New Mexico
photographed 3.24.2015
(image made during Santa Fe Photographic Workshops class with Sam Abell)
Progression
I had to stand in a little line to get this shot – there were two people ahead of me. Normally, I wouldn’t have waited, but I decided the progression of those arches, the dome above, and the pair of plants was worth the few seconds’ wait. And, because I tried to be a good student in my class with Sam Abell, I remembered to microcompose that last arch all the way at the end.
Mission San José
San Antonio, Texas
photographed 9.6.2015
Plan view (or: compose, and wait)
So, I took that class with Sam Abell and he talked a lot (a WHOLE lot!) about “compose and wait.” I am not by nature a very patient person* so that concept is very difficult for me to do.
But Sam said it, and I paid money to hear it, so it seemed right to try.
And look what happened! Those three people walked right into the shot I’d composed!
Pike Place Market
Seattle, Washington
photographed 4.20.2015
*I actually typed that I was not a “pleasant person” which I hope was more indicative of my typing skills that any sort of deep personal revelation…
Café Islands
You know those glorious days when every single thing you see looks like it ought to be a photograph?
That’s what happened here when I spotted the tabletop archipelago.
(Full disclosure: nothing was staged. Because if it had been, I would have moved the pepper shaker away from the salt.)
Lindy’s Coffee Shop
Albuquerque, New Mexico
photographed 3.26.2015
Children Playing
Well, this just has it all. A street. A street-based basketball goal. A “children playing” sign. A restaurant. A saloon.
Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico
photographed 3.24.2015
One Day | One Image 