Unique

shootingtheshooter, originally uploaded by 2bamazed.

My mother, kids and I visited the annual BBQ fest this past weekend. We turned the kids loose and browsed the street.. I took about 200 photos at this event. It ranged from food to buildings. We visited an awesome coffee house and listened to a great band. The photo I really like the most? This one. This guy on his knee composing a shot.
I was trekking along, spotted him, did a spin, shot, and kept walking. There is just something majical about watching a photographer work.. You know, when I think about it.. We are kind of a unique group of people. :) Keeper of the moments and teller of tales to be told. All in the press of the shutter..

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where this road leads...

where this road leads..., originally uploaded by 2bamazed.

It seems every road I turn, water.... We haven't even met the crest level yet, and I ask.... can it get worse? The answer is always yes..

A place I went today to just gather thoughts and reflect.. Tomorrow we go out again for more documentation. It is times like these when I guess you really find out what your made of..

Where this road leads? Same place it always has.. that has not changed.. I guess trusting that it will get you there... well that is the question.

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Have a little fun.....

2b flair, originally uploaded by 2bamazed.

Ever find yourself busy busy busy?.....

I have finally come to the point this week where I needed a change of scenery.. I thought I would put the cam down, but then started taking cloud pics. Although it was fun and relaxing for me..

So I guess sometimes you just need to kick your feet up, let the sun hit your face and relax...and just have some fun...

;) 2b

Road of broken fences

Road of broken fences, originally uploaded by 2bamazed.

I took this on one of my drives.. As I turned each curve I was taking mental snapshots in my head.. I came up to this curve, and this was it.. I had come to the road of broken fences. I believe this image to be an image of decision.. When I look at it I am led into the frame by a road and a line of broken fences.. Both look to have wear on them. As they take the bend in the road and curve to the right, my eyes are forced to take notice of the trees arching out in the other direction towards the sun. Was glad I came upon this..

Golden.. but for a moment

Golden.. but for a moment, originally uploaded by 2bamazed.

This morning over coffee I sat in awe as I watched the sun peek over the tops of the trees and cast its golden light on everything in its path..

I then caught a glance of my little redbud tree, with the heart shaped leaves... I grabbed my cam, and returned to watch.. I put my eyes up against the eye piece...what I saw was awesome... the light was casting in such a way it was golden.. Circles of light, (bokeh) all around.. It was a moment I could not have orchestrated.. The timing of everything just falling into place... for a moment.

In life we have the same thing.. Golden moments.. Ones we could not orchestrate if we tried.. Things that just are in perfect timing.. A rarity I must say... Thats why they are referred to as golden...

2bamazed, always

The anticipation of Spring.....

Buds and raindrops...., originally uploaded by 2bamazed.

I do this evvvvvvvv-ery year.. I watch the trees bud. Run around my lawn to see if this is coming up, or that.. When I see even a tad of my carefully thought out land art peeking through the ground, I get excited.. Run to the next thing I planted the year before to see. :) This year I am more than anxious than last..

With all the rain and snow we have had over the Winter, I am anticipating an outstanding pallet of greenery and colors.. There is nothing better than watching the landscapes change.. The buds burst forth and the unfolding of all the colors and bouquets, with the air filled with such sweet fragrance .. I bring away with me every year the thought that Its not only the things that my hands have planted that I await to see... Its also so exciting to see the things I hadn't.. :)

Before the pose....

Before the pose...., originally uploaded by 2bamazed.

In life, many things are met with much perfection... We see the fixed and neatly packaged product, or the best writings of the greats.. The best paintings and sculptures.. Or the best images taken from thousands of shots.. It to me is kind of misleading in life... I believe or muse over the thought that the apex of anything of the end, is the before hand or shall I say, between.. That right there, is the substance.. for me anyway.
Between... you will find real life take place, frustrations, attempts, failures, decisions, love, loss, conversation, debate, every imagineable take place before the posed product..
My interest in this image is, between the pose, real life was taking place, it wasn't just a pose, a smile, and great colors or composition.. An empty fixed frame. As I browsed the image there were several things going on.. But you had to look closely..