One of the things I found
extremely interesting how many photo opportunities one runs into just
by showing up – – showing up to anything. What excites me to is
that we live in an age where everyone has access to the photo device
one sort or another usually cell phones at least I do. Many times I
let great photo opportunities pass just because I don't take the time
to take advantage of a photo opportunity. I've lost many of the great
photography moments I have encountered. Even when I've taken images,
good images, I cannot find the images on the different sources of
backup I have: hard drives, thumb drives, memory chips etc. which is
basically to say that image is lost if I cannot pull it up.
Sometimes, I can search long enough to find the image that I want. If
I were smart – – and I always say I'm going to do this but I
don't – – I should create a file just for this genre of images.
I'm trying very hard not
to turn this post into a holiday theme based comment. Valentine's
Day, Bah humbug!. I've never really been into Valentine's Day. I
remember in school having to make 20 to 30 Valentines one for each of
my classmates in grade school. This event took forever and the only
productive thing I gained out of the whole operation I learned to
spell the word “from”. After writing the word 25 to 30 times it
is and always will be ingrained in my brain. I don't know why
Valentine's Day has been so difficult for me. I just couldn't pull it
off. Maybe because I cannot put myself second which is really what I
guess Valentine's Day is all about. I was still short on producing a
Valentine's Day gift or even card for my wives over the years. Some
days I got close but I was never had the funds to do decent
Valentine's Day. I don't know how the other guys do it. Taking their
wives out to dinner, purchasing a dozen roses (jacked up skyhigh for
the day pricewise) or buying candy. My dad and how to do it. There
are never serious valentines day gifts but I think my mom always
appreciate them. Truth be known I believe she would appreciate
something more romantic than what she got. My dad was working guy, he
worked hard, I am surprised dad got anything for mom but he did and
maybe that is the lesson in life, no matter how hard to get that gift
or something special you get the item.. I never did. I could blame it
on my poverty or having to get out of the car or van on a cold and
blustery January/February day to get the Valentine's Day gift(it was
so hard to do in a wheelchair, is that just pathetic or what). Even
when I did make the effort I always got overwhelmed and could get the
gift.And there, I have failed I have turned this into a Valentines
day post. I'm just a weak.
I don't know why, I don't
even try to make my February letters to the granddaughters, Valentine
oriented. It takes so little to purchase a Valentine card and insert
that with the February letter but I don't. My mom always did I am
just a failure at this kind of stuff. I mean I could hit the
drugstores tomorrow, the day after the event by tons of Valentines
and store them for next year. But I doubt I will do that.
Back to images – – I
actually went to look for files on this computer and a pathetic
attempt to try to find images that would illustrate what I'm talking
about but I couldn't find anything that I want. I have this one image
of a high heel shoe that I found just sitting on a table I think. To
the incredible picture. Instead I'm using this image of dashed roses
somehow this image says it all. May you survive this Valentine's Day.
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