As the days get shorter and the nights get longer, the morning light illuminates with such sharpness and clarity. Could it be that we need darkness to descend longer in order to appreciate dawn's splashing enlightenment? I do love autumn mornings.
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i don't think anyone can truly understand the light unless they have first dwelt in darknes
Another beautiful pic. Love looking at the world through your eyes and camera lens.
Oddly enough, I love it when the "dark time" gets longer and the light gets shorter. Not that I don't enjoy the crisp, beautiful morning sunrises, but there's something calming about the "night" starting at 4pm :)
I love autumn mornings too... left my head behind watching it yesterday morning!!
The contrast between the long dark nights and the crisp bright mornings can make me feel as if I'm suddenly more alive than before...
like Paul's thought too..
love your autumnal photos, x
paul...i so agree. what comes to mind are the encounters I have had as a counsellor with people who are walking along the precipice, with just one foot in the dark. As much as I want to help them reroute their path, it seems that some have to journey into a darker place first. It's difficult to watch....and unfortunately its easy to predict. But, there is no way to stop the descent. it used to bother me to a point where I would worry and take their issues home with me......this was when I was just learning boundaries etc. Then, a mentor pointed out that whatever learning they have acquired, they won't ever lose. And the learning may be much more illuminated once they have more or less hit bottom.
Some don't make it, which is heartbreaking. But the ones who have come bounding back, sometimes after years AMAZE and ASTOUND me. They never forget....and their understanding of light is boundless.
Yes, I have definately learned this lesson from my life/work.
Gypsy....thank you. I have always loved taking pics and held onto my 35 mm for a long time, not wanting to give it up. However, this digital camera I have that my parents gave me for Christmas last year has been such fun.....I do try to take it with me wherever I go and feel a much freer sense of creativity.....I can experiment and if it sucks, well I just delete it. I'm also learning a bit about the different software for changing lighting etc...am a bit of a neophyte. I did crop this one a bit, but didn't change the light and colour on it.
Interestingly, my best nature photos are taken in and around my house and neighbourhood. My neighbours are used to seeing me crouching down in front of their perennial gardens!
Dustin....I'm with you. This has been a long leisurely autumn way up here in Canadaland....beautiful sunny days (warmish too) and clear nights that are hovering in low temps. the sun now goes down between 6:30 and 7pm.....we change the clocks in a couple of weeks and it will go down earlier. Sunrises happen at 7am....
I love the closed coziness of the longer nights. It feels more settling to me especially after working a full day away from home.
ps. I am SO going to miss your blog Dustin! Can you just leave it for a bit and not delete it? It would be a shame not to visit to rereads the prayers and thoughts you have posted?
Katie....it does kick start the energy...I agree. this is my most productive time of year by far. My autumnal pics.....get ready because i seem to have enough of them to fill a shoebox!
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