Heaven's Light

Earlier this year, I took a photograph that awed me. I was headed into town to get some things, my son in tow, and saw the sunlight slanting down through the clouds. I turned off Powell's Valley Rd, parking beside Sheetz Road... Climbed up the bank to the cornfield above the road. And took this photo, with the church beyond.

Those of you who regularly check my blog have seen some version of this in the past. I am not resurrecting a dead image here for no reason, so bear with me. This is, as a amateur photographer, my favorite all-time photo (that I have, myself, taken):



Through my account on DeviantArt.com I have come into contact with people all around the world, of various interests and talents, most at least somewhat artistically inclined. Enter Karen, one of my newest "friends", from the Netherlands.

She commented on a river-reflections photo that I posted recently, and said something about someday perhaps painting a version of it. I told her she was welcome to, anytime.

I didn't right away, but eventually, told her that I'd like to see my favorite photo painted. This was like two days ago. This morning when I looked at my 'watch list' of new pieces, this was there. Wow!!! I am so honored and flattered by her interpretation. This was done as an oil painting, the photographed for this display.

Signs

Something's coming... Can you feel it in the air?

Inspirations - A Window To My World

09-25-2006 Re-edit. Prior edit broke links to images not already loaded into your browser's cache, so trying this again....

09-23-2006 Edit. I updated links and images in the following post to present higher quality images and correct broken links. Feedback and comments always welcome.

So from my front yard, you can see stuff like this (click images to be taken to a clearer view of them):









And recently, even this:



From my back yard, you may see sights like this:









And tonight, even this:

Recent News

Things have been quiet here...

I've taken some new photos (how surprising, huh).

If you're interested, I'll share a couple or three. This one, for starts, cause I'm quite proud of it. Not that I planned it to look this way but darn it, even if I just pointed the camera and clicked... It DID turn out quite well, I thought.

This one, taken within minutes of that one... was hand-picked by my daughter. I had a couple of "pretty" butterfly shots, and this one was okay... But she liked the quiet beauty this one had over the showy beauty of the monarch, so this is my pick of the day.

And, the last one from that park... An American Lotus. The seedpod looks almost artificial.

And... two more before I go. These two were taken in my back yard. Comments are always welcome.