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Sunday, October 16, 2005
pretty in pink
Sunset over Puget Sound -- Seattle, WA -- 10.16.05
The pink was short lived, literally just a minute later this scene was all grays and blues. The pink was pretty, but eery in a way.
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Oh, yes! There have been so many breathtaking sunsets that were muted and ordinary by the time I got to my camera. More than I care to remember. Something about the angles involved; the colours that strike the eye as so out of the ordinary are so fleeting. A sudden turn into the clouds, being at the right place to catch the reflection... A metaphor for life, times, even relationships. I think we recognize that instinctively and that's why it's so exciting to finite beings like us.
There have been so many breathtaking sunsets that were muted and ordinary by the time I got to my camera. More than I care to remember. Something about the angles involved; the colours that strike the eye as so out of the ordinary are so fleeting. A sudden turn into the clouds, being at the right place to catch the reflection... A metaphor for life, times, even relationships. I think we recognize that instinctively and that's why it's so exciting to finite beings like us.
A metaphor, yeah. You just summed up how I feel everyday working as a pj. Fleeting moments that go unrecorded because the shutter was pressed a milisecond too late. Or because I wasn't close enough. Being in the right place at the right time and prepared is what separates the great pjs from the rest of us.
Sunset over Puget Sound -- Seattle, WA -- 10.16.05
4 comments:
Oh, yes! There have been so many breathtaking sunsets that were muted and ordinary by the time I got to my camera. More than I care to remember. Something about the angles involved; the colours that strike the eye as so out of the ordinary are so fleeting. A sudden turn into the clouds, being at the right place to catch the reflection... A metaphor for life, times, even relationships. I think we recognize that instinctively and that's why it's so exciting to finite beings like us.
There have been so many breathtaking sunsets that were muted and ordinary by the time I got to my camera. More than I care to remember. Something about the angles involved; the colours that strike the eye as so out of the ordinary are so fleeting. A sudden turn into the clouds, being at the right place to catch the reflection... A metaphor for life, times, even relationships. I think we recognize that instinctively and that's why it's so exciting to finite beings like us.
A metaphor, yeah. You just summed up how I feel everyday working as a pj. Fleeting moments that go unrecorded because the shutter was pressed a milisecond too late. Or because I wasn't close enough. Being in the right place at the right time and prepared is what separates the great pjs from the rest of us.
Being in the right place at the right time and prepared is what separates the great pjs from the rest of us.
You mean, like in this shot...? :)
You mean, like in this shot...? :)
Yeah, except this shot doesn't involve people. And really, pj is all about people. Plus, everyone gets lucky sometimes. ; )
Meanwhile, thank you for the kind words. : )
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