LENS-ARTISTS, Photography

Creativity

I struggle with labelling myself as creative, or labelling the things that I do as creativity. Is following a crochet pattern creative? Is photographing an insect or a flower creative? I get bogged down in dictionary definitions that say things like: creativity is "the ability to produce or use original and unusual ideas" or "a… Continue reading Creativity

LENS-ARTISTS, Photography

Sun Sparkles

I went for a brief walk today. It was hot and sunny, too hot for me really, but I wanted to visit the village pond and see if there were any dragonflies. I didn't stay long, but got a few shots. I have been having a bit of trouble with my auto-focus, and was a… Continue reading Sun Sparkles

LENS-ARTISTS, Photography

Sanctuary

The word 'sanctuary' has a long list of meanings if you look it up in a dictionary, but the overarching idea is that it means a place that is sacred, whether you mean that in a religious way or not. It is a place where you can take refuge and be safe. You can also… Continue reading Sanctuary

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Winter isn’t coming … yet

fire and icefire and ice combineas glistening frozen leavesreflect the sunset coloursshivering in the golden glowas winter’s grip takes holdwritten by me, December 2012 https://flic.kr/p/qA1ieL https://flic.kr/p/CHisF4 twinkle even in the deepest days of winterwhen darkness falls earlyand nights are so longthere remains a glimmerthe merest twinkle of warmer timesglistening in the hidden spaceswritten by me, December 2014… Continue reading Winter isn’t coming … yet