Thank you Jack! I'm not sure if this is the book I had years ago or not: Photography and the Art of Seeing, by Freeman Patterson. paperback on amazon, used

I think taking a year-long black and white film class at a community college (while in the Navy) helped, and most recently, having to shoot for a theme for a couple of different online groups I've been in.

If you're told to shoot only shadows this week, where would you go and what would you look at? I believe that "seeing" can be learned 🥰

Heavy rain, clearing, sunshine. A typical March day!

Feedback and suggestions welcomed.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53608940080_c147e7c3ef_o.jpgOrchard structures by Linda Shorey, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53608803834_36eefc126d_o.jpgTree farm in the rain by Linda Shorey, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53608673703_728fb78360_o.jpgReady to ride by Linda Shorey, on Flickr

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I drove about 3/4 of a mile past this scene right at dusk before thinking, "What am I doing?" The light was fading fast and I knew I had to hurry, so I "whupped" the car around and flew back to that field, praying that the horse would still be there and that it wasn't already too dark for a good exposure. I whirled the car around and parked in the only possible location where I wouldn't block traffic (there was none on that country road, fortunately). I shot out the driver's side window with the ISO set to 2000 and the lens zoomed to the max (140 mm). That's all I recall about the exposure, because I was working very rapidly (I hate being rushed like that but I knew I had to work fast or the light would be gone). It was my 80th birthday. I think the horse and I were the same age.

I sold a camera the other day, along with some other gear and a camera back pack the other day to a gentleman. When he handed me the cash we both counted it out and the deal was sealed. As he left, I counted it again and found I had miscounted the amount. I ran outside to alert him, but he didn’t see me as he started to drive off. It cost me $100.00, but left me wiser. Count it once, twice, and then a third time. Somehow we both miscounted. I did contact him via FB Messenger and he said he’d like to make it right, but we’ll see. He lives in Anchorage so we are 40+ miles apart. It’s a hard lesson, and partly my fault. Folks, use this as a lesson and please be careful when you sell a camera, lens, gear, or for that matter, anything, and make sure you very carefully count the cash. I don’t think this guy was dishonest, it was just a mistake. Perhaps he was still distraught over the fact that someone had recently stolen his Sony A7 III.

FEAR STRIKES

2000 – Y2K is going to destroy everything!
2001 – Anthrax is going to kill us all!
2002 – West Nile Virus is going to kill us all!
2003 – Sars is going to kill us all!
2005 – Bird Flu is going to kill us all!
2006 – Ecoli is going to kill us all!
2008 – Financial Collapse is going to kill us all!
2009 – Swine Flu is going to kill us all!
2012 – The Mayan Calendar predicts the world ending!
2013 – North Korea is going to cause WW III
2014 – Ebola Virus is going to kill us all!
2015 – ISIS is going to kill us all!
2016 – Zika Virus is going to kill us all!
2020 – Corona Virus is going to kill us all!

The truth is: If you let it, FEAR is going to kill you … Turn off the TV, and wash your hands!