Finding a path into the Caribbean
Well, I started to write this post to try to tie in something about photography into the US holiday today, Independence Day. I thought there were some parallels in the paths we take as photographers and those that founded this country took. The writing started to get too deep and heady even for me! 🙂 Let’s just say it started out with ideas around wandering into a sea of billions of images and wanting to find your own path, etc, etc, etc. I was a couple paragraphs into it and thought “Where the heck am I going with this??!” Writer’s block set in, I deleted and started over. So here I am, writing about what I couldn’t write about.
I have been having a lot of these blocks lately, both in what to write about and ideas for photographs that just don’t quite gel together.
So I am taking the easy way out today, will enjoy the holiday day off, and perhaps work on some older images. Have a nice 4th!
The texture in the foreground is just fantastic…as are those fluffy clouds. What a beautiful day this image depicts. Ive been having alot of blocks lately too…
I thought the rough texture vs. the silky water was an interesting contrast – so thanks! It was a great day.
Happy Independence Day, Mark. Hope you had a good holiday off.
Thank you all for your comments. It is reassuring knowing I am not the only one that experiences this abandonment!
The photograph is beautiful and serene. The thoughts are welcome, because they cover familiar ground. Like others, I, too, have tackled countless subjects that I had to abandon. Curious that we begin thinking that we have a quite decent handle on what we want to say. Soon, however, we realize we are going in circles and have confused ourselves to the point that we are no longer certain what exactly it is we thought we might say. Cyberspace must be getting crowded with all those “flushed” posts.
Happy blogoversary 🙂
I love the blue in this image, feels comforting and relaxing. Kinda stirs a desire to sit there to watch and listen to the waves. I too, have been there, done that, but I did not buy the t-shirt, too broke. Hope you have a good 4th.
I feel that way a couple of sentences into every post I start…
You recovered admirably — hope you had a good holiday.
LOL! Been there. Done that. Got the T-shirt! 🙂 Also, I liked your recovery. Writing about what you couldn’t write about. Lovely pictures, too!
I can sure relate to the first paragraph. I don’t know how many posts I have started with the that result, where in the heck am I going with this! Guess it’s the nature of the writing beast.
Hope you had a good 4th.
Mark, a beautiful relaxing photo. I love the shades of blue and turquoise. It really pulls my eye to the horizon after quickly absorbing details of the coral beach.
Just the other day I deleted a bunch of post drafts for my blog which had withered and died upon the vine. They all began with good intentions and inspired ideas but became lost and stranded in limbo.
I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July Holiday!
Take time to celebrate. Enjoy the day.