[stylist] Capturing Images in the Early Morning in May

Tue May 15 15:06:16 UTC 2012

Beautiful inspiration. I also take pictures by the point and click method,
reviewing afterwards to hopefully find that perfect shot. A lot are thrown
out, but occasionally some magic occurs through images that could only be
imagined by a truly artistic and open mind. You inspire me to take my
camera with me on walks and as I feel I will shoot and see what happens. I
am leaving in a couple of days for Sedona to hopefully find a house that
will provide what I need. I will look for that magic also and will have
both my camera and my sketch pad with me. I cannot see the images and
writings in my sketch pad any more, but I find it comforting to have so
that I could record what comes to mind so that it may be shared and used
for further inspiration. Namaste, Eve

On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 7:32 AM, Lynda Lambert <llambert at zoominternet.net>wrote:

> Hi Jackie, Myrna, Eve, and all poet friends.
>
> What a beautiful morning it is here in Western Pennsylvania. The world
> here is alive with sights and sounds and smells.  My senses are acutely
> aware of it all because I have just returned from my early morning workout
> at the gym where I do high intensity interval training. After my workout,
> my body is in sinc with the world of nature when I come home.  I grabbed my
> camera and shot a lot of photos of the enormous, 20 ft high, Rhondedendrum
> bush in full bloom. I wanted to capture the early morning light on the
> fully open lavender-pink blossoms - hundreds of them. I am alive and so is
> all of Nature today!
>
> I have always loved taking photographs.  My loss of  sight has not
> decreased the passion I have for those succint and succulent images.  My
> methods have chanced though.
>
> Two years ago, I sold my 35 mm cameras and all the attachments I had
> treasured and used so much over the years.  Now, I just take out my GE1040
> digital camera and I approach my subject, point and shoot. It is always a
> big surprise when I finally get to see what I captured.  It is very strange
> to some people around me that I cannot see what I am shooting, but yet,
> later through technology, I can see the shots on my large screen computer
> moniter, using Zoom Text. How I love my Zoom Text! It is pure magic for me.
> It enables me to fully participate as a photographer in the visual world,
> just like I always did before sight loss.
>
> I am writing about these things, this morning, to say that it  is another
> way to capture subject matter and images for poetry! There is no separation
> for me betwen fine art and poetry. My process is the same for creating
> both, though the instruments and methods are different.  It is the tools
> and the adaptations of tools that enable me to continue to do the things I
> have always loved to do - write poetry and make art.
>
> When I begin to think about my subject and how I will create a poem from
> this image, I begin to remember my physical contct with it, too. It is only
> partly a visual image. My other senses are there as well. I use them all
> when I begin to create the photograph or the poem. It all begins with
> awareness of the moment - fully aware of it all.  It is a kind of awakening
> from a deep sleep - it happens slowly, in layers.
>
> The question is now how to take a great photo or write a great poem from
> an image when you cannot see your image or subject:
> Here is my own process:
>
> First, become aware of the  physical aspects of your subject. It has a
> living presence. It is a tangible thing.
> Pay attention to the smell of it. It breathes, moves, shifts, changes,
> lives, and dies.
> This morning I listened to  the lone crow calling from the woods
> surrounding my home when I was outside with my camera.
> I heard the rushing waters of the creek below the meadow behind my home.
> Mingled in with the water's flow, I heard the softer sounds of the wild
> geese who are down there as they are every spring. Then, a layer of sharp
> stacatto jabs from a bird, punctuating the top layer of the morning's
> landscape.
>
> I touched   the dripping wet leaves as I moved through the trees along the
> path.  My feet were  cold and became wet  because the dew was heavy on the
> grass.  My clothing  started to  cling to my torso because  water spots
> dropped on me.
>
> I breathed in the  early morning cool air and noticed that the day  seems
> subdued and hazy. But my body was throbbing with energy and excitement as I
> walked, parting the branches along the way. It all felt so good, so right.
> My physical contact with my subjects and everything that surrounds me, and
> my subject, will come into my photograph.  I will be trying to capture the
> livingness of this day, through this one particular photograph. If I am
> very aware of it all, I will have a good photo today! If I am really
> dedicated to my pursuit of this image and this moment in time in my own
> life, I will even have a poem eventually.  Art and life are one.
>
> Finally, inside the house in the solitude of my office where the clock
> ticks on the wall behind me, I begin the additional work   that will take
> the images from the morning's experiences. I will take them from the
> camera, blow them up through the computer photo program, and then begin to
> crop, select, and edit my photos.  For the poem that might come forth from
> this morning's work with the camera and the photo editing, I will begin to
> record some words about my subject.  I will write a blog about today's
> adventure in the early morning. I will post some photos on my Facebook Page
> for my friends around the world to enjoy.  I will even write a short
> message to my friends on the Writer's List this morning. And, I will
> probably begin the work of turning these images into a poem.
>
> I will consider all aspects of it. My blossoms have center stage, they are
> stars, each of them,  on a plant  I had plunged  into the soil about 43
> years ago. It was a very small plant in a little plastic container at that
> time.  As the years have passed it has grown into the magnificent blooming
> waterfall-type of wall - bursting forth with magnificent  flowers that I
> saw this morning.  Life happens slowly, like the growth of this plant that
> reaches up into the second story of my very old house here on River Road.
> Life is in the smallest details of those years, in this place. If only I
> can capture just a small moment of it all today!
>
> I send you my blessings today for finding joy and peace in your own place
> on this magnificent earth.
>
>
>
> Lynda Lambert
> 104 River Road
> Ellwood City, PA 16117
>
> 724 758 4979
>
> My Blog:  http://www.**walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.**com<http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com/>
> My Website:  http://lyndalambert.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacqueline Williams" <
> jackieleepoet at cox.net>
> To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 6:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Decreasing number of messages
>
>
> Lynda,
>> Since I am usually very late in giving feedback, it is possible that
>> rather
>> than open e-mails with old subject lines, they were deleted.
>> In the meantime, I down-loaded the pack necessary for me to read your
>> attachments and I am going through them.
>> I was so interested in your method of how you write your sestinas. . It
>> really works for you. Since I did go back once to make comments on most
>> everything I'd saved aside from those I could not read until I had the kit
>> installed, I am now in catch-up mode for my last poetry class coming up.
>> You are a wonderful poet with an inspiring attitude, and the sense to
>> perceive the beauty that surrounds you, and to eliminate the negatives.
>> Nice to hear about your trip and other activities.
>> More later,
>> Jackie
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces@**nfbnet.org<stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org>]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Lynda Lambert
>> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 11:16 AM
>> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Decreasing number of messages
>>
>> Hi Jackie,
>>
>> Your notes to me are always enlightening and very welcome, as well as
>> appreciated, Jackie. I treasure them and realize how much effort you put
>> into a response.   It's good to be sharing our ideas in such deeply
>> meaningful  and positive ways. I have a number of projects going right
>> now,
>> and just returned from traveling so have not been on line much, on the
>> list.
>>
>>
>> Lynda Lambert
>> 104 River Road
>> Ellwood City, PA 16117
>>
>> 724 758 4979
>>
>> My Blog:  http://www.**walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.**com<http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com/>
>> My Website:  http://lyndalambert.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacqueline Williams" <
>> jackieleepoet at cox.net>
>> To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 1:29 PM
>> Subject: [stylist] Decreasing number of messages
>>
>>
>> Robert,
>>> I wrote recently to comment on what I thought were lost e-mails, and was
>>> assured that it was not related to the work on the website. However from
>>> just before that work, I had spent many hours sending feedback, comments,
>>> a
>>> new poetry form to Myra, etc. to regular members.
>>> In my experience, it is not normal for all of those to completely
>>> stonewall
>>> someone. This is about the third time this has happened in my history on
>>> the
>>> list.
>>> Just a few comments on that. I am frustrated when I spend a lot of time,
>>> and
>>> there is no response. I am saving a great deal of time now because all
>>> but
>>>
>>
>> a
>>> very few have dropped off.
>>> However, the input from the wider group has provided an on-going
>>> education
>>> which is invaluable.
>>> So how do I know what the real problem really is. Perhaps everyone just
>>> found the process too time-consuming?
>>> Jacqueline Williams
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces@**nfbnet.org<stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org>]
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Robert Leslie Newman
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 8:36 PM
>>> To: 'Writer's Division Mailing List'
>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Slate & Style formats
>>>
>>> When Slate & style shows up on our website, it is one issue behind
>>> Meaning,
>>> spring is coming out and will be sent to people in a couple of weeks.
>>> Then,
>>> the winter issue will go up on our website, and will not show up on-line
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>>> . Spring is
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces@**nfbnet.org<stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org>]
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Ashley Bramlett
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 10:26 PM
>>> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Slate & Style formats
>>>
>>> Is slate and style also published online?
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Bridgit Pollpeter
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 6:10 PM
>>> To: stylist at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [stylist] Slate & Style formats
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>>> I initially was distributing S & S as an accessible PDF, but quite a few
>>> people did not like this. I know this is different from offering various
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>>> a
>>> popular option.
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>>> Sincerely,
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>>> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
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>>> Message: 20
>>> Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 06:53:08 -0500
>>> From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
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>>> Good morning everyone,
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>>> When Slate and Style is placed on the Web site in addition to the online
>>>
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