[stylist] Capturing Images in the Early Morning in May
Eve Sanchez
3rdeyeonly at gmail.com
Thu May 17 04:47:13 UTC 2012
Lynda, You said it so well. I consider members of this group to be friends
and I rarely consider people friends. Not all of course, but I have become
close to some and look forward to forging new relationships as time goes
by. Something must click to be a friend and like you said, we are like
minded and this brings us all together. After I sign off tonight I will not
be on for at least a week, so I wish you all well and do not talk about
anything too interesting while I am gone. haha Seriously, be blessed.
Namaste my friends. Eve
On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Lynda Lambert <llambert at zoominternet.net>wrote:
> Hi Myrna, and everyone.
> Thank you for connecting with the ideas in my post. This brought tears to
> my eyes when I just now read it. I think the most important thing about
> this list (for me) is that we have the pathway to others who are like
> minded. We can meet and talk to each other, even though we have never met
> in person. In that way, I think we know each other far better (perhaps)
> than if we really had met in person in our daily life. This opportunity
> that we have here on this list is a way of communicating that is very
> profound.
>
> I am currently working on beginning to listen more closely to my inner
> being and getting to know her better.
> For now, journaling and time in solitude are where I am at. That is what
> led me to go back outside yesterday morning and really take the time to SEE
> my little piece of glory here in my own back yard. Heaven is not a place I
> will ever go. I believe that Heaven is inside of me, and that my greatest
> reason for life is to bring Heaven to others that I meet along the way, and
> to find the Heaven that the other have to share with me. Recognizing that
> Heaven inside of me is what I am thinking about a lot in everything I am
> doing at this time.
>
> We were talking the other day about the books written by contemporary
> author, Anne Lamott. Her books are about her own journey to find the inner
> being - the glory of who she is - And, she also has so much to offer any
> writer or anyone who wants to learn to live the creative life.
>
> I have encounterd several of these folks, right here on this Writers 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
>
>
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: <KajunCutie926 at aol.com>
> To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 10:13 AM
>
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Capturing Images in the Early Morning in May
>
>
> Good morning to all... How this touched me! Lynda, as I read this, I
>> found myself nodding. I recently self-published a book of poetry
>> entitled I
>> Heard A Sparrow and the reason your post here so touched me is because
>> of the
>> nature of Sparrow. It was written from the perspective of the visually
>> challenged and how the seasons of nature (and quite by accident, the
>> seasons
>> of life) are seen through the sensuality of sound, touch, taste, and
>> scent.
>> What most fascinated me while writing it is that I had to close my eyes
>> and just visualize instead of 'cheating', as I called it. Those who
>> have
>> read the pieces in the book has expressed in some cases gratitude for
>> literally opening their eyes to what was up until now unseen beauty to
>> them.
>> Thank you for sharing this most inspirational and, for me, a validation
>> of
>> where I took my words and where I allowed that book to travel. Truly
>> this
>> made my morning special. Again, thank you!
>> It is supposed to be a beautiful day here though rather warm but since
>> southern Louisiana dances with 'warm' as early as March I will just
>> enjoy the
>> sun, the birds, and the sound of grass growing.
>> Have a great day, everyone!
>> Myrna
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 5/16/2012 8:36:52 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
>> llambert at zoominternet.net writes:
>>
>> 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 <724%20758%20%204979>
>>>
>>> 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
>>>> until the Summer issue is sent out to members/subscribers.
>>>> (Members/subscribers get to see it first)
>>>> . Spring is
>>>>
>>>> -----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?
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Bridgit Pollpeter
>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 6:10 PM
>>>> To: stylist at nfbnet.org
>>>> Subject: [stylist] Slate & Style formats
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>> formats on the website, but the PDF, though fully accessible, didn't
>>>>
>>> seem
>>
>>> a
>>>> popular option.
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
>>>> Read my blog at:
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>>>> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
>>>> The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
>>>>
>>>> Message: 20
>>>> Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 06:53:08 -0500
>>>> From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
>>>> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
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>>>> Message-ID: <001101cd0a7d$d8e02390$**9e010b43 at yourfsyly0jtwn>
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>>>> Good morning everyone,
>>>>
>>>> When Slate and Style is placed on the Web site in addition to the
>>>> online
>>>>
>>>> version it's offered in three downloadable file formats, ASCII, Rich
>>>> Text,
>>>> and Microsoft Word. If Robert could send them to me I could also place
>>>> electronic Grade II Braille files on the site too. We can also generate
>>>> Adobe PDF versions for those who would like it that way. One or more of
>>>> the
>>>> downloadable versions currently available should work for you so give
>>>> them
>>>> all a try.
>>>>
>>>> Peter Donahue Webmaster
>>>>
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