Week 3 - "Anything that excites me for any reason..."

This week's inspiration was found by Natalie Warr:

"Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph; not searching for unusual subject matter, but making the commonplace unusual."
~Edward Weston

Our ammmmazing interpretations...


My roommate comes running out of the bathroom laughing hysterically at something I had done saying I made her day. Funny thing is I didn't realize I had placed the tissue this way. I guess I'm just naturally happy, even when restocking the bathroom tissue. Oh happy day! :)
~ Cat Cruz

~ Nicole Price

This old man was awesome, definitely excited me to see!
~ Lisa Bernstein, Australia

My photo for this week is of a place I drive by almost every day. It is 5 minutes from my home. Yet, I have NEVER taken a picture of it. This is Dyes Inlet which is part of the Puget Sound. If I was in Europe and came across this spot I would think it was amazingly beautiful. However sometimes we don’t always see the same thing when we see it on a daily basis. I was driving home on Saturday from work and as I passed it I finally stopped to take some photos. I hope we can all realize the beauty of the places that we pass every day.
~ Eric Morgensen

 
~ Natalie Warr

Coexistence. Just a normal day for me that may seem unusual from someone elses' perspective.

~ Jennifer Wright

I walk by this rusted lock every time I go to the beach and it wasn't until I took this picture, that I realized the beauty in something so worn down and weathered.

~ Kenna Hummer

~ Vallie Gilley

Nothing like a hot pair of new shoes to launch a girl into super exite mode :)

~ Tristan Prettyman

I always walk by guitars in amazement for the beauty they bring in just one strum.

~ Melissa Grove

See ya next week!!!

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Week 2 - Water

Welcome to Week 2!

This week's inspiration:
Water ~ "Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it." Lao Tzu


Water flowing from the roots of city hall.
A comforting observation that an entire city stems from the same root of life...
~ Nicole Price

This week's quote along with these two pictures remind me that water is a lot like LOVE. The shadow this glass of water made caught my eye when I was at a friend's recording session a couple of years ago so I took the photos with my phone.

Enjoy! :)

~ Cat Cruz

This is probably my favorite photo of water, taken at the pond in Balboa Park during sunset. Oh boy, do I love the golden color! :)

Love, Lauren Helm

Here is my favorite for the week. I took it outside my back door at work. Also included is one from a dive trip a few years ago that I absolutely LoVE, I call it "Jelly Rays".
~ Eric Morgenson

I am intrigued by water in general, not only is it essential to life, but the flexibility of water, and its ability to move, flow and change form are absolutely amazing. Water can also be very mysterious, whether it's not knowing what's below, or wondering if your drinking water is safe, it is a very curious element. My goal in this photo was to show movement and flow in water, while adding an element of curiosity.

~ Natalie Warr

Photo by Kenna Hummer...

I liked that the detail on the table in the foreground almost looks like waves in the ocean ... at least to my eye.
~ Lisa Bernstein

Sent From Tp With Love--> :)

Jennifer Light...

I am grateful for sunsets and clean water. Bringing them together made for a beautiful moment for me.
~ Melissa Grove

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Our first Photo-post Week 1! ~ The power of observation...

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Thank you for viewing our first post! We're a creative community coming together in the name of photography! Every week we're given a quote, phrase, word or inspiration and based on that we create our vision! Our intention is to be teachers, students, and do-gooders with our art...and heart. :)

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Our first inspiring quote, found by Goddess photographer Natalie:

"Photography is the power of observation, not the application of technology." Ken Rockwell

Natalie's view:



Lisa's view:
I often like to try and observe our world as an empty canvas when searching for photos - and I feel like this photo demonstrates that ....



Lauren's view:
I kept thinking about how strongly linked perspective is to observation. This photo brings to my mind how we so often look up (as I literally had to for this photo) to the idea of a bird's eye view (or the unique perspective attained when seeing the world from above). It also makes me think about how when we achieve a higher perspective, our experience of the world changes along with it (even though the ground below never changed).



Melissa's view:
I am a natural observer. I love watching everything...especially children at play, in their make-believe world.


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