Do you see what I see?

"Your perspective will change the way you see this photo. Tell me? Do you see what I see? This is why I love photography so much, we all have the ability to express our perspective by spinning a few dials on our camera's"

This stunning photo of camel thorn trees was made during the Namibian dawn when the warm light of the morning sun was illuminating a huge red sand dune dotted with white grasses while the white floor of the clay pan was still in shade. The foregroud looks blue because the white clay reflected the color of the sky above.

Because of the extreme contrast between the shady foreground and the sunlit background & after gathering all the information about this shot, I decided it was worth sharing with all my other photo enthusiastic friend's. Here is the low down on how this piece was created. The photographer used a two-stop graduated filter to reduce the contrast. The perfect moment came just as the sun reached the bottom of the sand dune and before it washed the desert floor.

This photographer's (Fran) chose a long telephoto lens and stopped it all the way down to compress the perspective. The image was captured using a Nikon D3X camera mounted to a Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 lens exposing ISO 100 for 1/10 of a second at 200mm f/22.

I really believed this was a painting at first glance.

Thanks for reading, more to follow soon!! ~Chaos

SEEING MIRACLES

Free stuff, that is when I see the most amazing miracles.

When I walk my dog on a sunny day, I hear the sounds the birds make over the noise of the city.

When I have a hot shower & I let the hot water run over my body & think of how grateful , I am for the person that invented hot showers.

I was woken up the other morning by not one dog but two dog's (friend's Pit Bull) licking my face begging to go to the river for a swim.

The very strong smell of lilacs on every corner, you know that spring is finally here once these beautiful flowers bloom.

My Dad sends me a message "The cancer is dormant, all medication is discontinued, no more therapy required"

The other day my Son's sends me a message "Hey Dad, sorry , I been so busy but can't wait to see you, I love you" These are just a few free things in my life that give me more satisfaction then anything, I could buy.

I guess what I am saying is this, if it has a price tag on it, just remember that it may not be worth as much as they are asking for it. True value has no price, money can not buy what makes me smile anymore. "The most beautiful things in the world can not be seen - or even touched, they must be felt with the heart" Helen Keller

So now that yet another "Rapture" has come & gone , I sit & ponder "what if?" What if the "rapture" really happened, who & what is most important to me, then it all became so clear. You are...

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Don't forget the free stuff in life. it does not mean your cheap. ;-)