reeling in the years

from top to bottom are shots from the same week of march for the last six years. in the first shot i have not yet decided that i wanted to persue photography - i knew i loved it, but this was taken with a now archaic kodak point and shoot.  because photographs were placed in our company's reports to the banks, the resolution was quite small.  i do remember this shot as it is one of the most beautiful sunset's i've seen from one of the most beautiful cities i've visited.  it's taken at the end of one of the piers on alaskan way in seattle, washington.  the restaurant was wonderful, the food was fantastic, and i loved it. 

the next shot i had just purchased my canon rebel xti.  i didn't know aperture from a hole in the ground and i shot mostly on "green mode."  the next year, i felt more comfortable with my camera - composition - and exploring photography.  i started classes towards a certificate and began to develop a sense of my style.  the next shot, i learned more about macro photography and though i don't shoot it a lot, i recognize the talent of people that do a lot of macro photography.  last year, i felt more comfortable with how my style had developed and worked a lot on staging shots.  this year, i feel another change coming...i'm not sure yet what it is....but it's coming. this is the first time i've laid my photographs year to year to year to year.....i like the exercise and hope i can continue to do this.

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obsessions this week - pinterest, dogwood trees, reading new authors (discovering new books)

stormy sunday playlist (also known as "today on my ipod") - you can sleep while i drive (melissa etheridge), she loves you (the beatles), peaceful easy feeling (the eagles), your winter (sister hazel), dock of the bay (otis redding), bubble toes (jack johnson), all i want is you (u2), i'm yours (jason mraz), come away with me (norah jones)