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Well, I see that it was back in June of 2008 when I did the set-up for this blog. After that, it stalled. The intent was to give those in Pennsylvania's northeast a window to continue following my progression in the world of photography. I also wanted to provide a venue for those in central PA and anyone else with an interest in keeping tabs on my efforts.
Because I drive for a living, I don't read much for recreation. For individuals like me, audio books are a wonderful thing. I recently listened to Larry McMurtry's, "Comanche Moon" from the "Lonesome Dove" storyline. While listening, General Skull, one of the characters, had a quote that may explain that stalled period. I wanted to share the quote with you. I'm not going to set up the quote for times sake, but I believe the quote will stand on its own even if your not familiar with the book. I saw the movie but really enjoyed the book on audio as well.
"I've served five years in a great war. The only struggle that still interests me is the conflict with the sentence, sir. The English Sentence, " Civil War General Inish Skull said.
Colonel Sewell had gotten the refusal he expected but the grounds the general gave him confused him.
" Excuse me General, The sentence?" Colonel Sewell replied.
Skull seized a blank sheet of paper and waived it dramatically in front of the Colonel.
"See this paper? It's blank, "Skull said. "That sir, is the most frightening battlefield in the world. The blank page! I mean to fill this page with decent English sentences. This page and hundreds like it."
This is somewhat the reason for the stall in the progression of this blog. The apprehension I had, the desire I had, the ideas I had. I wanted the perfect kick-off. And, it never, through all these last months, received its first post. That's why the exerpt from "Comanche Moon", struck a nerve along with the fact that my business cards have the blog site included on them. It provided me the unction to, "Git er done!" Also, with the "1st place" placing of one of my photographs in the "Art in the Garden" Exhibit at the Mid-Atlantic Garden Expo in York this weekend, the potential for growth in numbers of those interested in my photography is a real possibility with the large exposure I'll receive.
So, for the first pictures to the blog, I'm going to post a few pictures from our dive trip to Bonaire in the Fall of 2007. Hopefully, I'll post no less than once a week. I'm currently shooting almost daily. This is a new adventure. The better I get at post-processing will probably determine the frequency.
Because I drive for a living, I don't read much for recreation. For individuals like me, audio books are a wonderful thing. I recently listened to Larry McMurtry's, "Comanche Moon" from the "Lonesome Dove" storyline. While listening, General Skull, one of the characters, had a quote that may explain that stalled period. I wanted to share the quote with you. I'm not going to set up the quote for times sake, but I believe the quote will stand on its own even if your not familiar with the book. I saw the movie but really enjoyed the book on audio as well.
"I've served five years in a great war. The only struggle that still interests me is the conflict with the sentence, sir. The English Sentence, " Civil War General Inish Skull said.
Colonel Sewell had gotten the refusal he expected but the grounds the general gave him confused him.
" Excuse me General, The sentence?" Colonel Sewell replied.
Skull seized a blank sheet of paper and waived it dramatically in front of the Colonel.
"See this paper? It's blank, "Skull said. "That sir, is the most frightening battlefield in the world. The blank page! I mean to fill this page with decent English sentences. This page and hundreds like it."
This is somewhat the reason for the stall in the progression of this blog. The apprehension I had, the desire I had, the ideas I had. I wanted the perfect kick-off. And, it never, through all these last months, received its first post. That's why the exerpt from "Comanche Moon", struck a nerve along with the fact that my business cards have the blog site included on them. It provided me the unction to, "Git er done!" Also, with the "1st place" placing of one of my photographs in the "Art in the Garden" Exhibit at the Mid-Atlantic Garden Expo in York this weekend, the potential for growth in numbers of those interested in my photography is a real possibility with the large exposure I'll receive.
So, for the first pictures to the blog, I'm going to post a few pictures from our dive trip to Bonaire in the Fall of 2007. Hopefully, I'll post no less than once a week. I'm currently shooting almost daily. This is a new adventure. The better I get at post-processing will probably determine the frequency.
I hope everyone enjoys the pictures as much as I do capturing them.
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