the light is everything

"Still, what I want in my life
is to be willing
to be dazzled-
to cast aside the weight of facts

and maybe even 

to float a little
above this difficult world.
I want to believe I am looking

into the white fire of a great mystery.
I want to believe that the imperfections are nothing-
that the light is everything..."

Mary Oliver "The Ponds"

recently took a composition class through digital photo academy at the dallas farmers market. spent about four hours playing with what makes a good photo, where i should stand (or lay) to make the photo look best, and having people stare because a huge group of girls armed with dslr cameras had invaded the market. it was great fun and i learned a lot.

since then i have been researching and tinkering with photoshop elements 10 trying to make my photos pop. it's slow going because there is so much out there to learn. but i am having a great time doing it. i half jokingly posted a status to facebook recently about wanting to pursue a degree in photoshop. 

i wish.