captured, but not always what I want...

while trying to capture this sunset that was blinding me

I used my zoom lens

but with great caution

due to the

"don't look into direct sunlight"

directions that are in bold letters on the box it came in

~~

"may cause retina damage"

it says

~~

now that's enough to scare someone who calls herself a photographer under her hushed breath

from ever shooting towards the sun again

right

?

well kind of

does squinting count for not looking

?

black dark thick clouds are pretty amazing but harder to capture

because well

it's dark outside

and

I pretty much hate using my flash

ever

for anything

there I said it...I'm a flash hater

~~

admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery

right

?

this photo

was taken while I held the camera low and shot up

in order to capture the moving clouds a little more clearly

~~

the only thing I like about it is that I captured a bug in flight

and

then the other night I whipped my car off to the side of the road

because

well

come on

the sky was orange

and

who doesn't want a photo of an orange sky

right

?

~~

and

then I realized the only way to get anything from where I was at

was to do

"a georgia shot"

of telephone wires

which she has perfected

and

me

well I kind of felt like they were in my way

but

once I got home and looked at the photo

well

I think maybe she's onto something

that gorgeous creative friend of mine

~~

even though my focus and composition

suck

~and don't tell me otherwise...I'll have none of that today~

hee hee

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