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I have been taking a look at the process of creativity in the human condition in an attempt to see why in myself it seems to come from an internal source which rises to the surface as a presentation of what to do with some of the photos I take. This is not a condition where I am not present to the actions, I am certainly more alert and alive in the present moment when head, eyes, hands and heart come into an alignment through the energy that comes up from somewhere in my depths. I am an active participant in the process, not a bystander.
I do know that it is a set of events that start with standing and seeing what is in front of me before the shutter is released. The final image can at times show itself even before I take the picture which I owe to experience and allowing myself to be willing to see what I will work with. I know this is vague so below are a few quotes that may make more sense. Thank you with your patience with my meandering on this task I set for myself to define on an ongoing basis.
The first six images are good examples of what I am trying to convey. All of my photos below were taken at the Parker River Preserve in Northeastern Mass.
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"The heart of creativity is an experience of mystical union (with God) - the heart of this union is an experience of creativity."
"Leap and the net will appear."
Two quotes from Julia Cameron's The Artists Way.
"It is the creative potential itself in human beings that is the image of God."
Mary Daly
"The events in our lives happen in a sequence in time, but in their significance to ourselves they find their own order ..... the continous thread of revelation."
Eudora Welty
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(The six photos below are without comment.)
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Lee at a blind in Parker River looking for birds in its salt marsh.
Mom, "Are you making fun of me?"
Taking a chance with an eight foot wave - all for a fish.
I know teenage have the equivilent of the herd instinct in them, always have in my history and memory, but what is new is electronics. Is the girl on the right having a friend listen to the waves? This group stayed this close together for the 30-40 minutes we spent on this beach at Parker River.
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Here are photos from the web of two of the fifty something birds we identified two weekends ago at Parker river.
A Red-Eyed Vireo
A Northern Mockingbird
The one we saw on top of the information kiosk had
eleven songs that it sung over and over again.
A great imitator.
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Some humor:
Peace until next week,
Bill Lagerstrom
