When I get a camera in my hand, I just feel different.  When I put the view finder up to my eye, and look through the lens, I get a certain “feeling” from time to time.  I can’t so much describe it… other than it feels good.

Like hearing a great piece of music, or getting a foot rub, or eating a bowl of ice cream.  It is just a nice place to be.

So for me, it doesn’t so much matter what I am shooting.  It is just the feeling I get when I make photographs.

But here is the thing.  Sometimes, when you shoot the “obscure”… people become extremely curious, and amazingly brazen.  I was taking very close up images at the fair.  I can’t tell you the number of people that came by…. leaned down by my face….. and said…. “Earl.  Look!  She must see a bug on that thing or SOMETHING.  I’ll bet ya’ any money she’s takin’ a pitcher of a bug  on that there thing…..”

Lady.  No bug.   Earl.  Honest to goodness.  No freakin’ bug.

Just me.  Seeing what I see. And doing what I do.

“Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.” – William Hazlitt