Last weekend I was fortunate enough to get out and shoot on Sunday. I met up with some friends from the MWCC (Don and Karen+2) and we shot the blue bells along Cub Run. The timing worked out to be near peak for the flowers but for some reason I was more interested in shooting the reflections in the water and the light on the tops of the trees.

After the weekend was over I began to start thinking about my photography and whether it is a really selfish thing to do. I am not sure what brought that on but I was beginning to think that I have sacrificed (not in a bad way) a lot of time shooting and was wondering if I should be focusing more time on the ones I love.

This all could be related to the fact that I am always darting out the door to shoot somewhere (as I give my wife a peck on her cheek and hit the door) - I am really unsure. I almost feel like I should be writing a dear Abby letter (and maybe that is what this is) but I would like to find a happy medium.

I met this one fellow from the club a few weeks back who I think has the right idea. He does his photography in the service of the lord. I really like the idea of that as it adds real meaning and purpose to his work. What I need to do is to figure out how photography can bring meaning to the loved ones in my life. Ultimately I think it is that love will be the key to peace, joy and happiness and I hope to find it in the reflections of nature around me.

Cheers!