The Eramosa River this morning

[vaneramos]

I am terrified of photographing strangers. I don't know why. As a reporter I had to photograph all kinds of people whether they objected or not. Somewhere in the intervening years I lost my courage. It is an intolerable fear. I want to photograph people and have been bracing myself for it.

This morning I had no choice. It was take the picture or consign myself to eternal conflagration. To walk away from this moment would have been artistic cowardice of the highest order.

The act was exhilerating.

Comments

[murg.livejournal.com]

OMG! That is so cute and adorably innocent!!

She looks a little bit like the happy dancing creatures from the Dark Crystal - only in a brighter happier way. ;)

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

The podlins! In profile she has very delicate features and looks more like a gelfling. :-)

[murg.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. *Looks at his lil' gelfling model*

You're right!! Give her some pointy ears, and a panflute and you're sooo totally set!

I love your photos, they always seem to capture something serene and peaceful.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Thanks, that's very nice of you to say. You are a sweet man. ;-)

[murg.livejournal.com]

Aww Im not sweet. Im pure evil on legs!!

I just hide it, cos some people dont like it. ;P

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Aw, come on. A genuine skeksi would suck the life essence out of podlins and freak out at the sight of a gelfling.

[murg.livejournal.com]

*ROFL*
That's true... maybe I am good after all!!

*Sun comes out from behind a cloud!*
*watches you snap a picture of it, cos its pretty*

*giggle*

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

click....click!!!

[murg.livejournal.com]

I love photography, but I dont have the time or equipment for it! I have a digicam, and I use that mainly for product photography for my company and thats really all. :o