The road home

The fence caught my eye at first. Had to turn around for this shot. This is the road to someone's home, and I wonder what the house looked like.

Day 7

Country Road

A long drive down a fall covered country road.

Day 4

Sun Beams and Morning Dust

The dust in the air is actually from the road. The county doesn't seem to have the budget to spray down the road to keep the dust down this year. Makes for some great photos though.

iPhone Photo Friday

If you have followed my blog for a while you will know that I always carry my camera with me. I am an observer of the world around me and I see images that need to be captured all of the time. Somethings I don't bring the camera because it's a quick jaunt and I know that there won't be any shots (and I'm usually wrong, there is almost always a shot I missed.) Sometimes the best camera you have with you is the only camera you have, and this brings me to my iPhone. When all else fails I pull out this 2 megapixel gem and I get the shot. It's not always the best shot, but it captures the moment or tells the story that I was trying to tell at the time.

This brings me to this week's iPhone Photo Friday in which I am posting a photo from one of those occasions this week where I knew the camera would not be necessary. Boy was I wrong. As I drove down this tree covered dirt road I could not help but visualize an image of the car driving down this road with the trees blanketing the sky, wheels and car hugging the road, and the motion blur of the dirt beneath. I risked the health of said iPhone and held it outside the car with no safety strap (I know, not very smart of me,) and I got the shot. Not only did I get the shot, but the sun was setting and the image was much warmer than I anticipated. That golden hue on the trees and the road is not photoshopped so I was very pleased with the result.

Lonely Road

Discovering your passion can be lonely road. A challenging exercise of trial and error. It comes from exposing yourself to new things and new ideas. Try, try, try again. Try until that passion presents itself to you. Sometimes that passion is inside of you the whole time yet the blinders are on and those passionate feelings sit dormant.

Discovering your passion can be a lonely road. Others can guide you to new experiences and situations, but no-one can discover it for you. The feeling of passion wants to be discovered, and once it has the world opens up, the clouds part, and all becomes as clear as a cloudless night sky. You clearly know what it is you were meant to do and what it takes to get there. Outside observers notice when you have found it by the twinkle in your eye and the drive and determination of your every being. Your body language and your presence will show the passion that you have. I get excited when I meet someone passionate about their work or passionate about something. It pains me to see passions unrealized. I want everyone to experience such a blissful aspect of self awareness.

When I hold the camera in my hands, I am aware. I know what I am meant to do. I am blissful. I am happy, and I've found my passion. The discovery of your passion doesn't need to be a lonely road, it can be an exciting time of trial and error. We all want to see each other find their true passion. I'm rooting for you to find yours. So I ask you, what is your passion?

Driving Fall Colors

Driving Fall Colors

My wife took this shot while I was driving. I asked her to put the camera in wide angle mode (18mm) and take a shot so that the camera captures the hood of the car.

The Road Not Taken

The Road Not Taken

Road construction was the catalyst for this photo set taken today. I was stopped by heavy traffic congestion and instead of going the same way that I always go, I decided to take an alternate path. The road above is one of Michigan's natural beauty roads, and as I was driving down the dirt road with the trees turning green and I thought of Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken."

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."

Winter Detour

Winter Detour, originally uploaded by edwardjohnphotography.

In most cases a detour is unwanted. In most cases a detour means added time and discomfort. Today it meant a photo opportunity. I originally intended this photo to be black and white, but the little touch of color in the yellow signs and road lines added a nice affect. By looking at the photo you feel like it's a black and white shot, but further review shows that the snow and trees are just naturally that way.