I am a bit of a compulsive photography.  I carry at least two means of taking photos wherever I go.  I might by my iPhone and a P&S or my really nice Canon camera.  The key thing is to have a camera close at hand.  Something that you always have.  Some of my best photos in the last year where taken with my P&S camera because it was easily within reach.  This photo was taken at the Louvre during a recent visit to Paris and the whiteness of the sculpture and the bars to the outside to me are metaphorical.  

PAD April 4 At the Louvre Another photo that I enjoyed taking this year just happened to be in Paris as well.

PAD April 5 A street view near Notre Dame This was my last night in Paris and I absolutely loved the color of the flowering tree, the cobblestones, and the street activity.  Taken close to Notre Dame and not sure that it would turn out.  But I simply love it....represents Paris to me.

So, I constantly ask myself...what does photography mean to me.  And I think it has to do with capturing that decision moment and also being able to represent what I am thinking and feeling in a variety of ways.  The below photo is a straight forward shot with no editing.

PAD June 6 Tips But I also like to change things up and representational photos.  It's what is on my mind at the time.  They probably aren't noteworthy , but they are important to me.  And, isn't that what it's all about in the current view of imaginging....being important to me.

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