"To take a photograph is to align the head, the eye and the heart. It's a way of life." Henri Cartier-Bresson

I'll be posting here again for a time. This blog seems such a lost cause but I need an outlet so here it is - warts and all - this is it. Pics to flow again soon.

I was given a really fine gift for my birthday that I would recomend to everyone. It is the newest book about William Eggleston. Eggleston is perhaps my favorite artist. His work drips with honesty. Great stuff - get the book - Democratic Camera

David Vestel said this about editing. ""Do you look for mistakes, and get rid of them? Or do you look for good stuff to hold on to?".

I read this here:

http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/editing-and-portfolios/

"As an object, a photograph has a life of it's own. It can be saved in a shoebox or in a museum. It can be reproduced as information or as advertisement. It can be bought and sold. It may be regarded as a utilitarian object or a work of art. The context in which a photograph is seen effects the meaning a viewer draws from it." Stephen Shore

I'm getting tired of lugging slrs around. At least for the time being I am going to shoot with my G10 and when I becomes available I'll pick up this new beast ..

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0908/09081907canons90.asp

The new G11 is tempting but i need/want a high quality pocket camera to compliment my walking photo syle.

One of my teachers in college said there were some images that are better left behind ... now I know what he said is so true...