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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Stop & Take A Picture....
If you have been watching my Facebook post lately you can see my new addiction is the Instagram app. for Android. It is a amazing app that lets you take a cell phone snap shot and transform it into little works of art. I have always had a passion for photography, both taking and viewing pictures from around the world. I guess this s why Instagram has stuck me so much and made me to start thinking about Stopping and Taking A Picture here lately.
We all lead such busy lives, school, work, kids, spouses, family, volunteer work etc... the list goes on-and-on but I challenge you to stop and snap a picture. Share your pictures with others so they can have a snap shot into your life and that you are seeing in your travels. No we may not all be on exotic islands or in an old village some where in your Europe but you are in Small Town America, The Big City, The County, Stuck In Traffic, or Out On The Farm. Stop take the picture and share your view with the rest of us. Now a days we all have a camera in arms reach make use of it. As the old saying goes we need to stop and smell the roses, do that and then take a picture of them! It might just add that little moment of escape and happiness that your busy day needs!
I Challenge You: Stop, Snap, Share!
We all lead such busy lives, school, work, kids, spouses, family, volunteer work etc... the list goes on-and-on but I challenge you to stop and snap a picture. Share your pictures with others so they can have a snap shot into your life and that you are seeing in your travels. No we may not all be on exotic islands or in an old village some where in your Europe but you are in Small Town America, The Big City, The County, Stuck In Traffic, or Out On The Farm. Stop take the picture and share your view with the rest of us. Now a days we all have a camera in arms reach make use of it. As the old saying goes we need to stop and smell the roses, do that and then take a picture of them! It might just add that little moment of escape and happiness that your busy day needs!
I Challenge You: Stop, Snap, Share!
Friday, June 1, 2012
The World...Its Getting Smaller and Smaller
I know over the last 30 years (ok so I'm a little shy of being able to talk about 30 years but it is a good round number) the world has seemed to get smaller and smaller. I started thinking about this while playing with the Instagram app and viewing pictures from all over the world this morning from my kitchen table while I sipped upon this mornings roasted beans. The world is always at our finger tips, literally.
I remember sending post cards when we went on trips to the Gulf of Mexico as a child to friends and family... What do we do now we snap a photo with our phone and send a txt. It is amazing to think about how communication over the past 20 or 30 years has completely transformed our life, our culture, our world. I wonder how different are things going to be in the next 30 years? Can it really change that much, Yes... It will change and it will be unimaginable.
Though all of this information being within our grasp at the swipe of a finger tip has many positives as with all good their is an opposite evil. If managed and taken with in context and moderation it is satisfying to our lives. However one must not forget how to be self reliant and function in the event of failure of such devices and life styles. We must not loose our grasp on reality while struggling to survive in this virtual world.
As for now I will embrace the options at my finger tips, explore the world from the a front row seat at my kitchen table and share the view from my own camera lens while I walk through life.
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This is a first post in almost a year, I'm thinking about giving this blog thing a go once again ! Follow me!
I remember sending post cards when we went on trips to the Gulf of Mexico as a child to friends and family... What do we do now we snap a photo with our phone and send a txt. It is amazing to think about how communication over the past 20 or 30 years has completely transformed our life, our culture, our world. I wonder how different are things going to be in the next 30 years? Can it really change that much, Yes... It will change and it will be unimaginable.
Though all of this information being within our grasp at the swipe of a finger tip has many positives as with all good their is an opposite evil. If managed and taken with in context and moderation it is satisfying to our lives. However one must not forget how to be self reliant and function in the event of failure of such devices and life styles. We must not loose our grasp on reality while struggling to survive in this virtual world.
As for now I will embrace the options at my finger tips, explore the world from the a front row seat at my kitchen table and share the view from my own camera lens while I walk through life.
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This is a first post in almost a year, I'm thinking about giving this blog thing a go once again ! Follow me!
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