Kelley's Work of Art - Leaves

I have just come from a Webshots album of a member named Kelly. She has an impressive display of leaf collection. Anyway, I want to share with you what I told her. Here goes ...

"You hit it on the nail, Kelly, when you noted that I seemed to like taking pictures of leaves. There is no end to the wondrous designs, colors and textures you get from this subject. Flowers are ok but they seem overused, overexposed, so to speak. Above all, it's so obvious. The greater challenge is to find beauty where it's hidden, underexposed, or least expected. And when anybody is able to bring that out in a spectacular way, pure satisfaction - personal or bestowed - is its own reward. By your invitation, I just came from your leaf collection. "Ang galing mo!" That means "You're sooo good!" - in Filipino. You've captured the glorious designs, the vibrant colors and color blends, and even the intricate, delicate textures of the coleus plant. My goodness, you have just curated a portion of the works of our Creator, our God in a magnificent way! Thank you for inviting me to your leaf collection. I hope to do one myself someday, if you don't mind if I copy your style?"

Please check out Kelly's leaf collection: http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/552665392srxKdy

Photography Pays Off

Last Saturday, Nov 25, 2006, I was pleasantly surprised to receive an email notice from WEBSHOTS (a photo-sharing website) that my album about San Pablo's Spanish Coconut Plantation (Villa Escudero) was being featured (along with 2 other albums from other members) in Webshots' homepage. Then they also gave me 2 electronic badges which I'm suppose to attach this to my personal blog, website or email signature. I haven't gotten around to doing this yet. I'm not sure if I want to do this at all though.

Anyway, just when I was ruminating about the effect of this so-called honor, my email's inbox started to bloat with mails - all coming from fellow Webshots members who congratulated me. All 50 emails from members in a span of 1 day. From where? Greece, Belgium, Australia, Italy, France, England, Israel, South Africa, Canada, India, Switzerland and USA where I got a lot from various states. I just couldn't believe it! But suddenly, I felt compelled to respond to ALL of them. It took me the whole day of Sunday just to respond to them all. (Sorry, Lord, I missed going to worship.) I really felt obligated to respond and thank those who took the time to write me, to encourage me.

Well, that's about it! My 1-day moment of virtual fame. Yeah, it felt good really. Thanks Webshots for the honor and the community's support. But most of all, thank you, Lord! You made possible my eyes, the cash to buy my camera, and the skill to click that darn box's shutter button!
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Try visiting my album via this link: http://community.webshots.com/album/550883688xcaDGP