The (Second) Most Wonderful Time of Year

Next to having three months off from school in the summer, having more than three weeks off at the holiday season is the best! I dusted off my camera and shot a series of photos at a nearby graveyard. Here's one of my favorites:




I'm not big on New Year's resolutions, but I do hope to shoot more consistently throughout the year.Stay tuned!

Photo du Jour

Bread and Puppet

Representative samples from yesterday's road trip to Bread and Puppet (Glover, VT).

More pix can be seen at www.flickr.com/lgfindlay

Photo du Jour

It's been raining here for more than a week, so I took advantage of a temporary break in the downpour. (I deliberately played with the exposure to minimize the texture and veins on petals and acceptuate the strong shapes.

Miksang (Contemplative Photography)

While here at KC, I've had the privilege to be introduced to Miksang. Here's a brief intro (from the Miksang Society of Toronto web site)

"Miksang is a Tibetan word that translates as "good eye".... It brings together the art of photography, the discipline of meditation, and the Dharma Art teachings of the meditation master and scholar Chögyam Trungpa

"In contemplative photography, we work with the synchronization of eye and mind. When eye and mind are in the same place, the moment-by-moment vividness of the visual world manifests and is appreciated fully. This manifestation is spontaneous - a flash of perception - the ordinary magic of the phenomenal world. When one connects with pure perception there is no struggle in making a heartfelt and brilliant photographic image that one can share with others.

"These moments of pure perception and appreciation happen all the time but we often ignore and devalue them. However, it is worthwhile to recognize and cultivate these moments because they recollect the inherent openess and goodness of our being."

To learn more, I encourage you to visit the Miksang Society of Toronto web site at http://miksang.org/

She's Back!

Sorry for the delay in posting. Last fall, I started law school at Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, NH. Due to the rigorous demands of the curriculum, I have not had the time to promote my work... or even do much shooting.

However, the day after finals ended, I returned to Karme Choling Shambhala Retreat Center, in Barnet, VT (see previous post. I originally planned to stay only one month: it's been six weeks so far and I don't expect to come back home for a few more weeks.

Following are a few of my favorite images; you can see more at www.flickr.com/lgfindlay