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Sunday
Jun272010

Once More with Lensbaby...

Looking up at the Larkspur Palms through the blur of a Lensbaby lensLarkspur Palms #4 | Mark Lindsay

I think this is it. Lensbaby and I are over. I tend to embrace projects with an obsessive enthusiasm, kind of like shooting a Roman candle into the sky. Pfffffffft! My projects soar into the sky with great intention. The loftiness is palpable. So too is gravity and the crash is inevitable. The better projects tend to live to see another day and another burst of optimism. The lesser ones land with the smell of burnt sulfur. I'm not sure what to make of this one.

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Friday
Jun112010

My Old, Blurry Eyes

Blurred sunflowers wave in the breeze of an autumn day in Sedona, ArizonaSunflowers #1 | Mark Lindsay

My near vision is softening into a blurry haze. It is nothing more than age-related presbyopia, correctable with lenses. Precise photography is more difficult now as I flip my glasses on and off while working with my camera's tiny typography. Working a 4x5 is particularly challenging. But, it's not all bad. There are times when my fuzzier world is a blessing. For example, looking at myself in the morning mirror is better without glasses than with.

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