Y is for You

"A Delusional Old Grinder" © 2012 Claudia Danforth Ward
Nikon D90: 0.8 sec @ f/13, ISO 400, Aperture Priority

I ran across this quotation from Mark Twain the other day and it rang so true to me I wanted to share it with you here and under what better letter than "Y" for You.

"You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus."

"Blue Lace Hydranea" © 2011 Claudia Danforth Ward
Nikon D60: 1/200 sec @ f/4.5, ISO 100, Shutter Priority

As photographers, so much of what we do is centered on focus - Tack sharp focus, differential focus, automatic focus, manual focus, focus modes, and points of focus. All of these relate to decisions we make to create the image ruminating in our imaginations.

"The Huddle" © 2011 Claudia Danforth Ward
Nikon D60: 30.0 sec @ f/40, ISO 400, Aperture Priority

According to our friends at Merriam-Webster an imagination is "the thinking or active mind". We all have one - it's where dreams are made, we simply have to let our imaginations flourish and become focused on our dreams and the images of those dreams. You'll never know what you can create until you follow your imagination.