screen capture by me

I have fun with my photography. I don’t expect others to think it’s great. I know that I tend to look at the world in a different way and my photography reflects that.

I’ve tried to emulate those whose photographs seem to get the most response and accolades. I’ve tried to follow their lead and create images that look like theirs.

In the end, though, I realize that I am not those people. I don’t want to be those people. I don’t want to be a copycat and I don’t want to have a style that is not my own.

I’ve always followed a different path. It has often made life difficult but when a payoff comes, it is totally worth it.

A payoff came for me. It’s not a huge deal to most but to me, it is. It means that my style, my artistic eye is worth a second glance.

So, yesterday I noticed that there were a lot of links coming in from File Magazine. I followed them. And the photo to the right is what I saw when I got there.

Mine.

I was so thrilled and excited.

Yay!