I finally broke down and bought a Lensbaby. Lensbabies are attachments to the camera that act as a lens that we can distort by pulling and pushing them to get things in focus and out of focus for special effects.
When we look at life through our eyes we tend to see as our eyes see. As we get older we lose some of our near vision and far vision. For some their eyes started getting worse and they have cataracts or glaucoma. As a photographer this would be very bad indeed. In fact, it is a terrible thing for anyone. Distortion and blurriness are things that we don’t want to happen unless we are using the lens baby.
As I look out the window this morning I see gloomy clouds, but there is one hint of a blue sky there. How much blue sky do you see each day? In other words are you a pessimist or an optimist. I sometimes quiver between both of them. It would be glorious to be an optimist 24/7. Always to see the bright, sunny side of things. Always to expect the best. I’ve heard we are a product of our outlook. If we see gloomy day-to-day we will experience gloomy. It seems like this is true since that would be our perspective.
How then do we change our outlook toward more positive things? One way is to appreciate what we have in this world. Do you appreciate everything you have? The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. Do you appreciate where you live and the warmth of your living environment? Many do not have it so good in this world and sometimes they can be more grateful than we are.
If we appreciate what we have do we take care of it. Do we appreciate our vehicles we drive each day and take proper care of them? I have to admit I may be lax in this at times. It is all in the eyes of the beholder. I hope you can appreciate what I’ve said here.
Thanks for listening.
Michael
Michael Leyba
Portraits by Michael
http://www.michaelleyba.com
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