by Leigh
It's been raining here in Oklahoma….for awhile now…..raining buckets….raining cats and dogs….it's never-ending….flood warnings….tornado warnings. In all seriousness…it's getting really old. I'm thankful we are no longer in a five year drought, but all the lakes are above 100% capacity and there is so much devastation from the flooding. Enough is enough! I'm starting to feel severely deficient in my vitamin d levels.
As you can imagine we haven't seen the sun in quite awhile and people are starting to get moody. Ok, well…I am getting moody! I have ventured out a couple times between torrential downpours to get some shots and they all reflect my grouchy mood. Photography is an extension of ourselves and sometimes we use it to get us out of a certain mood, but other times it is a reflection of our current emotional state. So I find my colors to be very saturated and somewhat dark thanks to the overcast days. It is more of a challenge to find something to shoot since normally I am attracted to bright colors and cheerful flowers.
Photos tell a story and often times that is the story of what the photographer is experiencing at that moment in time. So while the rain continues to fall I will keep on keeping on and shoot what I feel and see. In the meantime…does anyone have an ark I can borrow?