the simple things...

I hate it when I get caught up in my daily life, get busy and forget to enjoy those closest to me.  I sometimes forget how precious the times are until they are gone.  Enjoyed this day getting to spend lunch with Sadi at Chic-fil-a.  She really hates the fact that I take a camera with me almost everywhere.  Someday, she will be glad...  Wait a minute, that really seems like something a parent would say...  This particular day the camera of choice was my Leica.  It does such a great job of isolating the subject from the background.  To me the image represents our time together that day.  I don't remember anything else about the day there.  I couldn't tell you who else was in the restaurant.  All I know is that I got to spend 15-20 minutes across the table from someone that is so very precious to me.  We ate, talked, laughed and just enjoyed the simple things...

still seeing in squares...

This is a long-overdue continuation of the square photos below.  Nobody else in the family is ready for a closeup photo.  All the stars have to align for this to happen.  Got Brad to stop by and let me take some Polaroid shots over the Christmas break and I used the opportunity to add to my collection of head shots.  Instead of a white background, this one was taken with a gray background.  I used the same camera/lens combination because it worked so well last time.  What an emotional photo!  If you know Brad, then you would know this is definitely a "portrait" of his personality...