The Happiness of Light

I shoot film.  The 35mm variety and only if it's made by Kodak, which, I will continue to maintain, is the highest quality film for where I point my lens.

I love light.  My never-ending quest is to share the beauty of light.  I wish there were as many words for "light" as there are to the Eskimos for "snow."  Nothing captures light in all its beauty better than Kodak film.

First Universalist Church, Rochester

This shot now takes its place as a personal favorite.  Beth and I were shooting churches on East Avenue, and ended up outside St. Mary's and then the First Universalist Church.  I've seen these churches many times for many years, and finally, there we were, out on the sidewalk, taking photographs.

Not one to miss anything, I thought I saw someone go into the church and wondered if that might offer an opportunity to go inside the church.  It did!  A very kind man took us in and gave us a bit of a tour.  While I'll be putting up various of the shots on my website, this one really reflects the warm feeling inside the sanctuary.  Beautiful wood.  A simple glass window.  An invitation.  ~ Paloma

It's the dash. The dash of light.  It's the same window, bu on the opposite side of the exact same church. It's different film, it's a different camera. It needs a slight rotate, since my camera body is so heavy that it always leans to the right.

Here's the light: why do we see such different beauty? What attracts one, but only then the other can notice. I find myself drawn to views that normally I would not entertain if shooting alone. Paloma and I share these experiences often. It is only the light of knowing that I can see this beauty that keeps me happy on a daily basis. There is no gray and blah here- only dashes of light and deep shadows. ~Beth