Credit Where It Is Due
Credit Where It is Due
I like to make photographs, and I enjoy being praised for what I have done. But God teaches a different attitude, one of thankfulness and humility. He pointed that out to me recently. I DO NOT MAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS ALONE. I didn't create the light, or the technology which makes photography possible. I didn't buy my camera, it was a gift from my husband. I didn't give myself the ability to see through the camera in order to make an image which others find pleasing. It is right to use what I have been given to the best of my ability, but it is wrong to take credit for what I have not done. God made the light, the elements which are used to manufacture the camera, and the world from which these images come. He has given me gifts: people to teach me, eyes to see with, and a brain to process information. I am thankful for these gifts. He deserves all the praise, not I.
23 comments:
Lovely bird and beautiful reflection for the day, Dimple!! Thanks for sharing the beauty! Have a wonderful weekend!
Sylvia
I very much lover Great Blue Herons! Looks like s/he doesn't see you. :)
Nice catch ! Especially great for drive-by shooting. I'm just learning some of the finer points of Picassa but I couldn't live without straighten. My hands shake, even when I'm not shooting from the car.
Good shot from a moving vehicle, Dimple. I do like all that grass - must be full of food for ducks.
What an amazing shot to get from your car! Beautiful!
Lovely, - these waterways hold such precious cargo, like the heron...
Beautiful picture you show - reflection.
Wishing you a good weekend.
Hanne Bente / hbt.finus.dk
great catch
heron's are beautiful
my absolute favorite bird. Whenever I see them I know everything will be okay. Beautiful shot
You make me remember all the herons in Florida and how I really must go after them some day. We have lovely white egrets who wander through our backyard on a daily basis...still I haven't picked up the camera to note them.
Happy Mother's Day, Louise!
They are very skittish and difficult to photograph. Great job.
Nice capture!
The Heron is one of my favorite birds so I just love this photo! We have one that hangs out at our neighborhood pond sometimes and I always stop to admire him/her -- but it as never let me get a photo, at least not yet. I live in hope :-)
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Great reflection and capture. Love the heron! Have a great weekend!
Wonderful scene!
Awwwwwwwww, one of my favorite birds!!! I love to go birding on any given day when I get a chance.
Your photo is picture post card perfect.
TEXAS SAGE BLOSSOM
Happy week ahead wishes to you...
Awesome wetland capture. Great driveby shot!
Great candid shot and kudos for stopping to catch it. I see so many but don't stop; I might not ever get where I am going.
very calm and nice :)
Magic sight!
(Actually in flight the bird is not blue, but rather pale gray).
Lovely capture.
beautiful shot but I do not like heron :-( they eat the fish at our pond :-( Dropping by from Camera Critters
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Great eyes! I would have missed..
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