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.

Showing posts with label Macro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Macro. Show all posts

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Cups

I am glad the weather is a little warmer and drier.
I am also glad for these little cups, which grow among the moss on rocks and stumps.

Monday, August 1, 2011

A Bee's View

This is a Close-up of, I think, a gloxinia.
I don't know if a bee has ever visited.
But if one did, this is what she would see!

Friday, July 29, 2011

Flowers

I found this flower recently while on a walk.
Each blossom is very small, about 1/2 inch across. 
I don't know what the plant is called,
but it is beautiful.

Friday, July 15, 2011

Chain Link #2: Black and White

This is a backstop to a ball field in
Bloomington, Indiana.

This close-up of a pole and connector can be seen in color

Monday, July 4, 2011

Lady Slipper



These are Lady Slipper orchids. I have a small clump of these wildflowers growing in a flower bed.
They grow about a foot high, and are often yellow instead of white. 
The Fairy Slipper, which I posted earlier this year, is much smaller.


Sunday, May 29, 2011

Grass Flower

The grass loves the weather we've been having: cool and wet.
Where I haven't mowed it, it is flowering.
I was pleased and amazed when I saw this shot;
The flower was in focus! 
I could see anthers, with yellow pollen, and pistils. 
At least I think the white tendrils are pistils...
So, of course, I had to post it!

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Small Wonders


Ice leaves and feathers
Growing in a sheltered place
Small wonders of God

Macro Monday
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Sunday, October 31, 2010