Meditations of My Heart

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.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

September Rose

This lovely carefree rose keeps blooming.
It is the same bush as my August Rose post,
but a different bloom and a different day.

This is Straight Out of the Camera:
SOOC
I zoomed both with my feet and the lens for the close-up:
Macro Monday
I also am contributing this shot to:
Shadow Shot Sunday
and
Summer Stock Sunday
Updated for
See It Sunday
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