SHADOW PLAY

I like it when images surprise me. This morning as I sipped a cup of coffee I watched the light come streaming in the kitchen window and dance across the countertops. I saw the pumpkin sun catcher reflected on the granite and the way the cat trivet seemed to wave at me just asking to be photographed. As I watched the light travel across the counter and the shadows get longer I wasn’t certain if what I saw firsthand would translate into an image. That’s the thing about photography there is always an element of surprise, an unknown. Sometimes I shoot something and I just know it's going to work. But the images that surprise me are the real finds and so much more rewarding.